Straus, Isidor, 1845-1912
Isidor Straus (February 6, 1845 – April 15, 1912) was a Bavarian-born American Jewish businessman, politician and co-owner of Macy's department store with his brother Nathan. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented New York's 15th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from January 1894 until March 1895. He died with his wife, Ida, in the sinking of the passenger ship RMS Titanic.
Born in Otterberg in the former Palatinate, then ruled by the Kingdom of Bavaria (now part of Germany), he and his family immigrated to the United States in 1854. After briefly settling in Columbus, Georgia, they moved to Talbotton, Georgia, where Straus attended Collinsworth Institute. Straus was preparing to go to the United States Military Academy at West Point when the outbreak of the American Civil War prevented him from doing so. In 1861, he was elected an officer in a Confederate military unit but was not allowed to serve because of his youth; in 1863, he went to England to secure ships for blockade running.
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