Joseph L. Buttenwieser

Joseph Leon Buttenwieser
Born	1865 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died	1938 (age 73) New York City, U.S.
Nationality	American
Occupation(s)	Attorney Philanthropist
Spouse	Caroline Weil Buttenwieser
Children	5, including Benjamin Joseph Buttenwieser
Parent	Laemmlein Buttenwieser
Family	Helen Lehman Buttenwieser (daughter-in-law) Peter L. Buttenwieser (grandson)

Joseph Leon Buttenwieser (1865–1938) was an American lawyer, philanthropist, and civic leader in New York.

Biography

Buttenwieser was born to a Jewish family in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of immigrants from Germany.[1] Buttenwieser practiced law and used the proceeds to invest in real estate and was a driver of real property legislation changes in New York state. Buttenwieser was active in Jewish philanthropic activities.[1] He helped to found the Federation for the Support of Jewish Philanthropic Societies and served as its president from 1924–1926; he was on the board of directors at the Hebrew Technical Institute, the Hebrew Sheltering Guardian Society, United Hebrew Charities, the, United Palestine Appeal, and the Associated Alumni of City College.[1][2] He was married to Caroline Weil; they had five children: Clara Buttenwieser Unger; Florence Buttenwieser Klingenstein; Clarence Buttenwieser; Benjamin Buttenwieser and Gertrude C. Buttenwieser Prins. Their son Benjamin married Helen Lehman Buttenwieser.[3][4] Benjamin made junior partner at Kuhn, Loeb & Co., a former, well renowned investment banking firm from NYC, and was also personally chosen as Assistant High Commissioner to Germany after WWII by acting commissioner John J. McCloy.

References

1. "BUTTENWIESER, U.S. family. JOSEPH LEON (1865–1938), lawyer, realtor, and community leader". Jewish Virtual Library.
2. Spiegel, Irving (May 9, 1971). "Lawyer to Head Jewish Service". The New York Times.
3. Anderson, Susan Heller (23 November 1989). "Helen Buttenwieser, 84, Lawyer and Civic Leader". New York Times. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
4. "Buttenwieser, Helen L.. Papers of Helen L. Buttenwieser, 1909-1990". Harvard Law School. February 1994. Archived from the original on 3 April 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.