Joseph McGoldrick explained

Joseph D. McGoldrick
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Birth Date:	5 June 1901
Death Cause:	Cancer
Party:	Republican
Alma Mater:	Columbia University Fordham University
Profession:	Comptroller of New York City, New York State Residential Rent Control Commissioner, lawyer, political science professor

Joseph Daniel McGoldrick (June 5, 1901 – April 5, 1978) was an American politician and lawyer. He was Comptroller of New York City for nearly nine years. He subsequently was New York State Residential Rent Control Commissioner, founded a law firm, and was chairman of the Department of Political Science at Queens College for a decade.

Early life

McGoldrick was born in Brooklyn, New York.^[1] He had three younger siblings, and his parents were Loretta and Daniel McGoldrick, an accountant.^[1]

He graduated from Erasmus Hall High School. McGoldrick then attended Columbia University, graduating in 1922 with an A.B. with honors in History and Greek.^{[2] [1]} He was then an instructor in government at Columbia.^{[1] [3]} He received a law degree from Fordham University in 1929.^[1] He was granted a Ph.D. from Columbia in 1931.^[1]

Career

McGoldrick in 1934 became deputy to Comptroller of New York City W. Arthur Cunningham.^[1] Cunningham died, and McGoldrick was appointed by Mayor La Guardia to take his place.^[1] McGoldrick later ran in a special election, and lost.^[1] But when La Guardia ran for a second term in 1937, McGoldrick joined him in office as Comptroller, and the same happened four years later.^{[4] [1] [5] [6]}

After serving as comptroller, he became the New York State Residential Rent Control Commissioner in 1946.^{[7] [1]} In 1948, he founded the law firm of McGoldrick, Dannett, Horowitz & Golub.^{[8] [1]} In 1958, he joined the Queens College faculty, where he spent a decade as chairman of the Department of Political Science.^[1]

McGoldrick was the author of The Law and Practice of Municipal Home Rule 1916‐1930 and Building Regulation in New York City, and co‐author with R. E. and M. P. Keohane of Government in Action.^{[1] [8] [9]}

He died of cancer on April 5, 1978, in Savannah, Georgia.^[1] As of 2019, he was the last Republican to have served as Comptroller of New York City.^[10]

External links

• Joseph D. McGoldrick (November 1, 1945). "City Building and Renewal", AAPSS, Volume 242, issue 1, pages 96-100.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Joseph McGoldrick, La Guardia Aide. Joseph B.. Treaster. April 6, 1978. The New York Times.
2. https://books.google.com/books?id=27_OAAAAMAAJ&dq=%22Joseph+D.+McGoldrick%22&pg=PR13 "Officers of Instruction"
3. Web site: 5 February 1936 . Columbia Daily Spectator.
4. TAXES: Mr. Tugwell's Idea. November 25, 1940. Time.
5. Tax Problems of a Great City. MC GOLDRICK, JOSEPH D.. 1940. Proceedings of the Annual Conference on Taxation Under the Auspices of the National Tax Association. 33. 6–12. 23403975. JSTOR.
6. RELIEF: Shoddy. September 26, 1938. Time.
7. Web site: Survey of residential rents and rental conditions in the State of New York. Joseph D. McGoldrick, State rent administrator. Prepared and issued pursuant to the New York State emergency housing rent control law, chap. 250, Laws of 1950., by New York (State). Temporary State Housing Rent Commission. 1950. New York (State). Temporary State Housing Rent Commission. library.upenn.edu.
8. Web site: Joseph D. McGoldrick (1901-1980). New-York Historical Society.
9. Law and Practice of Municipal Home Rule, 1916–1930. By Joseph D. McGoldrick. (New York: Columbia University Press. 1933. Pp. xiv, 431.). Frank E.. Horack. December 4, 1933. American Political Science Review. 27. 6. 988–989. Cambridge University Press. 10.2307/1947296. 1947296. 148191787 .
10. Web site: Republicans Have Hit Rock Bottom in NYC. Time to Rebuild, or Start Drilling?. Jarrett. Murphy. August 15, 2019. City Limits.