Philip Dorsheimer Explained

Philip Dorsheimer
Office:New York State Treasurer
Term Start:1860
Term End:1861
Governor:Edwin D. Morgan
Predecessor:Isaac V. Vanderpoel
Birth Date:15 April 1797
Death Place:Buffalo, New York
Party:Democratic Party
Republican Party (upon its formation in 1854)
Children:William Dorsheimer

Philip Dorsheimer (April 15, 1797 – April 11, 1868) was a German born American politician.

Early life

Dorsheimer was born on April 15, 1797, in Wöllstein, then in the Mont-Tonnerre Department, which is now in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.[1] [2]

Career

He came to the United States in 1815, and settled in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.[3] In 1826, he moved to Lyons, N.Y., and in April 1836 to Buffalo, New York.[4] He owned a hotel in Buffalo and became very wealthy.[5]

In 1838, he was appointed Postmaster of Buffalo by President Martin Van Buren.[6] On April 1, 1845, he was appointed again Postmaster of Buffalo by President James K. Polk.[7] [8] [9] Following his appointment, George W. Clinton wrote to President Polk on April 9, 1845, indicating that there were reports that the people of Buffalo reacted unfavorably to Dorsheimer's appointment as postmaster.[10]

He had been always a Democrat, but joined the Republican Party upon its foundation.[11] He was a delegate to the 1856 Republican National Convention.[12] [13] He was New York State Treasurer from 1860 to 1861. While treasurer, he hosted first lady-elect, Mary Todd Lincoln, in a suite at the Astor House while she was visiting New York.[14] [15] During the U.S. Civil War, as Treasurer, Dorsheimer, along with Governor Edwin D. Morgan, awarded the clothing firm of Brooks Brothers the contract for the manufacture of 12,000 Union army uniforms.[16] From 1862 to 1864, he was Inland Tax Collector at Buffalo.[3] [17]

Personal life

On August 23, 1821,[18] he was married Sarah Gorgas (1802–1867). She was the daughter of Jacob Gorgas and Christina Maria (née Mack) Gorgas.[19] Together, they were the parents of:[20]

Dorsheimer died on April 11, 1868.[3] He was buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Buffalo.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Schrader. Frederick Franklin. The Germans In The Making Of America. 2013. Read Books Ltd. 9781473388963. 106. 10 October 2017. en.
  2. Book: Nevins. Allan. Fremont, Pathmarker of the West. 1992. U of Nebraska Press. 0803283644. 428. 10 October 2017. en.
  3. Book: Mingus. Nancy Blumenstalk. Buffalo: Good Neighbors, Great Architecture. 2003. Arcadia Publishing. 9780738524498. 42. 10 October 2017. en.
  4. Web site: LaChiusa. Chuck. Dorsheimer House. buffaloah.com. Buffalo Architecture and History. 10 October 2017.
  5. Book: Gates. Lilian F.. After the Rebellion: The later years of William Lyon Mackenzie. 1996. Dundurn. 9781554880690. 61. 10 October 2017. en.
  6. Book: Smith. Henry Perry. History of the City of Buffalo and Erie County: With ... Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers .... 1884. D. Mason & Company. 527. 10 October 2017. en.
  7. Web site: Dorsheimer Laboratory/Greenhouse - University Facilities University at Buffalo. www.buffalo.edu. University at Buffalo. 10 October 2017. en.
  8. Book: Polk. James K.. The Diary of James K. Polk During His Presidency. 2015. 297. 10 October 2017. en.
  9. Book: Buffalo Historical Society. Publications of the Buffalo Historical Society. 1896. Bigelow Brothers. Buffalo, N.Y.. 300. 10 October 2017. en.
  10. Book: Polk. James Knox. Correspondence of James K. Polk: January-June 1845. 1996. Univ. of Tennessee Press. 9780870499470. 528. 10 October 2017. en.
  11. Book: Wilson. James Grant. Fiske. John. Appletons' Cyclopaedia of American Biography: Crane-Grimshaw. 1898. D. Appleton. 208. 10 October 2017. en.
  12. Book: Johnson. Andrew. The Papers of Andrew Johnson: February-July 1866. 1967. Univ. of Tennessee Press. 9780870497643. 771. 10 October 2017. en.
  13. News: Dorshsimer. Phillp. Letter from Hon, Phillp Dorshsimer. 10 October 2017. The New York Times. August 9, 1856. en.
  14. Book: Williams. Frank J.. Burkhimer. Michael. The Mary Lincoln Enigma: Historians on America's Most Controversial First Lady. 2012. SIU Press. 9780809331253. 149. 10 October 2017. en.
  15. Book: Mansch. Larry D.. Abraham Lincoln, President-elect: The Four Critical Months from Election to Inauguration. 2005. McFarland. 9780786420261. 107. 10 October 2017. en.
  16. Book: Brandes. Stuart D.. Warhogs: A History of War Profits in America. 2015. University Press of Kentucky. 9780813157603. 71. 10 October 2017. en.
  17. News: OUR SPECIAL WASHINGTON DISPATCHES.; BUILDINGS FOR HOSPITALS. THE MAINE LAW TO BE ENFORCED. NO CROSSING THE POTOMAC. SEIZURE OF HORSES. PROPRIETARY STAMPS. TAX APPOINTMENTS FOR NEW-YORK FOR THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA. FOR THE STATE OF OHIO. THE EXPORT OF MEDICINES TO SPAIN.. 10 October 2017. The New York Times. 1 September 1862.
  18. Book: Hocker. Kristen. Marriage and Death Notices from the Harrisburg Chronicle, 1820-1834. 2015. Lulu Press, Inc. 9781312978898. 15. 10 October 2017. en.
  19. Book: Gorgas. Josiah. The Journals of Josiah Gorgas, 1857–1878. 1995. University of Alabama Press. 9780817356026. 264. 10 October 2017. en.
  20. Book: Widener. Jay Carlton. The Sons of Catherine Weidner. 1989. J.C. Widener. 10 October 2017. en.
  21. Book: The Ancestors of Ebenezer Buckingham, who was Born in 1748, and of His Descendants. 1892. R. R. Donnelley & Sons. 198. 10 October 2017. en.
  22. News: WILLIAM DORSHEIMER DEAD.; HE EXPIRES IN SAVANNAH FROM PNEUMONIA AFTER A SHORT ILLNESS.. 17 May 2017. The New York Times. 28 March 1888.

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