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|resting_place=Jewish Cemetery in [[Pineville, Louisiana|Pineville]]

|resting_place=Jewish Cemetery in [[Pineville, Louisiana|Pineville]]

|occupation=[[Business]]man<br>

|occupation=[[Business]]man<br>

|spouse=Marilyn Levy Silver (married c. 1949-2022, his death)

|spouse=Marilyn Levy Silver (married 1948-2022, his death)

|children=Kathy Silver Hussey<br>

|children=Kathy Silver Hussey<br>

William Roy Silver<br>

William Roy Silver<br>

|party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]}}

|party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]}}

'''Harry Bernard Silver''' (January 19, 1922<ref>Harry Silver, 100 - Alexandria | Free Public Reputation Profile (mylife.com), accessed April 18, 2022.</ref> &ndash; 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> &ndash; 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. He is believed to have been the oldest public official in the [[United States]] and possibly the world.<ref name=lamarwhite>{{cite web|url=https://www.bayoubrief.com/2022/04/11/harry-b-silver-1922-2022-cenlas-most-celebrated-civic-champion-dies-at-100/|title=Harry B. Silver (1922-2022), CenLa’s Most Celebrated Civic Champion Dies at 100|author=Lamar White, Jr.|date=April 11, 2022|accessdate=april 18, 2022}}</ref>

 

==Biography==

==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). The couple married that same year on  on the national [[radio]] program, ''Bride and Groom,'' which subsequently was adapted for [[television]].<ref name=lamarwhite/ref> Silver worked in various capacities at Weiss & Goldring Department Store, owned by his in-laws. He stepped back as the company chairman at the age of ninety-nine and left 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>  

Silver was a board member and chairman/president of the Alexandria Credit Bureau, the Alexandria Mental Health Board, the Alexandria Retail Merchants Association, Central Cities Development Corporation, the Jewish Temple, Rapides Regional Hospital Board, Rapides Foundation, and the [[United Way]]. He also served as a board member of Central Louisiana Chamber of Commerce, Louisiana Retailers Association, Rapides Symphony Orchestra, and the [[Young Men's Christian Association]]. He received numerous business and civic awards throughout his lifetime was always the best-dressed person in a room.<ref name=obit>Harry Bernard Silver Obituary - The Town Talk, accessed April 18, 2022.</ref>

Silver was a board member and chairman/president of the Alexandria Credit Bureau, the Alexandria Mental Health Board, the Alexandria Retail Merchants Association, Central Cities Development Corporation, the Jewish Temple, Rapides Regional Hospital Board, Rapides Foundation, and the [[United Way]]. He also served as a board member of Central Louisiana Chamber of Commerce, Louisiana Retailers Association, Rapides Symphony Orchestra, and the [[Young Men's Christian Association]]. He received numerous business and civic awards throughout his lifetime was always the best-dressed person in a room.<ref name=obit>Harry Bernard Silver Obituary - The Town Talk, accessed April 18, 2022.</ref>