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Lazarus Joseph (January 25, 1891 – May 23, 1966) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He was a member of the New York State Senate from 1934 to 1945, and New York City Comptroller from 1946 to 1953. == Career == He was born on January 25, 1891, on the Lower East Side of New York City, the grandson of Rabbi Jacob Joseph. Lazarus remained a Shomer Shabbos Jew even as a high ranking politician, and as City Comptroller campaigned for the Kosher Meat Laws in New York City. Lazarus graduated from New York University School of Law in 1912, and practiced in New York City. In 1931, he was appointed as a Deputy Assistant New York Attorney General, working in the Security Frauds Bureau. Joseph was elected on December 28, 1933, to the New York State Senate (21st D.) to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Henry G. Schackno. He remained in the State Senate until 1945, sitting in the 157th, 158th, 159th, 160th, 161st, 162nd, 163rd, 164th and 165th New York State Legislatures. The New York Times praised Joseph after his election to New York City Comptroller in 1945, stating that "In the eleven years that he served as a member of the State Senate, Lazarus Joseph earned a reputation as an expert in budgetary and financial matters and as an authority on real estate law and finance." The November 7, 1945 article goes on to note that he also earned "...a wide reputation on budget matters in State Senate sponsored mortgage legislation." This opinion was echoed for former New York State Governor Herbert H. Lehman who called Lazarus Joseph "...an industrious, conscientious and far-sighted public servant." (New York Times, October 26, 1949) During his terms as Comptroller, Joseph tackled budgetary issues facing the City, facing many years in which the City prospered, and others that the City did not fare as well. New York City had a series of bond issues during the latter years of Joseph's tenure, and he was reported to have traveled to Albany to request the Governor's assistance in funding the City's budgetary deficits. Some of the issues affecting Joseph that were widely reported included keeping public transportation fares limited ten cents, and the attempted closing of WNYC to curtail budget constraints upon the City. As City Comptroller, Joseph participated in the groundbreaking of the United Nations headquarters in New York City. During the 1950 mayoral election, Joseph declared that Acting Mayor Vincent Impellitteri - who was running for the Mayoral post - "had neither the experience nor ability to be Mayor of New York City...," and lacked "sufficient experience" with only two months in the post, and called Impellitteri's Estimate Board record "blank." Nonetheless, Impellitteri went on to be re-elected. (New York Times, November 4, 1950) Although Joseph reportedly sided in the Board of Estimate with Mayor Impellitteri during the latter's term in office, Joseph supported Borough President Robert F. Wagner Jr. of Manhattan for the Democratic nomination for Mayor in the 1953 primary election. Correct in his prediction, Joseph called Wagner a "sure winner." Considered a kingpin in the New York political arena, Joseph was lobbied for support of major projects affecting the City of New York. Eleanor Roosevelt mentions meeting with Lazarus Joseph (April 4, 1953, as quoted in "My Day," Mrs. Roosevelt's diary) to advocate for the preservation of social welfare projects. Upon the close of his eight years in office as Comptroller, Lazarus Joseph left the City with cautionary advice; "that it is easy to borrow, but the reckoning always must be met in the expense budget, and by the taxpayer." (New York Times, November 18, 1953). His warning was not heeded, as debt load led the City into bankruptcy some twenty years later, when President Gerald Ford refused to assist New York with its deficit. The New York Times reported that Joseph became ill Thursday, May 19, 1966, and died of a stroke at Beth Israel Hospital, Tuesday, May 23, 1966. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lazarus Joseph」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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