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	Isidor Straus (1845-1912) — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Otterberg, Bavaria (now Germany), February 6, 1845. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York 15th District, 1894-95. Jewish. One of the owners of the R. H. Macy & Co. department store in New York. Perished in the wreck of the steamship Titanic, in the North Atlantic Ocean, April 15, 1912 (age 67 years, 69 days); his body was subsequently recovered. Originally entombed at Beth El Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.; later interred at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.; memorial monument at Straus Park, Manhattan, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of Lazarus Straus and Sara (Straus) Straus; brother of Oscar Solomon Straus; married, July 12, 1871, to Ida Blum; father of Jesse Isidor Straus; uncle of Nathan Straus Jr.; grandfather of Stuart Scheftel; granduncle of Ronald Peter Straus.   Political family: Straus family of New York City, New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   Straus Hall (built 1926), a dormitory at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, is named for him and his wife.  — Straus Park (established 1895 as Schuyler Square; renamed 1907 as Bloomingdale Square; renamed 1915 as Straus Park), at Broadway and West End Avenue in Morningside Heights, Manhattan, New York, is named for him and his wife.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Books about Isidor Straus: June Hall McCash, A Titanic Love Story: Ida and Isidor Straus
	Oscar Solomon Straus (1850-1926) — also known as Oscar S. Straus — of New York. Born in Germany, December 23, 1850. Progressive. Lawyer; U.S. Minister to Turkey, 1887-89, 1898-99; U.S. Secretary of Commerce and Labor, 1906-09; U.S. Ambassador to Turkey, 1909-10; candidate for Governor of New York, 1912; candidate for delegate to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1914. Jewish. Member, Phi Beta Kappa. First Jewish U.S. cabinet member. Died in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., May 3, 1926 (age 75 years, 131 days). Interment at Beth El Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.; memorial monument at Federal Triangle, Washington, D.C.   Relatives: Son of Lazarus Straus and Sara (Straus) Straus; brother of Isidor Straus; uncle of Jesse Isidor Straus and Nathan Straus Jr.; granduncle of Stuart Scheftel and Ronald Peter Straus.   Political family: Straus family of New York City, New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: Empire State Notables (1914)
	Jesse Isidor Straus (1872-1936) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., June 25, 1872. Democrat. President, R. H. Macy & Co. department stores; U.S. Ambassador to France, 1933-36. Jewish. Member, Sphinx. Died, from pneumonia, in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., October 4, 1936 (age 64 years, 101 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of Isidor Straus and Ida (Blum) Straus; married, November 20, 1895, to Irma S. Nathan; nephew of Oscar Solomon Straus; uncle of Stuart Scheftel; first cousin of Nathan Straus Jr.; first cousin once removed of Ronald Peter Straus.   Political family: Straus family of New York City, New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
	Irving Lehman (1876-1945) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., January 28, 1876. Democrat. Lawyer; Justice of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1909-23; judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1924-39; chief judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1940-45. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association; American Jewish Committee. Died, of a heart ailment, in Port Chester, Westchester County, N.Y., September 22, 1945 (age 69 years, 237 days). Interment at Cypress Hills National Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of Mayer Lehman and Babette (Newgass) Lehman; brother of Herbert Henry Lehman; married, June 26, 1901, to Sissie Straus (sister of Nathan Straus Jr.).   Political family: Morgenthau-Lehman family of New York City, New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Wikipedia article   Image source: New York Red Book 1936
	Nathan Straus Jr. (1889-1961) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., May 27, 1889. Democrat. Partner, R. H. Macy & Co. department store; served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1920, 1924, 1940 (alternate), 1944; member of New York state senate 15th District, 1921-26; Chief, U.S. Housing Authority, 1937-42. Member, Elks; Moose. Died, in a motel room at Massapequa, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y., September 13, 1961 (age 72 years, 109 days). Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of Nathan Straus and Lina (Gutherz) Straus; brother of Sissie Straus (who married Irving Lehman); married, April 29, 1915, to Helen E. Sachs; father of Ronald Peter Straus; nephew of Isidor Straus and Oscar Solomon Straus; first cousin of Jesse Isidor Straus; first cousin once removed of Stuart Scheftel.   Political family: Straus family of New York City, New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial
	Stuart Scheftel (c.1911-1994) — of New York. Born about 1911. Republican. Candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 14th District, 1942. Died, following a heart attack, at New York Hospital, New York, New York County, N.Y., January 20, 1994 (age about 83 years). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Nephew of Jesse Isidor Straus; grandson of Isidor Straus; grandnephew of Oscar Solomon Straus; first cousin once removed of Nathan Straus Jr.; second cousin of Ronald Peter Straus.   Political family: Straus family of New York City, New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
	Ronald Peter Straus (1923-2012) — also known as R. Peter Straus — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., February 15, 1923. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; chairman, Straus Communications, a chain of newspapers and radio stations; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1960, 1964; director, Voice of America, 1977-79. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., August 6, 2012 (age 89 years, 173 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Nathan Straus Jr. and Helen (Sachs) Straus; married 1950 to Ellen Sulzberger; married, April 4, 1998, to Marcia Lewis; grandnephew of Isidor Straus and Oscar Solomon Straus; first cousin once removed of Jesse Isidor Straus; second cousin of Stuart Scheftel.   Political families: Straus family of New York City, New York; Morgenthau-Lehman family of New York City, New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Wikipedia article   Books by R. Peter Straus: Is The State Department Color Blind? (1971) — The Buddy System in Foreign Affairs (1973) — The Father of Anne Frank (1975)