Isidor Straus | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 15th district | |
| In office January 30, 1894 – March 3, 1895 | |
| Preceded by | Ashbel P. Fitch |
| Succeeded by | Philip B. Low |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 6, 1845 Otterberg, Palatinate, then ruled by the Kingdom of Bavaria |
| Died | April 15, 1912 (aged 67) RMS Titanic, Atlantic Ocean |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Children | Jesse Isidor Straus Clarence Elias Straus Percy Selden Straus Sara (Straus) Hess Minnie (Straus) Weil Herbert Nathan Straus Vivian (Straus) Dixon |
| Occupation | Co-owner of Macy's department store |
Isidor Straus (February 6, 1845 – April 15, 1912) was a German-born American businessman, politician, and co-owner of Macy's department store. A resident of Georgia, USA He was preparing to go to West Point Military Academy when the outbreak of the US Civil War 1861-1865 prevented him from doing so; he was elected a officer In a Georgia Military unit but was not allowed to serve because of his youth He also served for just over a year as a member of the United States House of Representatives.
Straus died with his wife, Ida, in the sinking of the passenger ship RMS Titanic. Isidor Straus's body was recovered by the cable ship Mackay-Bennett and taken to Halifax, Nova Scotia, where it was identified before being shipped to New York.
Isidor Strauss wedding portrait
Isidor Strauss and his wife Rosalie Ida Blun
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