| Isaac William Taussig | |
| Birth Date: | July 30, 1850 |
| Birth Place: | New York City |
| Death Date: | February 9, 1917 |
| Death Place: | New York City |
| Residence: | Jersey City, New Jersey |
| Office: | Mayor of Jersey City |
| Order: | 22nd |
| Term Start: | May 3, 1880 |
| Term End: | May 4, 1884 |
| Predecessor: | Henry J. Hopper |
| Successor: | Gilbert Collins |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Relations: | Samuel Taussig, brother |
| Spouse: | Cecilia Frank |
| Children: | Jerome Lafayette Taussig Allan Lincola Taussig Frank Taussig (1892-1982) |
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]
The son of German Jewish immigrants, Taussig was born on July 30, 1850, in Manhattan, New York City. 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]