Edwin Einstein
Edwin Einstein | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 7th district | |
| In office March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881 | |
| Preceded by | Anthony Eickhoff |
| Succeeded by | P. Henry Dugro |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 18, 1842 Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Died | January 24, 1905 (aged 62) New York City, New York |
| Citizenship |  United States |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Fanny Hendricks Einstein |
| Alma mater | College of the City of New York |
| Profession | merchant, banker politician |
Edwin Einstein (November 18, 1842 – January 24, 1905) was an American politician and a U.S. Representative from New York.
Biography
Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Einstein was son of Lamle 'Lewis' and Judith Einstein. He moved with his parents to New York City in 1846, worked as clerk in a store, and received a collegiate training in the College of the City of New York. He entered Union College, but did not graduate, and continued in mercantile pursuits. He married Fanny Hendricks. He went into a partnership with Louis Hirschhorn founding a cigar manufacturing business named Hirschhorn & Einstein.[2]
Career
Einstein was elected as a Republican to the Forty-sixth Congress, and served from March 4, 1879 to March 3, 1881.[3] Not a candidate for renomination in 1880, he was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for mayor of New York City in 1892.
President of New River Mineral Company, Einstein was also director of Alabama Mineral Land Company, director of Raritan Woolen Mills, and trustee of Texas Pacific Land Trust. He was also Dock Commissioner of New York City in 1895.[4]
Death
Einstein died of heart trouble, in Manhattan, New York County, New York, on January 24, 1905 (age 62 years, 67 days). He is interred at Beth Olom Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, New York.[5]
See also
References
- ^ Stone, Kurt F. "The Jews of Capitol Hill: A Compendium of Jewish Congressional Members, (2011). Pages 37–38. ISBN 9780810857315.
- ^ "United States Tobacco Journal, Volume 89". BMT Publications. January 1, 1918.
- ^ "Edwin Einstein". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
- ^ "Edwin Einstein". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
- ^ "Edwin Einstein". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
External links
- United States Congress. "Edwin Einstein (id: E000097)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Edwin Einstein at Find a Grave
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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- City College of New York alumni
- Jewish American politicians
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- Members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state)
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- Union College (New York) alumni
- 19th-century American politicians