Philip Wasserman | |
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20th Mayor of Portland, Oregon | |
In office 1871–1873 | |
Preceded by | Bernard Goldsmith |
Succeeded by | Henry Failing |
Personal details | |
Born | December 1828 Kingdom of Bavaria |
Died | February 26, 1895 Portland, Oregon | (aged 66)
Political party | Republican |
Profession | Banker, politician |
Philip Wasserman (December 1828 – February 26, 1895)[1] was the mayor of Portland, Oregon, United States from 1871 to 1873. He was a pioneer banker and co-founder of the First National Bank.[2]
Wasserman moved to Portland from San Francisco in 1858 and entered the tobacco and cigar business with his brother, Herman.[1] He was part of a group of successful early Jews in Portland who exhibited a strong sense of public responsibility and appetite for public life, along with his predecessor (and Portland's first Jewish mayor), Bernard Goldsmith.[2]
He died of heart failure at his home in Portland on February 26, 1895.[1]