Samuel Marx | |
Office: | Member-elect of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 19th district |
1Namedata: | Died before taking office |
Predecessor: | Walter M. Chandler |
Successor: | Sol Bloom |
Birth Date: | 1867 |
Birth Place: | New York City, New York, U.S. |
Death Date: | November 30, |
Death Place: | New York City, New York, U.S. |
Party: | Democratic |
Samuel Marx (1867 - November 30, 1922) was an American auctioneer and politician from New York.
Born in New York City, Marx was educated in the public schools and became an auctioneer and appraiser. In 1889, he married Irene Smith.
He was a member of Tammany Hall and served on the New York City Council. In August 1919, he was appointed Internal Revenue Collector for the 3rd New York District. In November 1922, Marx was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives in the 19th District, but died before his term began.
Samuel Marx Triangle, a small street-corner park in Manhattan, is named for him.[1]