Hirsch was born in Romania on Aug. 27, 1888, and came to the United States "when but a small lad."[1] He was educated in the public schools of New Jersey and later graduated from an agricultural college. He came to Milwaukee at the age of fifteen, finding work as a furniture salesman at Gimbel's. He had never held a public office until.elected to the Senate.
Service in the Senateedit
Hirsch was elected to the Senate for the 6th District (6th, 7th, 9th and 10th wards of the City of Milwaukee) in 1920, to succeed fellow Socialist W. C. Zumach (who was not a candidate for re-election).
He was elected unopposed, receiving all but three of the 8,828 votes cast; and was assigned to the standing committee on corporations.[3] He was nominated for re-election in 1924, but withdrew as Socialist nominee and was replaced on the ticket by fellow Socialist Joseph Padway,[4] who succeeded him.[5]
After the Senateedit
In 1923, Hirsch he took a job with the City of Milwaukee'sannexation department, and worked there until his 1953 retirement. He died June 11, 1960, of a heart attack while attending a charity event at the Pfister Hotel. At the time of his death his wife, Rebecca, and daughter Edith lived in Milwaukee, and their other daughter Anne on Long Island, New York.[6] He is buried in Spring Hill Cemetery in Milwaukee.[7]
Referencesedit
^The Wisconsin blue book, 1921 Madison: 1921; p. 248
^Members of the Wisconsin Legislature, 1848-1999 Madison: State of Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau, 1999 2006-12-09 at the Wayback Machine
^The Wisconsin blue book, 1921 Madison: 1921; p. 228, 248, 299
^Kaveny, Edward T. "Padway, Named as Judge, Gives Up Senate Seat; Socialists May Run Hirsch For Post" Milwaukee Sentinel December 15, 1925; p. 7, col. 4
^Holmes, Fred L., ed. The Wisconsin blue book, 1925 Madison: Democrat Printing Company, State Printer, 1925; p. 646
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