Julius Goldzier Explained

Julius Goldzier
State:Illinois
Term Start:March 4, 1893
Term End:March 3, 1895
Predecessor:Walter C. Newberry
Office1:Chicago Alderman[1]
Predecessor1:Ernst F. Herrmann
Successor1:Michael D. Dougherty
Alongside1:John Minwegan
Constituency1:21st Ward
Term Start1:1901
Term End1:1902
Predecessor2:Fred W. Upham
Successor2:John H. Sullivan
Alongside2:Kinney Smith
Constituency2:22nd Ward
Term Start2:1899
Term End2:1901
Predecessor3:Thomas D. Burke
Successor3:Arnold Tripp
Alongside3:Edward Muelhoefer
Constituency3:22nd Ward
Term Start3:1888
Term End3:1890
Birth Date:20 January 1854
Birth Place:Vienna, Austria
Death Place:Chicago, Illinois
Party:Democratic

Julius Goldzier (January 20, 1854 – January 20, 1925) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.

Born in Vienna, Austria Empire, Goldzier attended the public schools of Vienna and immigrated to the United States in 1866, where he settled in New York.He studied law and was admitted to the bar.He moved to Chicago in 1872 and was involved in several notable cases, including that of the anarchist John Hroneck. He was a director of the Chicago German Society as well as the director and secretary of the German-language newspaper the Abendpost.He served as member of the city council of Chicago as an alderman from the 22nd ward from 1890 to 1892.[2]

Goldzier was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-third Congress (March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895).He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1894 to the Fifty-fourth Congress and was again a member of the Chicago city council in 1899.He died in Chicago, January 20, 1925 on his 71st birthday.Interment location unknown.

Goldzier was Illinois' first Jewish congressman.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Centennial List of Mayors, City Clerks, City Attorneys, City Treasurers, and Aldermen, elected by the people of the city of Chicago, from the incorporation of the city on March 4, 1837 to March 4, 1937, arranged in alphabetical order, showing the years during which each official held office. . December 24, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180904052355/http://chsmedia.org/media/fa/fa/LIB/AldermansList.htm . September 4, 2018 . dead.
  2. Flinn, John Joseph. The Hand-Book of Chicago Biography: a Compendium of Useful Biographical Information for Reference and Study. W.C. Cox, 1893.
  3. https://books.google.com/books?id=ACTF56SnaykC&q=jewish+members+in+congress Stone, Kurt F. "The Jews of Capitol Hill: A Compendium of Jewish Congressional Members, (2011).