Solomon Hirsch

Solomon Hirsch (March 25, 1839 – December 15, 1902) was a businessman and politician from the U.S. state of Oregon. He was one of the leaders of Portland's early Jewish community.[1]

With Jacob Mayer and Louis Fleischner, Hirsch was one of the founders of Fleischner, Mayer and Co., the largest wholesale dry goods company on the West Coast.[1]

He served as president of the Oregon State Senate during the 1880 session.

He served as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Ottoman Empire from 1889–1892.[2]

Family and legacy

Hirsch memorial wing at the Portland Art Museum

Hirsch's wife Josephine was the leader of the Portland Equal Suffrage League.[1] Josephine was the daughter of Solomon's business partner Jacob Mayer.[1] Like his partner Louis Fleischner, Hirsch's brother Edward served as Oregon State Treasurer.

A wing at the Portland Art Museum was dedicated to Solomon and Josephine Hirsch in 1939 after their daughter Ella bequeathed $853,000 ($12.7 million in today's dollars) to the museum.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Portland Equal Suffrage League and the Council of Jewish Women in the 1912 Woman Suffrage Campaign". Century of Action Oregon Women Vote 1912-2012.
  2. ↑ "President Benjamin Harrison Names Solomon Hirsch Minister to Turkey". Shapell Manuscript Collection. Shapell Manuscript Foundation.
  3. ↑ "The Ella Hirsch Legacy Society: The Impact of a Legacy Gift". Portland Art Museum. Retrieved April 13, 2014.

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