Stanley M. Isaacs
13th Borough President of Manhattan
In office
January 1, 1938  December 31, 1941
Preceded bySamuel Levy
Succeeded byEdgar J. Nathan
Personal details
Political partyRepublican

Stanley M. Isaacs (1882–1962) was a Republican politician from New York City who served as Manhattan Borough President from 1938 to 1941 and later as a member of the New York City Council from 1942 to 1962. He was Minority Leader of the council from 1950 to 1962.[1] An advocate for social justice, Isaacs is perhaps best known for his support for housing and the work he did with Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia, whom he helped to get elected.[2]

A graduate of both Columbia College and New York Law School,[3] Isaacs was born in Manhattan to a family of English-Jewish descent. His paternal grandfather, Samuel Myer Isaacs, was rabbi at Temple Shaaray Tefila. His father, Myer S. Isaacs, along with his grandfather, published The Jewish Messenger.[4][5]

References

  1. http://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=46175 Isaacs, Stanley M.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-01-23. Retrieved 2011-12-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) About the Isaacs Center: Who is Stanley M. Isaacs?
  3. http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/M192/highlights/7843 Stanley Isaacs Playground
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-01-23. Retrieved 2011-12-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) About the Isaacs Center
  5. Stanley Isaacs Documents, Photographs and Artifacts at the La Guardia and Wagner Archives http://www.laguardiawagnerarchive.lagcc.cuny.edu/SearchFromUrl.aspx?&Phrasetype=1&SearchType=0&KeyWord=stanley+and+isaacs&Photos=1&Docs=1&OH=1&Video=1&Art=1


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