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Philip Wasserman

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Philip Wasserman
20th Mayor of Portland, Oregon
In office
1871–1873
Preceded byBernard Goldsmith
Succeeded byHenry Failing
Personal details
BornDecember 1828
Kingdom of Bavaria
DiedFebruary 26, 1895(1895-02-26) (aged 66)
Portland, Oregon
Political partyRepublican
ProfessionBanker, politician

Philip Wasserman (December 1828 – February 26, 1895)[1] was the mayor of Portland, Oregon, United States from 1871 to 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

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  1. ^ a b c "Philip Wasserman Dead". The Morning Oregonian. February 27, 1895. p. 5. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  2. ^ a b 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 Mayor of Portland, Oregon
1871–1873
Succeeded by