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Proskauer-Leinkauf family of Mobile, Alabama

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  William H. Leinkauf (1827-1901) — of Mobile, Mobile County, Ala. Born in Pressburg, Hungary (now Bratislava, Slovakia), July 27, 1827. Banker; Vice-Consul for Sweden & Norway in Mobile, Ala., 1890-1901; Vice-Consul for Denmark in Mobile, Ala., 1892-1901; Vice-Consul for Netherlands in Mobile, Ala., 1897-1901. Jewish. Member, Freemasons; B'nai B'rith. Died in Mobile, Mobile County, Ala., October 15, 1901 (age 74 years, 80 days). Interment at Springhill Avenue Temple Cemetery, Mobile, Ala.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Leinkauf and Bertha (Joseph) Leinkauf; married 1853 to Caroline Bloch; father of Rebecca Leinkauf (who married Alfred Proskauer); grandfather of Joseph Meyer Proskauer.
  Political family: Proskauer-Leinkauf family of Mobile, Alabama.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Alfred Proskauer (1850-1912) — of Mobile, Mobile County, Ala. Born in Breslau, Prussia (now Wroclaw, Poland), December 31, 1850. Vice-Consul for Netherlands in Mobile, Ala., 1902-08. Jewish. Dropped dead, probably from a heart attack, on Dauphin and Claiborne streets, Mobile, Mobile County, Ala., October 25, 1912 (age 61 years, 299 days). Interment at Springhill Avenue Temple Cemetery, Mobile, Ala.
  Relatives: Son of Johann 'John" Proskauer and Adelbeit 'Adelaide' (Bloch) Proskauer; married to Rebecca Leinkauf (daughter of William H. Leinkauf); father of Joseph Meyer Proskauer.
  Political family: Proskauer-Leinkauf family of Mobile, Alabama.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Joseph Meyer Proskauer (1877-1971) — also known as Joseph M. Proskauer — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Mobile, Mobile County, Ala., August 6, 1877. Democrat. Lawyer; campaign manager for Gov. Alfred E. Smith, 1918-22; Justice of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1923-30; appointed 1923; resigned 1930; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 1st Department, 1927-30. Jewish. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; American Bar Association. Died in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., September 10, 1971 (age 94 years, 35 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Alfred Proskauer and Rebecca (Leinkauf) Proskauer; married 1903 to Alice Naumburg; grandson of William H. Leinkauf.
  Alice M. Proskauer — also known as Alice Naumburg — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1928. Female. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1903 to Joseph Meyer Proskauer.
  Political family: Proskauer-Leinkauf family of Mobile, Alabama.
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