Joseph McGoldrick

Joseph D. McGoldrick
McGoldrick c.1941
31st and 33rd New York City Comptroller
In office
1935
Preceded byW. Arthur Cunningham
Succeeded byFrank J. Taylor
In office
1938–1945
Preceded byFrank J. Taylor
Succeeded byLazarus Joseph
Personal details
Born(1901-06-05)June 5, 1901
Brooklyn, New York
DiedApril 5, 1978(1978-04-05) (aged 76)
Savannah, Georgia
Cause of deathCancer
Political partyRepublican
EducationErasmus Hall High School
Alma materColumbia University
Fordham University School of Law
Professionlawyer and political science professor

Joseph Daniel McGoldrick (June 5, 1901 – April 5, 1978) was an American lawyer, politician, and public official. He was Comptroller of New York City for nearly nine years. He subsequently was New York State Residential Rent Control Commissioner, founded a law firm, and was chairman of the Department of Political Science at Queens College for a decade.