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|office=[[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]] City Councilman<br> for District 4
|office=[[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]] City Councilman<br> for District 4
|term_start=2005
|term_start=2005
|term_end=2021
|term_end=February 10, 2021
|preceded=Rick Ranson
|succeeded=Catherine Davidson
|succeeded=Catherine Davidson
|birth_date=January 19, 1922
|birth_date=January 19, 1922
==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). 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>
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]] and was a forerunner of reality 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>