Sol Bloom | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York | |
| In office March 4, 1923[1] – March 7, 1949 | |
| Preceded by | Walter M. Chandler |
| Succeeded by | Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. |
| Constituency | 19th district (1923–45) 20th district (1945–49) |
| Chairman of the United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs | |
| In office January 3, 1949 – March 7, 1949 | |
| Preceded by | Charles A. Eaton |
| Succeeded by | John Kee |
| In office January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1947 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel Davis McReynolds |
| Succeeded by | Charles A. Eaton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 9, 1870 Pekin, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | March 7, 1949 (aged 78) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Evelyn Hechheimer
(m. 1897; died 1941) |
| Children | 1 |
Sol Bloom (March 9, 1870 – March 7, 1949) was an American song-writer and politician from New York City who began his career as an entertainment impresario and sheet music publisher in Chicago. He served fourteen terms in the United States House of Representatives from the West Side of Manhattan, from 1923 until his death in 1949.
- ^ Bloom was elected on January 30, 1923, for the term beginning March 4, 1923. The Biographical Directory of the United States Congress incorrectly states the beginning of his term as his election date.