Einstein, Edwin, 1842-1905

EINSTEIN, Edwin, a Representative from New York; born in Cincinnati, Ohio, November 18, 1842; moved with his parents to New York City in 1846; worked as clerk in a store; received a collegiate training in the College of the City of New York, and entered Union College, but did not graduate; engaged in mercantile pursuits; elected as a Republican to the Forty-sixth Congress (March 4, 1879-March 3, 1881); was not a candidate for renomination in 1880; unsuccessful Republican candidate for mayor of New York City in 1892; dock commissioner of New York City in 1895; was prominently identified with a number of investment companies and woolen factories; died in New York City January 24, 1905; interment in Shearith Israel Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.

<p>Edwin Einstein (November 18, 1842 – January 24, 1905) was an American politician and a U.S. Representative from New York.</p>

<p>Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Einstein was son of Lamle 'Lewis' and Judith Einstein. He moved with his parents to New York City in 1846, worked as clerk in a store, and received a collegiate training in the College of the City of New York. He entered Union College, but did not graduate, and continued in mercantile pursuits. He married Fanny Hendricks. He went into a partnership with Louis Hirschhorn founding a cigar manufacturing business named Hirschhorn & Einstein.</p>

<p>Einstein was elected as a Republican to the Forty-sixth Congress, and served from March 4, 1879 to March 3, 1881. Not a candidate for renomination in 1880, he was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for mayor of New York City in 1892.</p>

<p><b>Candidates</b>
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<li>Thomas F. Gilroy - Democratic - 173,510 (61.43%)</li>
<li>Rep. Edwin Einstein - Republican - 97,623 (34.56%)</li>
<li>Alexander Jonas - Socialist - 6,295 (2.23%)</li>
<li>Joseph A. Bogardus - Prohibition - 2,575 (0.91%)</li>
<li>Henry Hicks - People's - 2,466 (0.87%) </li>
</ul>
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