Joshua Eilberg
| Joshua Eilberg | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 4th district |
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In office January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1979 |
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| Preceded by | Herman Toll |
| Succeeded by | Charles F. Dougherty |
| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives | |
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In office 1954–1966 |
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February 12, 1921 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Died | March 24, 2004 (aged 83) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Democratic |
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University of Pennsylvania Temple University School of Law |
Joshua Eilberg (February 12, 1921 – March 24, 2004) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Eilburg was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Central High School (Philadelphia), the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and Temple University School of Law, both in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
He entered the United States Naval Reserve. He entered private practice as a lawyer. He became assistant district attorney of the city of Philadelphia from 1952 to 1954. He was elected as a member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, serving from 1954 to 1966. He was the majority leader of this body in 1965–1966. He was a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions of 1960, 1964 and 1968, and the Democratic ward leader, fifty-fourth ward, city of Philadelphia. He was elected in 1966 as a Democrat to the 90th and to the five succeeding Congresses. In 1974, Eilberg defeated Chris Matthews, now host of MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews, in the Democratic primary. In 1978, he defeated Mark B. Cohen in the Democratic primary, before losing to Charles F. Dougherty. While in office, he served as the Chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, and International Law.
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