Isaac W. Taussig

Isaac William Taussig
22nd Mayor of Jersey City
In office May 3, 1880 – May 4, 1884
Preceded by	Henry J. Hopper
Succeeded by	Gilbert Collins
Personal details
Born	July 30, 1850 New York City
Died	February 9, 1917 New York City
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Cecilia Frank
Relations	Samuel Taussig, brother
Children	Jerome Lafayette Taussig Allan Lincola Taussig Frank Taussig (1892-1982)
Residence	Jersey City, New Jersey

Isaac William Taussig (July 30, 1850 – February 9, 1917) was the 22nd Mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey, serving from May 3, 1880, to May 4, 1884.[1]

Biography

The son of German Jewish immigrants, Taussig was born on July 30, 1850, in Manhattan, New York City.^[citation needed] He had as siblings: Samuel Taussig, and Noah W. Taussig. Taussig became a sugar refiner with American Molasses Company and a candy merchant. A Democrat, he was nominated in a very controversial selection, when the Jersey City Democrats voted not to re-nominate incumbent Henry J. Hopper.[2] Taussig won by a closer than expected majority.[3] He would go on to serve two terms as mayor.

In August 1883, during his second term as mayor, Taussig's rock candy company, Taussig & Hammerschlag, went out of business. In September, Taussig and his partner Moritz Hammerschlag were arrested and charged with fraud.[4] The Havemeyer Sugar Refining Company brought a lawsuit against them claiming they were induced to making a loan based on false financial statements made to Bradstreet's Mercantile Agency by Taussig in April 1883. Taussig and Hammerschlag lost the suit in December 1884.[5]

Taussig married Cecilia Frank in San Francisco on December 14, 1887.[6] He died in New York City on February 9, 1917.[7] His widow died on May 8, 1933.[8]

References

1. "Fulop isn't Jersey City's first Jewish mayor - there was the infamous rock candy maker, and another". Hudson Reporter. May 19, 2013. Archived from the original on January 14, 2018. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
2. "Jersey City Politics. Democratic Nominations. An Unpopular Man For Mayor". New York Times. 1880-04-04.
3. "New Jersey Elections". New York Times. 1880-04-04.
4. "Mayor Taussig and his Partner Charged With Fraud". New York Times. 1883-10-24. Mayor Isaac W. Taussig, of Jersey City, and his partner, Moritz Hammerschlag, of the firm of Taussig Hammerschlag, rock candy manufacturers, of No. 50 Dey-street, who failed in September, were recently arrested and released on $9,000 bail on a warrant issued by Judge Barrett, of the Supreme Court, in a suit by the Havemeyer Sugar.
5. "Ex-Mayor Taussig's Testimony". New York Times. 1884-12-13.
6. San Francisco Morning Call. 1887-12-19. p. 3. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
7. "Issac M. Taussig". The Louisiana Planter and Sugar Manufacturer. 58 (9): 140. March 3, 1917.
8. "Mrs. Isaac W. Taussig". New York Times. May 8, 1933. Retrieved 2010-03-29. Mrs. Cecelia Frank Taussig, widow of Isaac William Taussig, who was twice Mayor of Jersey City, died suddenly yesterday at her home ...

Political offices
Preceded by Henry J. Hopper	Mayor of Jersey City 1880–1884	Succeeded by Gilbert Collins