Jacob Goldstein

Jacob Goldstein (May 27, 1891 – February 12, 1920) was a Jewish-American lawyer and politician from New York City.

Life Goldstein was born on May 27, 1891, in New York City, New York, the son of Austrian immigrants Morris L. Goldstein and Rebecca Hochheiser. and 1917. While in the Assembly, he introduced the Municipal Ownership Bill and fathered the Harlem Speedway Bill. In January 1918, he was appointed to Manhattan District Attorney Edward Swann's staff as a Deputy Assistant District Attorney.

Goldstein died at home from pneumonia on February 12, 1920. He was buried in Washington Cemetery.