Emanuel B. Hart

representative from New York from 1851 to 1853.

Emanuel Hart
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 3rd district
In office March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853
Preceded by	Jonas P. Phoenix
Succeeded by	Hiram Walbridge
Personal details
Born	Emanuel Bernard Hart October 27, 1809 New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	August 29, 1897 (aged 87) New York City, New York, U.S.
Resting place	Cypress Hills Cemetery
Political party	Democratic

Born in New York City, Hart attended local public schools. He later studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1868.

He engaged in mercantile pursuits. He served as a colonel in the militia. He served as a member of the New York City Board of Aldermen in 1845.

Congress

Hart was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-second Congress (March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853). Hart was New York's first Jewish congressman.

Later career and death

He was later appointed by President James Buchanan to serve as surveyor of the Port of New York from 1857 to 1861. He also served as member of the city board of assessors. He served as president of Mount Sinai Hospital from 1870 to 1876 and New York City's commissioner of immigration from 1870 to 1873. He also worked as treasurer of the Society for the Relief of Poor Hebrews. He was a presidential elector in 1868.

Hart died in New York City on August 29, 1897. He was interred in Cypress Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York.

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