William I. Sirovich
Sirovich in 1930
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's14th district
In office March 4, 1927 – December 17, 1939
Preceded by	Nathan D. Perlman
Succeeded by	Morris Michael Edelstein
Personal details
Born	William Irving Sirovich (1882-03-18)March 18, 1882 York County, Pennsylvania
Died	December 17, 1939(1939-12-17) (aged 57) New York City
Party	Democratic Party
Alma mater	College of the City of New York Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons

William Irving Sirovich (March 18, 1882 – December 17, 1939) was an American physician and politician fromNew York. From 1927 to 1939, he served six terms in theU.S. House of Representatives.

Sirovich was born in 1882 inYork County, Pennsylvania to Hungarian-Jewish immigrants Jacob and Rose Sirovich (née Weinstock). The family moved toNew York City in 1888. Sirovich attended the public schools there and graduated from theCollege of the City of New York in 1902 and from theColumbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1906. He commenced the practice of medicine in New York City in 1906 and also engaged as a lecturer, editor, and playwright, several of his plays being produced onBroadway.

In1908 and1910, he ran on theIndependence League ticket forNew York State Treasurer but was defeated by RepublicanThomas B. Dunn (1908) and DemocratJohn J. Kennedy (1910).

He was a member of the fifth districtschool board from 1906 to 1926 and was appointed as a member of the commission to inquire into the subject of widows'pensions and of the State pension commission in 1913. He was appointed a member of the State charities convention in 1914 and served as superintendent of Peoples Hospital in New York City from 1910 to 1927. He was appointed commissioner of child welfare in 1919 and served until 1931; in 1924 he was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the69th United States Congress.

Sirovich was elected as aDemocrat to the70th,71st,72nd,73rd,74th,75th and76th United States Congresses, and served from March 4, 1927, until his death. During the 72nd through 76th Congresses he was Chairman of the Committee on Patents.

He was President of the Industrial National Bank in New York City from 1929 to 1932 and was a delegate to theInter-Parliamentary Union Congress held atBucharest, Romania, in 1931.

Sirovich died inNew York City in 1939. He was buried at theMount Hebron Cemetery inFlushing.^[1]

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• United States Congress."William I. Sirovich (id: S000452)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

"Memorial services held in the House of Representatives of the United States, together with remarks presented in eulogy of William Irving Sirovich, late a representative from New York frontispiece 1941"

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