Milton S. Florsheim Explained

Milton S. Florsheim
Birth Date:27 July 1868
Birth Place:Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Death Place:Los Angeles, California, US
Burial Place:Rosehill Cemetery
Spouse:Gertrude Stern
Children:Irving S. Florsheim
Harold Milton Florsheim
Parents:Henriette Nusbaum Florsheim
Sigmund Florsheim
Family:Claire Zeisler (daughter-in-law)
Known For:Founder of Florsheim Shoes

Milton S. Florsheim (July 27, 1868 – December 22, 1936), was the chairman of the board and founder of Florsheim Shoes.[1]

Biography

Florsheim was born to a Jewish family[2] in Montreal, Canada on July 27, 1868, the son of Henriette (née Nusbaum) and Sigmund Florsheim.[3] Shortly before he started grade school, the Florsheim family relocated to the Chicago area. He attended Chicago public schools. He worked in his father's shoe store before founding Florsheim Shoes in 1892.[4] Florsheim was connected with the American Jewish Committee and the Jewish Charities of Chicago and was a trustee of Northwestern University.

In 1894, he married Gertrude Stern; they had two sons, Irving S. and Harold Milton (1900-1987).[5] [6] [7] Harold was married to artist Claire Florsheim Zeisler. Irving's daughter Nancy married architect Bertrand Goldberg;[8] and Irving's daughter, Mary, was married to actor and singer Allan Jones.[9] [10]

Florsheim died on December 22, 1936, in Los Angeles, California, aged 68.[4] He was interred at Rosehill Mausoleum in Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago.

Notes and References

  1. News: Milton S. Florsheim Dead . . December 24, 1936 . https://archive.today/20120712-134636/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/djreprints/access/76160135.html?dids=76160135:76160135&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Dec+24,+1936&author=&pub=Wall+Street+Journal&desc=Milton+S.+Florsheim+Dead&pqatl=google . 2012-07-12 . dead . 2024-02-12.
  2. News: M.s. Florsheim Dead at 68. Jewish Telegraphic Agency. December 24, 1936.
  3. https://books.google.com/books?id=9pk6AQAAMAAJ&dq=Gertrude+stern+Florsheim&pg=PA209 Who's who in Chicago and Illinois, Volume 1, p 209
  4. News: M.S. Florsheim, Shoe Company Founder, Is Dead. . December 23, 1936.
  5. News: Harold M. Florsheim . . D11 . February 2, 1987 . 2024-02-12.
  6. News: Sarabel 'Sue' Florsheim, 91 - Philanthropist for medicine, arts . . 3 - 11 . Tara . Deering . May 13, 2004 . 2024-02-12 . Newspapers.com.
  7. News: Lillian Florsheim, 92; Noted Chicago Sculptor . . 9 . January 1, 1989 . 2024-02-12 . Newspapers.com.
  8. http://www.marinacity.org/history/story/nancy_goldberg.htm Marina City History: "Nancy Goldberg, restaurateur"
  9. News: Noted figure in thoroughbred racing circles - Owned Cougar II, National Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame inductee in 2006 . . Serena Maria . Daniels . February 15, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160201040939/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2010-02-15/news/ct-met-obit-bradley-20100215_1_mrs-bradley-thoroughbred-horses-national-thoroughbred-racing-hall . 2016-02-01 . dead . 2024-02-12.
  10. News: Allan Jones Weds Florsheim Heiress . The Desert Sun. January 3, 1958 .

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