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| birth_date = August 18, 1838 |
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| birth_place = [[Walldorf, Thuringia]] |
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|1922|08|06|1838|08|18}} |
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| death_place = [[San Diego, California]] |
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| nationality = German |
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| occupation = businessman and mayor of Phoenix, Arizona |
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'''Emil Ganz''' (August 18, 1838 – August 6, 1922) was a businessman and three-time [[mayor]] of [[Phoenix, Arizona]]. |
'''Emil Ganz''' (August 18, 1838 – August 6, 1922) was a businessman and three-time [[mayor]] of [[Phoenix, Arizona]]. |
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==Background== |
==Background== |
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Ganz was born on August 18, 1838 in the [[Germany|German]] town of [[Walldorf, Thuringia]] in the former [[Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen]], to Meyer and Hannah Ganz.<ref name="Yost">{{cite news|url=http://www.jewishaz.com/jewishnews/010323/right.shtml|title=Right place, right time|last=Yost|first=Barbara|date=March 23, 2001|work=Jewish News of Greater Phoenix|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120610033650/http://www.jewishaz.com/jewishnews/010323/right.shtml|archivedate=June 10, 2010}}</ref>{{sfn|McClintock|1916|p=214}} |
Ganz was born on August 18, 1838 in the [[Germany|German]] town of [[Walldorf, Thuringia]] in the former [[Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen]], to Meyer and Hannah Ganz.<ref name="Yost">{{cite news|url=http://www.jewishaz.com/jewishnews/010323/right.shtml|title=Right place, right time|last=Yost|first=Barbara|date=March 23, 2001|work=Jewish News of Greater Phoenix|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120610033650/http://www.jewishaz.com/jewishnews/010323/right.shtml|archivedate=June 10, 2010}}</ref>{{sfn|McClintock|1916|p=214}} He was educated in his home country before being apprenticed to a [[tailor]] at age 14.{{sfn|Conners|1913|p=233}} Ganz immigrated to the [[United States]] in 1858, working as a [[journeyman]] tailor in [[New York City]] and [[Philadelphia]] before settling in [[Cedartown, Georgia]].{{sfn|Chapman Publishing Co.|1901|p=222}} |
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At the beginning of the [[American Civil War]], Ganz enlisted in the [[Confederate States Army]]. |
At the beginning of the [[American Civil War]], Ganz enlisted in the [[Confederate States Army]]. As a soldier, he saw action at the battles of [[Battle of Antietam|Antietam]], [[Battle of Fredericksburg|Fredericksburg]], [[Battle of Gettysburg|Gettysburg]], and well as being assigned to the defense of [[Richmond, Virginia]].{{sfn|Chapman Publishing Co.|1901|p=222}} Toward the end of the war, he was captured and spent seven months as a [[prisoner of war]] at [[Elmira Prison]].<ref name="Yost"/> |
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Becoming a [[naturalized American citizen]] in 1866, Ganz moved to [[Kansas City, Missouri]]. |
Becoming a [[naturalized American citizen]] in 1866, Ganz moved to [[Kansas City, Missouri]]. He joined several cousins who operated a clothing and dry goods company and made alterations to ready made clothing.<ref name="Yost"/> In 1872, Ganz moved to [[Las Animas, Colorado]] where he continued to work as a tailor.{{sfn|Conners|1913|p=235}} There he married a non-Jewish woman named Elizabeth.<ref name="Yost"/> Two years later he relocated to [[Prescott, Arizona|Prescott, Arizona Territory]] and become manager of a hotel.{{sfn|Chapman Publishing Co.|1901|p=222}} In May 1876, he was granted a divorce from his wife.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82014898/1876-05-19/ed-1/seq-2/#words=Emil+Ganz&proxtext=emil+ganz|title=District Court|date=May 19, 1876|work=Arizona Weekly Miner|page=2|location=Prscott, Arizona Territory}}</ref> Ganz moved to [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]] in 1879 and became proprietor for the Bank Exchange hotel.{{sfn|Garcia|2008|p=56}} The hotel was destroyed by fire in 1885, after which Ganz went into the wholesale liquor business.{{sfn|Chapman Publishing Co.|1901|p=222}} Ganz married Bertha Angleman of Kansas City, Missouri in 1883.{{sfn|McClintock|1916|p=217}} The union produced four children: Sylvan C., Julian, Aileen, and Helen.{{sfn|Chapman Publishing Co.|1901|p=225}} |
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Politically, Ganz was a member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] party.{{sfn|Conners|1913|p=235}} |
Politically, Ganz was a member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] party.{{sfn|Conners|1913|p=235}} He was elected Mayor of Phoenix in 1885.{{sfn|Garcia|2008|p=56}} As mayor, he lobbied for creation of a city fire department. He was initially unsuccessful but a fire in August 1886 convinced the voters to pass a bond issue to improve water supply and purchase fire fighting equipment.{{sfn|Garcia|2008|p=57}} |
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In 1894, Ganz sold his liquor business. |
In 1894, Ganz sold his liquor business. The next year he purchased an interest in the National Bank of Arizona and was elected the bank president.{{sfn|Chapman Publishing Co.|1901|p=222}} He returned to politics in 1896 and was unanimously elected to represent the second ward on the city council.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84020558/1896-06-03/ed-1/seq-1/#words=Emil+Ganz&proxtext=emil+ganz|title=It's Monihan|date=June 3, 1896|work=Arizona Republican|page=1|location=Phoenix, Arizona Territory}}</ref> In 1899, Ganz was elected to his first of two consecutive terms as city mayor.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84020558/1899-05-03/ed-1/seq-4/#words=Emil+Ganz+Mayor&proxtext=emil+ganz+mayor|title=A Democratic Tinge|date=May 3, 1899|work=Arizona Republican|page=4|location=Phoenix, Arizona Territory}}</ref><!-- Third term is determined by process of deduction. {{sfn|Chapman Publishing Co.|1901|p=222}} lists him as being in his third term as mayor. This is only possible if he won reelection in 1900.--> He was the Democratic nominee for mayor in 1903 but failed to win reelection.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84024827/1903-04-28/ed-1/seq-8/#words=Emil+Ganz+mayor&proxtext=emil+ganz+mayor|title=Smaller News Items|date=April 28, 1903|work=Bisbee Daily Review|page=8|location=Bisbee, Arizona Territory}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84020558/1903-05-06/ed-1/seq-1/#words=GANZ&protext=ganz|title=Phoenix City is Redeemed|date=May 6, 1903|work=Arizona Republican|page=1|location=Phoenix, Arizona Territory}}</ref> |
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Ganz's wife, Bertha, died on March 20, 1905.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84020558/1905-03-21/ed-1/seq-3/#words=Bertha+Ganz&proxtext=bertha+ganz|title=Suffering Ends in Death|date=March 21, 1905|work=Arizona Republican|page=3|location=Phoenix, Arizona}}</ref> Ganz married Elsie Bryson on September 12, 1907.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85042462/1907-09-15/ed-1/seq-10/#words=Elsie+Emil+Ganz&proxtext=elsie+emil+ganz|title=Ganz-Bryson|date=September 15, 1907|work=Los Angeles Herald|pages=2 Part II}}</ref> He stepped down as president of the National Bank of Arizona in January 1920 and became Chairman of the bank's board.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84020558/1920-01-14/ed-1/seq-4/#words=Emil+Ganz&ortext=emil+ganz|title=Charles F. Solomon is New President of Nat. Bank of Arizona|date=January 14, 1920|work=Arizona Republican|page=4|location=Phoenix, Arizona}}</ref> |
Ganz's wife, Bertha, died on March 20, 1905.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84020558/1905-03-21/ed-1/seq-3/#words=Bertha+Ganz&proxtext=bertha+ganz|title=Suffering Ends in Death|date=March 21, 1905|work=Arizona Republican|page=3|location=Phoenix, Arizona}}</ref> Ganz married Elsie Bryson on September 12, 1907.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85042462/1907-09-15/ed-1/seq-10/#words=Elsie+Emil+Ganz&proxtext=elsie+emil+ganz|title=Ganz-Bryson|date=September 15, 1907|work=Los Angeles Herald|pages=2 Part II}}</ref> He stepped down as president of the National Bank of Arizona in January 1920 and became Chairman of the bank's board.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84020558/1920-01-14/ed-1/seq-4/#words=Emil+Ganz&ortext=emil+ganz|title=Charles F. Solomon is New President of Nat. Bank of Arizona|date=January 14, 1920|work=Arizona Republican|page=4|location=Phoenix, Arizona}}</ref> Ganz died in a [[San Diego, California]] hospital on August 6, 1922.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87062055/1922-08-11/ed-1/seq-3/#words=GANZ+Ganz&proxtext=ganz|title=Emil Ganz, Arizona Pioneer, Dies in San Diego, Calif|date=August 11, 1922|work=The Coconino Sun|page=3|location=Flagstaff, Arizona}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84024827/1922-08-08/ed-1/seq-6/#words=Emil+Ganz&proxtext=emil+ganz|title=Emil Ganz, Pioneer Arizona Resident, Dies in Dan Diego|date=August 8, 1922|work=Bisbee Daily Review|page=6}}</ref> |
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In 2001, professional historian [[Mark Pry]] wrote a biography of Ganz, ''Immigrant Banker: The Life of Emil Ganz''. The book was commissioned by granddaughter [[Joan Ganz Cooney]], a [[television producer]] who co-created ''[[Sesame Street]].'' |
In 2001, professional historian [[Mark Pry]] wrote a biography of Ganz, ''Immigrant Banker: The Life of Emil Ganz''. The book was commissioned by granddaughter [[Joan Ganz Cooney]], a [[television producer]] who co-created ''[[Sesame Street]].'' |
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Revision as of 19:13, 25 August 2015
Emil Ganz | |
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 Emil Ganz | |
| Born | August 18, 1838 |
| Died | August 6, 1922 (aged 83) |
| Nationality | German |
| Occupation(s) | businessman and mayor of Phoenix, Arizona |
Emil Ganz (August 18, 1838 – August 6, 1922) was a businessman and three-time mayor of Phoenix, Arizona.
Background
Ganz was born on August 18, 1838 in the German town of Walldorf, Thuringia in the former Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen, to Meyer and Hannah Ganz.[1][2] He was educated in his home country before being apprenticed to a tailor at age 14.[3] Ganz immigrated to the United States in 1858, working as a journeyman tailor in New York City and Philadelphia before settling in Cedartown, Georgia.[4]
At the beginning of the American Civil War, Ganz enlisted in the Confederate States Army. As a soldier, he saw action at the battles of Antietam, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, and well as being assigned to the defense of Richmond, Virginia.[4] Toward the end of the war, he was captured and spent seven months as a prisoner of war at Elmira Prison.[1]
Becoming a naturalized American citizen in 1866, Ganz moved to Kansas City, Missouri. He joined several cousins who operated a clothing and dry goods company and made alterations to ready made clothing.[1] In 1872, Ganz moved to Las Animas, Colorado where he continued to work as a tailor.[5] There he married a non-Jewish woman named Elizabeth.[1] Two years later he relocated to Prescott, Arizona Territory and become manager of a hotel.[4] In May 1876, he was granted a divorce from his wife.[6] Ganz moved to Phoenix in 1879 and became proprietor for the Bank Exchange hotel.[7] The hotel was destroyed by fire in 1885, after which Ganz went into the wholesale liquor business.[4] Ganz married Bertha Angleman of Kansas City, Missouri in 1883.[8] The union produced four children: Sylvan C., Julian, Aileen, and Helen.[9]
Politically, Ganz was a member of the Democratic party.[5] He was elected Mayor of Phoenix in 1885.[7] As mayor, he lobbied for creation of a city fire department. He was initially unsuccessful but a fire in August 1886 convinced the voters to pass a bond issue to improve water supply and purchase fire fighting equipment.[10]
In 1894, Ganz sold his liquor business. The next year he purchased an interest in the National Bank of Arizona and was elected the bank president.[4] He returned to politics in 1896 and was unanimously elected to represent the second ward on the city council.[11] In 1899, Ganz was elected to his first of two consecutive terms as city mayor.[12] He was the Democratic nominee for mayor in 1903 but failed to win reelection.[13][14]
Ganz's wife, Bertha, died on March 20, 1905.[15] Ganz married Elsie Bryson on September 12, 1907.[16] He stepped down as president of the National Bank of Arizona in January 1920 and became Chairman of the bank's board.[17] Ganz died in a San Diego, California hospital on August 6, 1922.[18][19]
In 2001, professional historian Mark Pry wrote a biography of Ganz, Immigrant Banker: The Life of Emil Ganz. The book was commissioned by granddaughter Joan Ganz Cooney, a television producer who co-created Sesame Street.
References
- ^ a b c d Yost, Barbara (March 23, 2001). "Right place, right time". Jewish News of Greater Phoenix. Archived from the original on June 10, 2010.
{{cite news}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; June 10, 2012 suggested (help) - ^ McClintock 1916, p. 214.
- ^ Conners 1913, p. 233.
- ^ a b c d e Chapman Publishing Co. 1901, p. 222.
- ^ a b Conners 1913, p. 235.
- ^ "District Court". Arizona Weekly Miner. Prscott, Arizona Territory. May 19, 1876. p. 2.
- ^ a b Garcia 2008, p. 56.
- ^ McClintock 1916, p. 217.
- ^ Chapman Publishing Co. 1901, p. 225.
- ^ Garcia 2008, p. 57.
- ^ "It's Monihan". Arizona Republican. Phoenix, Arizona Territory. June 3, 1896. p. 1.
- ^ "A Democratic Tinge". Arizona Republican. Phoenix, Arizona Territory. May 3, 1899. p. 4.
- ^ "Smaller News Items". Bisbee Daily Review. Bisbee, Arizona Territory. April 28, 1903. p. 8.
- ^ "Phoenix City is Redeemed". Arizona Republican. Phoenix, Arizona Territory. May 6, 1903. p. 1.
- ^ "Suffering Ends in Death". Arizona Republican. Phoenix, Arizona. March 21, 1905. p. 3.
- ^ "Ganz-Bryson". Los Angeles Herald. September 15, 1907. pp. 2 Part II.
- ^ "Charles F. Solomon is New President of Nat. Bank of Arizona". Arizona Republican. Phoenix, Arizona. January 14, 1920. p. 4.
- ^ "Emil Ganz, Arizona Pioneer, Dies in San Diego, Calif". The Coconino Sun. Flagstaff, Arizona. August 11, 1922. p. 3.
- ^ "Emil Ganz, Pioneer Arizona Resident, Dies in Dan Diego". Bisbee Daily Review. August 8, 1922. p. 6.
- Portrait and biographical record of Arizona. Chicago: Chapman Publishing Co. 1901. OCLC 247520194.
- Conners, Jo, ed. (1913). Who's who in Arizona. Vol. Vol I. Tucson: Arizona Daily Star. OCLC 8862523.
{{cite book}}:|volume=has extra text (help); Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Garcia, Kathleen (2008). Early Phoenix. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 56–57. ISBN 978-0-7385-4839-5.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - McClintock, James H. (1916). Arizona, prehistoric, aboriginal, pioneer, modern. Vol. Volume III. Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing Co. OCLC 5398889.
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