New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-03-06

Leonard Lewlsohn was born In Hamburg. Ger
many. October 10. 1s47. In his fourteenth year
he became clerk in the Office of lis father.
Samuel Lewisohn. who a prominent merchant.
In 1865 he to this city. where his fathers
firm had branch house: and in the following
January he and his elder brother who came over
at his suggestion, formed the firm of LewisOhn
Brothers. The firm a the outset confined itself
TO importing feathers. bristles. representing
the parent house in Hamburg. The brothers were
ambitious and energetic, however. and gradually
extended their business in other directions In
1865 they engaged in large transactions in lead
this being their first venture in the metal trade
Successful in this. in 1872 they began heavy deal
mss in copper. The firm engaged in especially
large transactions in 1879 when AXE copper rose
in this country to 2I1s cents pound. reimporting
large amounts from the stocks held IN Europe by
the Rothschilds and others. In 1886 negotiations
were begun between Lew,sohn Brothers, repre-
sertias the Montana Company, and Edward La
rabee. owning sdjoininG properties, for
sOlidation Of interests. This finally consum-
mated in 1857 by the organization of the Boston
and Montana Consolidated Copper and Silver Min
ing Company. with which MesSrs Clark and Bige-
low and other Boston capitalists became connected.
Leonard Lewisohp joined the board Of directors o.
the new company; and the finn o. Lewisohn
months later the famous Fronch Syndicate VAS
lam Rockefeller and ii. H. Rogers in the organ
ization Of the Amagamated Copper Company. He
Ing and Refining Company, the Tennessee Copper
company and the Feather River ENplOTa ton Com
| pany. Mr.. Lewiston largely interested in
| 55nneSe companies as a stockholder. and vas a
director in the following companies OsceOla Min
ing Company. TamaraCk Mining Company, Santa
4 re Gold and Copper Mining Company. Tennessee
Copper Company. Feather River Exploration Com
pany, New-York Dock Company. Detroit Southern
Railroad Company National Bank of North Amer
lea. Congress Brewing Company, International
| thanking Corporation. Raritan Traction Company.
| and the United Metals Selling Company, of which
| at MS death ne was president. He was also a
| member of the New-YOrk Stock Exchange. New
| York Coffee Exchange and New-York Metal Ex-
| change.
| Mr. Lewsohn's other business interests were
| many and diverse. From 1850 to 1889 the original
| importing business of Lewiston Brothers con-
| tnued, although for many years II had been
| ter year, however. the importing business was
| transferred TO the LewSohn Importing and Trad
| ing company. and since then the old hrm has de-
voted itself exclusively to the metal trade carrying
| on large transactions in lead well in copper.
| In the last eighteen months the firm of Lewisohn
| Brothers has taken important interest in the
| coffee markets of the world.
! In the latter part of 1901 Adolph Lewisohn, the
| younger brother of Leonard retired the firm
| OF Lewtsohn Brothers being succeeded by Leonard
| Iewisohn's two sons, Walter and Frederick
| LewsOhn.
| Mr.. LewisOhn member of the Engineers,
| Harmonic. Criterion, Fulton and Midday clubs.
and director of the Educational Alliance. in this
city. He a free eiver to charities He mar
some time ago. Nine children survive him. Jesse
OF the United Metals Selling Company; Walter and
| Frederick, who are the surviving members Of the
| firm OF LewisOhn Brothers; Oscar Yale student
| who was with his father at his death; and five
| daughters. three of whom married