Morning journal and courier., 1889-11-21

of the same religious persuasion have filled
important public Offices in this country. and
investigation discloses a very formidable list
of Jewish names distinguished in national.
State and municipal affairs for some years
back.
Marcus Otterbourg WAS the first American
Hebrew to occupy the high Office Of Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary,
in which capacity he represented this ooun-
Corwin, by appointment of President Lin
coin. Oscar s. Straus was the second Amer
ican Hebrew to occupy the Office of minister,
President Cleveland in 1887. The State of
Louisiana was for several years represented
in the United States Senate by Benjamin F.
Jonas. Leopold Morse of Boston served for
five terms as a member of Congress. Jc-
seph Blumenthal, now the representative of
the Twenty-second Assembly district of New
York, was also prominent member of the
Assembly in 1901. 1t is generally CONGO
ded that Jacob A. Cantor, Senator from the
Tenth district of New York, is one of the
ablest representatives that city has ever sent
to Albany. He was chosen member of the
Assembly for three terms, and while mem
ber of that body he introduced numerous
important bills, including many In the inter-
est of various Hebrew institutions, in which
he has always evinced a warm interest.
/ Judge Simon ID. Ehrlich of the City court
was elected to the bench in 1884, and during
his incumbeney has won the respect and es-
TEEN of his brethren at the bar and the pub
lie. Theodore W. Myers, comptroller of the
city Of New York, was elected to Office in
1887 by a majority of forty thousand votes.
Philip J. Joachimsen was appointed assis-
knyn akk &c klf fn ia l.
1910, and fifteen years later was made assis.
tant United States district attorney. During
his term of Office he secured the first convic-
ton 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 Commissioners of the
Alabama Claims.
Benjamin F. Peixotto has attained high
rank as diplomat. He was nominated by
President Grant as consul general to Rouma-
MIA during the frightful nassacres of He
brews in that country, and his presence at
once checked the tide of persecution. He
declined the appointment of consul general
Lyons, France, during the administration of
Presidents Hayes, Garfield and Arthur. At
Lyons he displayed degree of fidelity and
intelligence rarely found in the consular ser
vice, and his official reports to the govern
ment rank as the most valuable of their kind
in the national archives. The Jews of AL
bany are justly proud of Simon W. Rosen-
dale, who has been assistant district attor-
ney, recorder and corporation counsel of that
city.
Adolph L. Sanger was president Of the
board of aldermen 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 appointment
to the vacancy caused by the death of Judge
Florence Mccarthy of the Marble court. He
was presidential eleotor on the Republican
ticket in 1860.
Few Hebrews in this country have at.
tanned a greater degree of prominence than
Simon Wolf of Washington, D. G. He has
been recorder of deeds Of the District of Co.
lumbia and consul general to Egypt, and has
been on terms of closest friendship with the
leading men of the day Of both parties.
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, mem-
bsr of Congress from New York city in
1875; Moritz Ellinger, coroner for New York
city; S. ID. Fishblote, mayor OF Whining
ton, N. c.; Morris Friedsam, internal reve-
nue. collector, New York; Solomon Heyden-
felt, justice of the Supreme court of Cali
fornia; Julius Houseman, member of Con-
gress from Michigan In 1SS082; Leonard
Myers, member of the Thirty eighth, Thirty
ninth and Fortieth Congresses from Phila-
delphia; Philip Phillips, member of Con-
gress from Alabama, 1886; Charles q.
Schwab, comptroller of Chicago; Edward 8.
Solomon, Governor of Washington territory;
Myer Strouse, Congressman from Pennsylva-
mia; David Eckstein, consul to Amsterdam;
Gerson N. Herman, coroner of New York;
Isidore Raynor of Baltimore, State Senator
and Congressman; Leo G. Dessar, civil JUS
tioe, Eleventh district, New York; Henry N.
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 trustee,
dock commissioner, State Senator and excise
commissioner, New York city; Samson Lach-
man, civil justice, New York city; Ferdinand
Levy, alderman at large, 1872, and coroner of
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 ten
dered by President Grant to the late Joseph
Seligman, the banker, but 1t was declined