Charles John Hexamer Explained

Charles John Hexamer
Birth Date:9 May 1862
Birth Place:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Death Place:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Office:President of the National German-American Alliance
Term Start:1901
Term End:1917

Charles John Hexamer, Ph.D. (May 9, 1862 - October 15, 1921) was the president of the National German-American Alliance from 1901 to 1917.

Biography

He was born on May 9, 1862, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Mary and Ernst Emil Julius Ferdinand Hexamer. He married Annie Josephine Haeuptner in 1890 in Philadelphia.

In 1901 Hexamer co-founded the National German-American Alliance, where he was its first president until 1917. In 1904 he received from Wilhelm II, German Emperor the 4th order of the Red Eagle for his activity on behalf of German Kultur.

He died on October 15, 1921, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1] He was buried in Grove Church Cemetery in North Bergen, New Jersey.

Notes and References

  1. News: Dr. Charles J. Hexamer Dies . . October 16, 1921 . 2015-03-24 .