Hor Pooh

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Hor Pooh (alternative spellings: Ho Pook, Hor Poa, Hor Lup Chut ) was an American businessman and the end of the 19th century mayor ( mayor ) in New York 's Chinatown .

Hor Pooh was in the Chinese born Province Taishan. He was one of the leaders in the Tong Wars . In 1873 he emigrated to the USA and moved to New York via San Francisco (1881).

After three marriages and several trips to China, he finally returned to his homeland.

literature

  • Bruce Edward Hall: Chinatown . In: American Heritage 54 (1999), no. 4
personal data
SURNAME Pooh, Hor
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Pook, Hor; Poa, Hor; Lup Chut, Hor
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Sino-American merchant and Mayor of New York Chinatown
DATE OF BIRTH before 1873
PLACE OF BIRTH Taishan Province, China
DATE OF DEATH after 1881