Morris David Reiss ( – March 17, 1949) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

Life

Reiss was born around 1887. He resided in his Assembly district in

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since around 1903. Reiss began attending the

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in 1905. He was admitted to the bar in 1910 and practiced law in his office at 261

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. He was involved in settlement work for ten years. In 1920, he was elected to the

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as a

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with Democratic support in New York County's 8th District, defeating

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. He served in the Assembly in

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. He lost the 1921 re-election to Democrat Henry O. Kahan. In 1923, he was named

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. Reiss was a member of the

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and the New York County Republican Committee. He was a director, officer, and counsel of the Jewish Home for Convalescents. He also served as its president, and in 1932 he was honored for serving with the Home for eighteen years. Reiss died from falling or jumping from his room in the Pierrepont Hotel in

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on March 17, 1949. He was staying in the hotel since his sister, his last surviving relative, died in May 1948. He was buried in Mount Hebron Cemetery.

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The Political Graveyard
' {{DEFAULTSORT:Reiss, Morris D. 1880s births 1949 deaths Year of birth uncertain New York Law School alumni 20th-century American lawyers Lawyers from New York City American lawyers Jewish American state legislators in New York (state) Politicians from Manhattan 20th-century American legislators Members of the New York State Assembly Assistant United States Attorneys Burials at Mount Hebron Cemetery (New York City)