The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-30
JEWS IN PUBLIC LIFE
Men Who Have Occupied Important
Positions

Prom the E0ctesfer JetefSh ILdfnos-
The appointment by President Harrison
OF Solomon Eirsch, a Jewish gentleman,
for the important position Of minister TO
| Turkey, recalls the fact that numerous citi-
zens Of the same religious persuasion have
/ filed important public Offices il this coun-
/ try, and investigation 6iscloses a very
/ formidable list q Jewish names dis
/ tinguished il national. state, and municipal
| affairs tor some years back
I g Marcus OtteI boUrg was the first Ameri-
can Hetrew 70 occupy the high Office of e.
voy extraordinary and minister plenipo-
/ Tertiary, IN which opacity be represented
I this country st Mexico as the successor 70
! Thomas Corwin, by appointment If Presi-
| dent Lincoln. Oscar :. Straus was the
second American Hebrew to occupy the
Office of minister, being appointed 10 the
! Turkish mission by President Cleveland in
/ 1857. The state of Louisiana was for sew
eral years represented in the United States
! Senate by Benjamin F. Jonas. Leo
| p0Id Morse OF Boston served for five
| terms as a member of congress.
Joseph Blumenthal, now the repre-
sentative of the Twenty-second assembly
| district OF New Y Ork, was also prominent
member Of the assembly IN 1901. IL is
| generally conceded that Jacob A. Canton,
senator from the Tenth district of New
f. Il Il
that city has ever sent to Albany. He was
chosen a member of the assembly for three
terms, and while a member Of that body he
introduced numerous important bills in
Guiding many IN the interest Of various He
brew institutions, in which he has always
evincsd warm interest.
Judge Simon II. Enrich of the city
court was elected to the bench in 1884, and
during his incumbency has won the respect
and esteem Of his brethren at the bar and
the public. Theodore w. Myers, Con-
trolle- OF the city of New York, was elected
10 office in 1887 by a majority of 10000
votes.
Phillip J. Joachimsen was appointed as
slstant corporation attorney of this city in
1910, and fifteen years later was made as
sistant United States district attorney
Daring his term of office he secured the
first convic ion for slave trading. By direc-
ton of President Pierce he received the
thanks OF the government for the ability
with which he discharged his official duties
Godfrey Morse of Boston was Consul for
the United States in the court of commits
sioners Of the Alabama Claims.
Benjamin F. Peixotto has attained high
rank as diplomat. He was nominated by
President Grant as consulgeneral to Rou-
mania during the frightful massacres of
Hebrews in tie country, and his presence
at once checked the tide of persecution. He
declined the appointment of consul-general
to st. Petersburg in 1877, and was consul to
Lyons, France, during the administration
Of Presidents Hayes, Garfield, and Arthur.
AT Lyons he displayed a degree Of fidelity
and intelligence rarely found in the consular
service, and his official reports to the gov
eminent rank as the most valuable of their
kind in the national archives. The Jews of
Albany are justly proud of Simon w.
Rosendale, who has been assistant district
attorney, recorder, and corporation counsel
of that city.
Adolph l.. Sanger was president of the
board of alderman of this city in 1885, and
presidential elector in 1880 and 1884. De
Witt j. Seligman has been a commissioner
OF education since 1884. Ex-Judge A. j.
Dittenhoefer derives his title by appoint
ment to the vacancy caused by the death of
Judge Florence Mccarthy of the marine
court. He was presidential elector on the
republican ticket in 1860
Few Hebrews in this country have at
tanned greater degree of prominence than
Simon Wolf of Washington, ID. C. He has
been recorder of deeds of the District of
Columbia ana consul general to Egypt,
and has been on terms of closest friendship
with the leading men of the day of both
parties.
The following are some of the prominent
Hebrews who have occupied public office:
Philip Walter, for fifteen years clerk of the
United States court of Florida; Michael w.
Ash, member of congress of Pennsylvania:
Adolph Brandt, served two terms in the
Georgia legislature; Edwin Einstein, men,
Der of congress from New York city in 1876:
MoritZ Ellinger, coroner for New York
city; ). ii. FIshblote, mayor of Whining
ton, n. c.; Morris Friedsam, internal rev.
enue collector, New York; Solomon Hey-
denfelt, Justice OF the supreme court of Cali
fornia; julius Houseman, member of Con-
gress from Michigan in 1S80-S2; Leonard
Myers, member of the Thirty-eighth.
Thirty-ninth and Fortieth congresses from
Philadelphia; Philip Phillips. member of
congress from Alabama, 1853 20: Charles
II. Schwab, controller of Chicago; Edward
S. Solomon, governor of Washington terri
tory; Myer Strouse, congressman from
Pennsylvania; David Ecksten, consul to
Amsterdam; Gerson N. Herman, coroner
of New York; Isidore Raynor of Baltimore,
state senator and congressman; Leo c. Des-
sar, civil justice, Eleventh district New
York; Henry NJ. Goldfogle, civil justice, New
Y ork city; Jacob Hess, commissioner of
| charities and correction and commissioner
of electrical subways, New York city
Joseph Koch, civil justice, deputy county
| clerk, school trustee, dock commissioner
state senator, and excise commissioner,
| New York city; Samson Lachman, civil
| justice, New York city; Ferdinand Levy,
alderman at large 1879, and coroner New
| York city since 1882; Jacob Schroeder,
| judge of the court of common pleas, Gin
cinnati; Alfred Steckler, civil justice New
| York city; Samuel d. Rosenthal, assembly
man, New York city, 1887; Myer s. Isaacs,
! judge of the marine court, 1880, and Reuben
| Trier, assemblyman, New Jersey, 1889. The
Secretaryship of the Treasury was rendered
| by President Grant to the late Joseph Selig-
man, the banker, but was declined by him.