List of Jewish political milestones in the United States

The following is a list of Jewish political milestones in the United States. First Jewish member of a colonial legislature (South Carolina): Francis Salvador (1775) First Jewish soldier killed in the American Revolutionary War: Francis Salvador (1776) First Jewish elected official in the United States: Judah Hays; as the Fire Commissioner of the Boston Fire Department (1805) Francis Salvador was elected prior to the formation of the United States.

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