Joseph Schulum
Joseph Schulum (December 19, 1839 – February 4, 1906) was a Jewish German-American cigar manufacturer and politician.
Life[edit]
Schulum was born on December 19, 1839, in the Kingdom of Hanover. He immigrated to America with his parents when he was young, settling in New York City.[1]
After attending Mrs. Hatfield's School at Ridge and Broome Streets for two years, Schulum began working as a cigar maker. In 1871, he became a cigar manufacturer.[2]
In 1895, Schulum was elected to the New York State Assembly as a Democrat, representing the New York County 12th District. He served in the Assembly in 1896,[2] 1897,[3] and 1898.[4]
Schulum never married, and lived with his sister Fannie. He lived in the Lower East Side, and belonged a number of organizations from that area. He was a member of the Free Sons of Israel and the Freemasons.[5]
Schulum died at home of pneumonia on February 4, 1906. He was buried in Salem Fields Cemetery.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ Callanan, James H., ed. (1896). The Evening Journal 1896 Almanac. Albany, N.Y.: Weed-Parsons Printing Co. p. 191 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ a b Murlin, Edgar L. (1896). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: James B. Lyon. pp. 244–245 – via Google Books.
- ^ Murlin, Edgar L. (1897). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: James B. Lyon. pp. 261–262 – via Google Books.
- ^ Murlin, Edgar L. (1898). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: James B. Lyon. pp. 253–254 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "Joseph Schulum is Dead" (PDF). The New York Times. Vol. LV, no. 17544. New York, N.Y. 5 February 1906. p. 9.
External links[edit]
- 1839 births
- 1906 deaths
- Emigrants from the Kingdom of Hanover to the United States
- American people of German-Jewish descent
- People from the Lower East Side
- Politicians from Manhattan
- 19th-century American legislators
- Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly
- Jewish American state legislators in New York (state)
- American Freemasons
- Deaths from pneumonia in New York City
- Burials at Salem Fields Cemetery