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'''Harry Bernard Silver''' (January 19, 1922<ref>Harry Silver, 100 - Alexandria | Free Public Reputation Profile (mylife.com), accessed April 18, 2022.</ref> – April 8, 2022) was a [[business]]man and a former 16-year member of the city council in his adopted city of [[Alexandria, Louisiana| Alexandria]], [[Louisiana]]. He did not begin his political service until 2005, when he was eighty-three years of age. A [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], he represented District 4 on the Alexandria City Council until 2021, having stepped down at the age of ninety-nine.
'''Harry Bernard Silver''' (January 19, 1922<ref>Harry Silver, 100 - Alexandria | Free Public Reputation Profile (mylife.com), accessed April 18, 2022.</ref> – April 8, 2022) was a [[business]]man and a former 16-year member of the city council in his adopted city of [[Alexandria, Louisiana| Alexandria]], [[Louisiana]]. He did not begin his political service until 2005, when he was eighty-three years of age. A [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], he represented District 4 on the Alexandria City Council until 2021, having stepped down at the age of ninety-nine.
==Biography==
Born and reared in Newark, [[New Jersey]], Silver was a son of David and Rose Silver. He permanently moved to Alexandria in 1948 after having served there during [[World War II]] and meeting his wife, the former Marilyn Levy (born 1928). He served in various capacities at the family-owned Weiss & Goldring Department Store before stepping back as the company chairman at the age of ninety-nine and leaving responsibilities to his son, Ted Michael Silver. Weiss & Goldring was established in downtown Alexandria in 1935; the company now operates at Alexandria Mall.<ref>Weiss & Goldring | Alexandria Mall, accessed April 18, 2022.</ref>
Born and reared in Newark, [[New Jersey]], Silver was a son of David and Rose Silver. He permanently moved to Alexandria in 1948 after having served there during [[World War II]] and meeting his wife, the former Marilyn Levy (born 1928). He served in various capacities at the family-owned Weiss & Goldring Department Store before stepping back as the company chairman at the age of ninety-nine and leaving responsibilities to his son, Ted Michael Silver. Weiss & Goldring was established in downtown Alexandria in 1935; the company now operates at Alexandria Mall.<ref>Weiss & Goldring | Alexandria Mall, accessed April 18, 2022.</ref>