Guggenheim, Simon, 1867-1941

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John Simon Guggenheim (December 30, 1867 – November 2, 1941) was an American businessman, politician and philanthropist. A member of the Republican Party, he represented Colorado in the U.S. Senate from 1907 to 1913.

Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he attended Central High School and the Peirce School of Business Administration before settling in Pueblo, Colorado, where he worked as the chief ore buyer for his father's mining and smelting operation, M. Guggenheim's Sons. Guggenheim moved to Denver in 1892; he was the Republican candidate for Governor of Colorado early in the 1898 campaign but withdrew after riots broke out at the State Convention in Colorado Springs. In 1907, Simon Guggenheim was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate, representing Colorado from 1907 to 1913. During his term in the Senate, he chaired the Committee to Establish a University of the United States, and the Committee on the Philippines. While in Congress, one of his older brothers, Benjamin Guggenheim, died in the RMS Titanic catastrophe. After his term expired, he and his wife moved to New York City.

In New York, Guggenheim joined the board of American Smelting and Refining Company, later becoming the board chairman. From 1919 to 1941 he was president of that company. He died in 1941 and was interred in the Woodlawn Cemetery in The Bronx, New York.

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referencedIn Fairbanks mss., 1819-1939 Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
referencedIn Wilbertine Teters Worden Papers, 1859-1949. Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn William L. Hamburger prints collection [manuscript], 1928-1940. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn John Mason Brown papers, 1922-1967. Houghton Library
referencedIn Equitable Appraisal Company records, ca. 1918-ca. 1943, bulk (1922-1939). New York State Historical Documents Inventory
referencedIn Edwin Tangen (Boulder, Colo.),. Boulder, Colorado : Semi-Centennial Senator Simon Guggenheim presenting Law Building to the University photograph, 1909. Boulder Public Library
referencedIn Krauskopf, Joseph, 1858-1923. Joseph Krauskopf papers, 1885-1923. Temple University Libraries, Paley Library
referencedIn Hudson, Manley Ottmer, 1886-1960. Papers, 1894-1960 Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
creatorOf Worden, Wilbertine Teters, 1867-1949. Papers, 1859-1949. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Tangen, Ed, 1873-1951. Boulder Semi-Centennial Celebration : Dignitaries on campus. Boulder Public Library
referencedIn Equitable Appraisal Company records, ca. 1918-ca. 1943, 1922-1939 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Jewish Theological Seminary of America. Endowment Fund. Legal documents, 1901 ; 1902. Ocean County College Library, OCC Library
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Place Name Admin Code Country
Philadelphia PA US
Pueblo CO US
New York City NY US
Denver CO US
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Mining Officials
Philanthropists
Senators, U.S. Congress
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Birth 1867-12-30

Death 1941-11-02

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Americans

English

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