Isaac W. Taussig
Isaac William Taussig | |
|---|---|
| 22nd Mayor of Jersey City | |
| In office May 3, 1880 – May 4, 1884 | |
| Preceded by | Henry J. Hopper |
| Succeeded by | Gilbert Collins |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 30, 1850 New York City |
| Died | February 9, 1917 New York City |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Cecilia Frank |
| Relations | Samuel Taussig, brother |
| Children | Jerome Lafayette Taussig Allan Lincola Taussig Frank Taussig (1892-1982) |
| Residence | Jersey City, New Jersey |
Isaac William Taussig (July 30, 1850 – February 9, 1917) was the 22nd Mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey, serving from May 3, 1880, to May 4, 1884.[1]
Biography
The son of German Jewish immigrants, Taussig was born on July 30, 1850, in Manhattan, New York City. He had as siblings: Samuel Taussig, and Noah W. Taussig. Taussig became a sugar refiner with American Molasses Company and a candy merchant. A Democrat, he was nominated in a very controversial selection, when the Jersey City Democrats voted not to re-nominate incumbent Henry J. Hopper.[2] Taussig won by a closer than expected majority.[3] He would go on to serve two terms as mayor.
In August 1883, during his second term as mayor, Taussig's rock candy company, Taussig & Hammerschlag, went out of business. In September, Taussig and his partner Moritz Hammerschlag were arrested and charged with fraud.[4] The Havemeyer Sugar Refining Company brought a lawsuit against them claiming they were induced to making a loan based on false financial statements made to Bradstreet's Mercantile Agency by Taussig in April 1883. Taussig and Hammerschlag lost the suit in December 1884.[5]
Taussig married Cecilia Frank in San Francisco on December 14, 1887.[6] He died in New York City on February 9, 1917.[7] His widow died on May 8, 1933.[8]
References
- ^ "Fulop isn't Jersey City's first Jewish mayor - there was the infamous rock candy maker, and another". Hudson Reporter. May 19, 2013. Archived from the original on January 14, 2018. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
- ^ "Jersey City Politics. Democratic Nominations. An Unpopular Man For Mayor". New York Times. April 4, 1880.
- ^ "New Jersey Elections". New York Times. April 4, 1880.
- ^ "Mayor Taussig and his Partner Charged With Fraud". New York Times. October 24, 1883.
Mayor Isaac W. Taussig, of Jersey City, and his partner, Moritz Hammerschlag, of the firm of Taussig Hammerschlag, rock candy manufacturers, of No. 50 Dey-street, who failed in September, were recently arrested and released on $9,000 bail on a warrant issued by Judge Barrett, of the Supreme Court, in a suit by the Havemeyer Sugar.
- ^ "Ex-Mayor Taussig's Testimony". New York Times. December 13, 1884.
- ^ San Francisco Morning Call. December 19, 1887. p. 3.
{{cite news}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Issac M. Taussig". The Louisiana Planter and Sugar Manufacturer. 58 (9): 140. March 3, 1917.
- ^ "Mrs. Isaac W. Taussig". New York Times. May 8, 1933. Retrieved March 29, 2010.
Mrs. Cecelia Frank Taussig, widow of Isaac William Taussig, who was twice Mayor of Jersey City, died suddenly yesterday at her home ...