Jesse I. Straus
Politician
1872 – 1936
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Who was Jesse I. Straus?
Jesse Isidor Straus served as the American ambassador to France from 1933 to 1936. He was the eldest son of Isidor Straus, who died in the sinking of the RMS Titanic, co-owner with his brother Nathan Straus of the department store R.H. Macy & Co. His uncle Oscar Solomon Straus was the first Jewish United States Cabinet Secretary, serving as Secretary of Commerce and Labor from 1906 to 1909.
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- Born
- Jun 25, 1872
New York City - Also known as
- Jesse Straus
- Parents
- Spouses
- Irma Nathan
(1895 - )
- Irma Nathan
- Religion
- Judaism
- Education
- Harvard College
( - 1893)
- Harvard College
- Died
- Oct 4, 1936
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on July 23, 2013
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