Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-07
JEWS IN PUBLIC LIFE.
Men Who Have Occupied Important
Offices.

From the Rochester Jewish Tidings
The appointment by President Harrison o.
solomon Hirsch. Jewish gentleman. for the
important position of minister TO Turkey re-
calls the fact that numerous citizens Of the
same religious persuasion have filed import
ant public Offices in this country, and investi-
CATION discloses a very formidable list of jew
ish names distinguished in national. state and
municipal affairs for some years back.
Marcus otterbourg was the first American
Hebrew to occupy the high ofico of envoy ex-
raordinary and minister plenipotentiary, in
which capacity he represented this country at
Mexico "a the successor TO Thomas Corwin, by
appointment OF President Lincoln. Oscar S.
Siraus was the second American Hebrew to
occupy the office OF minister. being appointed
10 the Turkish mission by President Cleveland
IN 1887. The state of Louisiana was for sew
erai years represented in the United States
Senate by Benjamin L. Jonas Leopold Morse
or Boston served for five terms as a member of
Congress. Joseph Blumenthal. now the repre-
sentative OF the twenty-second assembly dis
trict of New York, was also prominent men,
Der of the assembly in 1901. Ii is generally
conceded that Jacob A. Cantor, senator from
the tenth district of New York is one of the
abiest representatives that city has ever sent
to Albany. He was chosen a member of the
assembly for three terms aud while member
numerous
portant bills. including many in the interest
of various Hebrew institutions, in which he has
always evinced a warm interest
Judge Simon NJ. Ehrlich of the city court
was elected TO the bench in 1854. and during
his incumbency has won the respect and es-
TEEN OF his brethren at the bar and the public.
Theodore w. MYERS, controller Of the city of
New York. was elected to the Office in 1887 by a
ma iority of 40, 900 votes.
Philip j. Joachimsen was appointed assistant
corporation attorney of this city in 1870,
and fifteen years later was made assistant
United States district attorney. During his
term of Office he secured the first conviction for
slave trading. BY direction 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 in the Alabama claims.
Benjamin +. PeiNotto has attained high rank
as diplomat He was nominated by Presi-
dent Grant as consul general to Roumania
during the frightful massacres of Hebrews in
that country, and his presence at once checked
the tide of persecution. He declined the APP
pointment of consul general TO St Petersburg
in 1877, and was consul to Lyons, France. dur
ing the administrations 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 government rank as the most valuable of
their kind in the national archives. The Jews
of Albany are justly proud of Simon W. Rosen-
dale, who has been assistant district attorney.
recorder and corporation counsel of that city.
Adolph L. Sanger was president of the board
of aldermen of this city in 1885, and presiden-
tial electOr in 1880 and 1884. DE Witt J. Seig-
man has been q commissioner Of education
since 1884. Ex-Judge A. J. Dittenhoefer de-
rives his title by appointment to the vacancy
caused by the death of Judge Florence Nc
earthly of the marine court. He was a presi-
dental elector on the republican ticket in 1850.
Few Hebrews in this country have attained
greater degree of prominence than Simon
Wolf of Washington, DC. He has been re-
corder of deeds OF the District of Columbia and
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 He
brews who have occupied public Office: Philip
States court of Florida; Michael w. Ash, mem
Der of Congress of Pennsylvania; Adolph
BraLdt, served two terms in the Georgia legis-
lature; Edwin Einstein, member of Congress
from New York city In 1876; Moritz Ellinger,
coroner for New York city; s. H. Fishblote
internal revenue collector, New York; solomon
Heydenfelt, justice of the supreme court of
California; Julius Houseman, member of Con-
gress from Michigan in 1SS0-S2; Leonard N.Y.
ers, member of the Thirty-eighth, Thirty ninth
and Fortieth Congresses from Philadelphia;
Philip Phillips. member of Congress from
Alabama, 1885; Charles II. Schwab con-
troller of Chicago; Edward S. Solomon, Cover
nor of Washington territory; Myer Strouse,
Congressman from Pennsylvania; David Eek
stein, consul to Amsterdam; Gerson n. Herr
man, coroner of New York; Isidore Raynor of
Baltimore, state senator and Congressman;
Leo C. Dessar, civil justice. eleventh district,
New York; Henry NJ. Goldfogle, civil justice,
New York city; Jacob Hess, commissioner of
charities and correction and commissioner of
electrical subways, New York city; Joseph Koch,
civil justice, deputy county clerk, school trus-
tee, dock commissioner, state senator and ex-
else commissioner. New York city; Samson
Lachman, civil justice, New York city; Ferdi-
nand Levy, alderman-at-large 1872, and coroner
New York city since 1882; Jacob Schroeder
judge of the court of common pleas, Cincinnati;
Alfred Steckler, civil Justice. New York city;
Samuel ID. Rosenthai, assemblyman, New York
city, 1887; Myer $. 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 Seligman, the banker, but it
was declined by him.