Randolph Guggenheimer | |
Office: | President of the New York City Council |
Term Start: | January 1, 1898 |
Term End: | December 31, 1901 |
Predecessor: | Position established |
Successor: | Position abolished, Charles V. Fornes as President of the Board of Aldermen |
Birth Date: | July 20, 1846 |
Birth Place: | Lynchburg, Virginia, U.S. |
Death Place: | Elberon, New Jersey, U.S. |
Party: | Democratic |
Randolph Guggenheimer (July 20, 1846 – September 12, 1907) was a politician in New York City who served as the inaugural President of the Council of the City of Greater New York from 1898 through 1901. He was Jewish, and a philanthropist towards many Jewish causes. He died at his home in Elberon on September 12, 1907.[1]