Nicholas J. Eberhard

Nicholas Jacob Eberhard (May 30, 1874 – January 31, 1957) was an American politician from New York.

[3] Nicholas, known as Jacob as a child, was raised in Manhattan's Lower East Side.

In 1913, he established the co-partnership of N. J. Eberhard & Company, which was in the real estate and general insurance business.

[1] In 1921, Eberhard was elected to the New York State Assembly as a Democrat, representing the Bronx County 1st District.

He was politically active in the Bronx Democratic Party from 1913 until 1956, serving as leader of the 1st Assembly District from 1931 to 1944.