Charles S. Adler (May 9, 1862 – April 5, 1911) was a Jewish-American politician from New York.
Life
Adler was born on May 9, 1862, in New York City, New York. He initially worked as an office boy and later became a confidential man and commercial traveller of a business firm. [1] A resident of the Lower East Side, he was a tailor's apprentice as a boy and devised a machine for cutting cloth which was used in shops all over the Lower East Side. [2]
In 1894, Adler was elected to the New York State Assembly as a Republican, representing the New York County 3rd District. He served in the Assembly in 1895, [3] 1896, [4] 1897, [5] 1898, [6] 1899, [7] 1901, [8] and 1902. [9] In the 1902 United States House of Representatives election, he was a congressional candidate for New York's 9th congressional district. He lost the election to Henry M. Goldfogle. [10] In 1903, he was appointed port warden of the Port of New York. [11] In the 1906 United States House of Representatives election, he again ran as the Republican candidate in the 9th congressional district, but he again lost the election to Goldfogle. [12] In the 1908 United States presidential election, he was a Presidential elector for William Howard Taft and James S. Sherman. [13]
Adler was a member of the Freemasons and the Elks. [2] He was Jewish. [14]
Adler died at home on April 5, 1911. [2] After a funeral service in Temple Rodeph Sholom, he was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery in Cypress Hills. [15]
References
- ^ Mather, Frederic G., ed. (1895). The Evening Journal 1895 Almanac. Albany, N.Y.: The Weed-Parsons Printing Co. p. 58 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ a b c "Charles S. Adler is Dead" (PDF). The New York Times. Vol. LX, no. 19430. New York, N.Y. 6 April 1911. p. 11.
- ^ Murlin, Edgar L. (1895). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: James B. Lyon. p. 152 – via Google Books.
- ^ Murlin, Edgar L. (1896). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: James B. Lyon. pp. 194–195 – via Google Books.
- ^ Murlin, Edgar L. (1897). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: James B. Lyon. pp. 180–181 – via Google Books.
- ^ Murlin, Edgar L. (1898). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: James B. Lyon. pp. 188–189 – via Google Books.
- ^ Murlin, Edgar L. (1899). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: James B. Lyon. p. 164 – via Google Books.
- ^ Murlin, Edgar L. (1901). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: James B. Lyon. pp. 97–98 – via Google Books.
- ^ Murlin, Edgar L. (1902). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. pp. 98–100 – via Google Books.
- ^ Murlin, Edgar L. (1903). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 619 – via Google Books.
- ^ "C. S. Adler As Port Warden" (PDF). The New York Times. Vol. LIII, no. 16843. New York, N.Y. 29 December 1903. p. 1.
- ^ Murlin, Edgar L. (1907). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 617 – via Google Books.
- ^ "New York Electors Meet". The Sun. Vol. LXXVI, no. 134. New York, N.Y. 12 January 1909. p. 5 – via Chronicling America.
- ^ Friedenwald, Herbert, ed. (1911). The American Jewish Yearbook, 5672. Philadelphia, P.A.: Jewish Publication Society of America. p. 137 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Last Tribute to Adler" (PDF). The New York Times. Vol. LX, no. 19434. New York, N.Y. 10 April 1911. p. 13.
External links
- 1862 births
- 1911 deaths
- People from the Lower East Side
- Politicians from Manhattan
- Jewish American state legislators in New York (state)
- 19th-century American politicians
- 20th-century American politicians
- Republican Party members of the New York State Assembly
- 1908 United States presidential electors
Charles S. Adler (May 9, 1862 – April 5, 1911) was a Jewish-American politician from New York.
Life
Adler was born on May 9, 1862, in New York City, New York. He initially worked as an office boy and later became a confidential man and commercial traveller of a business firm. [1] A resident of the Lower East Side, he was a tailor's apprentice as a boy and devised a machine for cutting cloth which was used in shops all over the Lower East Side. [2]
In 1894, Adler was elected to the New York State Assembly as a Republican, representing the New York County 3rd District. He served in the Assembly in 1895, [3] 1896, [4] 1897, [5] 1898, [6] 1899, [7] 1901, [8] and 1902. [9] In the 1902 United States House of Representatives election, he was a congressional candidate for New York's 9th congressional district. He lost the election to Henry M. Goldfogle. [10] In 1903, he was appointed port warden of the Port of New York. [11] In the 1906 United States House of Representatives election, he again ran as the Republican candidate in the 9th congressional district, but he again lost the election to Goldfogle. [12] In the 1908 United States presidential election, he was a Presidential elector for William Howard Taft and James S. Sherman. [13]
Adler was a member of the Freemasons and the Elks. [2] He was Jewish. [14]
Adler died at home on April 5, 1911. [2] After a funeral service in Temple Rodeph Sholom, he was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery in Cypress Hills. [15]
References
- ^ Mather, Frederic G., ed. (1895). The Evening Journal 1895 Almanac. Albany, N.Y.: The Weed-Parsons Printing Co. p. 58 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ a b c "Charles S. Adler is Dead" (PDF). The New York Times. Vol. LX, no. 19430. New York, N.Y. 6 April 1911. p. 11.
- ^ Murlin, Edgar L. (1895). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: James B. Lyon. p. 152 – via Google Books.
- ^ Murlin, Edgar L. (1896). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: James B. Lyon. pp. 194–195 – via Google Books.
- ^ Murlin, Edgar L. (1897). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: James B. Lyon. pp. 180–181 – via Google Books.
- ^ Murlin, Edgar L. (1898). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: James B. Lyon. pp. 188–189 – via Google Books.
- ^ Murlin, Edgar L. (1899). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: James B. Lyon. p. 164 – via Google Books.
- ^ Murlin, Edgar L. (1901). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: James B. Lyon. pp. 97–98 – via Google Books.
- ^ Murlin, Edgar L. (1902). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. pp. 98–100 – via Google Books.
- ^ Murlin, Edgar L. (1903). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 619 – via Google Books.
- ^ "C. S. Adler As Port Warden" (PDF). The New York Times. Vol. LIII, no. 16843. New York, N.Y. 29 December 1903. p. 1.
- ^ Murlin, Edgar L. (1907). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 617 – via Google Books.
- ^ "New York Electors Meet". The Sun. Vol. LXXVI, no. 134. New York, N.Y. 12 January 1909. p. 5 – via Chronicling America.
- ^ Friedenwald, Herbert, ed. (1911). The American Jewish Yearbook, 5672. Philadelphia, P.A.: Jewish Publication Society of America. p. 137 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Last Tribute to Adler" (PDF). The New York Times. Vol. LX, no. 19434. New York, N.Y. 10 April 1911. p. 13.
External links
- 1862 births
- 1911 deaths
- People from the Lower East Side
- Politicians from Manhattan
- Jewish American state legislators in New York (state)
- 19th-century American politicians
- 20th-century American politicians
- Republican Party members of the New York State Assembly
- 1908 United States presidential electors