Morgenthau Family Collection 1839-1968

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Morgenthau Family Collection 1839-1968

1839-1968

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Lazarus Morgenthau was born in Kleinwallstadt, Bavaria in 1815. His father, Moses, was born in Gleusdorf ("Kleisdorf") in 1773. Lazarus became a tailor and married Babette Guggenheim (born 1826) of Hürben. Later he developed a successful business in cravats which he sold at fairs. A younger brother, Mengo, went to San Francisco in 1850 and sent back funds for the establishment of a cigar manufacturing business for export to the United States. Lazarus moved to Ludwigshafen and eventually to Mannheim where his son Heinrich (Henry) was born. The cigar business prospered until the US imposed a high tariff on cigars. Lazarus made various attempts to find other markets and enterprises, but none proved successful. In 1866 the entire family migrated permanently to New York.

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Morgenthau Family

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Morgenthau, Lazarus, 1815-1897

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Lazarus Morgenthau (b. 1815, Kleinwallstadt, Bavaria-d. Aug. 31, 1897, Manhattan, NY) was a successful cigar manufacturer who had cigar factories at Mannheim, Lorsch and Heppenheim, Germany. Before his cigar business he was a tailor. After suffering a severe financial setback during the American Civil War, due to an 1862 tobacco tariff on imports, the Morgenthau family emigrated to New York City in 1866. Despite a considerable amount of money, he was unsuccessful in re-establishing himself i...