Background
Cordish was born to a Jewish family in Baltimore in 1909, he was a 1926 graduate of the Park School of Baltimore and earned his undergraduate degree at Johns Hopkins University.
Cordish was born to a Jewish family in Baltimore in 1909, he was a 1926 graduate of the Park School of Baltimore and earned his undergraduate degree at Johns Hopkins University.
Johns Hopkins University (Bachelor of Arts, 1929). Yale University (Bachelor of Laws, 1932). Phi Beta Kappa.
He earned his law degree, with honors, from Yale Law School in 1932. After law school, in 1932, he founded the Law Firm and in 1933, he joined the Baltimore-based, family real estate business, the Company, founded by his father Louis in 1910. Law serves as the legal arm of Company.
In 1934, was elected to the Maryland House of Delegates to represent the 4th legislative district in Baltimore City.
He became the leader of what was then called the liberal bloc. From 1940 to 1941, he was the chairman of the House Committee on Intergovernmetal Cooperation.
He voted against the formidable lobby representing bar and saloon owners, and sought to strike out a requirement that witnesses and jurors profess belief in God. From 1963 to 1966, he served as president of the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society.
In this position, he was able to collect $3 million from the West German government for Nazi victims of the Holocaust in Baltimore.
1938 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – 4th District Voters to choose six:.
Member: Maryland Legislature, 1934-1942. Maryland Legislative Council, 1939-1942. Advisory Editorial Board, Maryland Law Review, 1936-1946.
President, Junior Bar Association of Baltimore City, 1934.
Maryland Republican: Commander on Interstate Cooperation, 1939-1943. National Defense Conference, 1940.