Philip Wasserman

Philip Wasserman
20th Mayor of Portland, Oregon
In office
1871–1873
Preceded by Bernard Goldsmith
Succeeded by Henry Failing
Personal details
Born December 1828
Kingdom of Bavaria
Died February 26, 1895(1895-02-26) (aged 66)
Portland, Oregon
Political party Republican
Profession Banker, politician
Religion Judaism

Philip Wasserman (December 1828 – February 26, 1895)[1] was the mayor of Portland, Oregon, United States from 1871–1873. He was a pioneer banker and co-founder of the First National Bank.[2]

Wasserman moved to Portland from San Francisco in 1858 and entered the tobacco and cigar business with his brother, Herman.[1] He was part of a group of successful early Jews in Portland who exhibited a strong sense of public responsibility and appetite for public life, along with his predecessor (and Portland's first Jewish mayor), Bernard Goldsmith.[2]

He died of heart failure, at his home in Portland, on February 26, 1895.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Philip Wasserman Dead". The Morning Oregonian. February 27, 1895. p. 5. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
  2. 1 2 MacColl, E. Kimbark (1979). "Chapter 3: The Early Jewish Communities". The Growth of A City. Portland, Oregon: The Georgian Press Company. p. 49. ISBN 0-9603408-1-5.
Preceded by
Bernard Goldsmith
Mayor of Portland, Oregon
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Succeeded by
Henry Failing
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