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Jewish Politicians in Arkansas
(religion or ancestry)

Louis Altheimer (1849-1922) — of Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Ark. Born in Germany, 1849. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Arkansas, 1892, 1896 (alternate); postmaster at Pine Bluff, Ark., 1901. Jewish. German ancestry. Died in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark., May 27, 1922 (age about 72 years). Interment at Congregation Anshe Emeth Cemetery, Pine Bluff, Ark.   Relatives: Married to Julia Sussholz.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Wesley Kanne Clark (b. 1944) — also known as Wesley K. Clark; Wesley Kanne — of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., December 23, 1944. Democrat. Rhodes scholar; served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; U.S. Army General; Supreme Allied Commander, 1997-2000; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 2004. Baptist; later Catholic. Jewish ancestry. Recipient, Medal of Freedom, 2000. Still living as of 2014.   Relatives: Step-son of Viktor Clark; son of Benjamin Jacob Kanne and Veneta Updegraff (Bogard) Kanne; married 1966 to Gertrude 'Gert' Kingston.   See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — OurCampaigns candidate detail   Books by Wesley K. Clark: Winning Modern Wars : Iraq, Terrorism, and the American Empire (2003) — Waging Modern War : Bosnia, Kosovo, and the Future of Combat (2001) — A Time to Lead : For Duty, Honor and Country (2007)   Joseph Saul Kornfeld (1876-1943) — of Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Ark.; Montreal, Quebec; Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Born in Austria-Hungary, February 12, 1876. Rabbi; U.S. Minister to Persia, 1921-24. Jewish. Member, B'nai B'rith. Died in 1943 (age about 67 years). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Herman Kornfeld and Emilie (Gross) Kornfeld; married, June 20, 1900, to Josephine Bluthenthal.   See also U.S. State Dept career summary   Frederick Kramer (1829-1896) — of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark. Born in Halle, Germany, December 22, 1829. Banker; mayor of Little Rock, Ark., 1873-75, 1881-87. Jewish. Member, Freemasons. Died in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colo., September 8, 1896 (age 66 years, 261 days). Interment at Oakland and Fraternal Historic Cemetery Park, Little Rock, Ark.   Relatives: Married 1857 to Adaline Margaret Reichardt.   Kramer Elementary School (built 1895, closed 1978), in Little Rock, Arkansas, was named for him.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Grover M. Moscowitz (1886-1947) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Hot Springs, Garland County, Ark., August 31, 1886. Lawyer; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, 1925-47; died in office 1947; his practice of giving lucrative bankruptcy receiverships to members of his former partner's law firm was condemned as unethical by the U.S. House on April 8, 1930. Jewish. Member, Freemasons. Died in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., March 31, 1947 (age 60 years, 212 days). Cremated.   Relatives: Son of Morris Moscowitz and Bertha (Less) Moscowitz; married 1911 to Miriam H. Greenebaum; father of Grover M. Moscowitz Jr..   Cross-reference: William T. Cowin   See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges   Jacob Shaul (1849-1925) — of Marianna, Lee County, Ark. Born in Germany, September 16, 1849. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Arkansas, 1896, 1924; postmaster at Marianna, Ark., 1901. Jewish. German ancestry. Died in Arkansas, February 15, 1925 (age 75 years, 152 days). Interment at Beth El Cemetery, Helena-West Helena, Ark.   Relatives: Married to Etta Louisa Levy.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Jacob Trieber (1853-1927) — of Helena (now part of Helena-West Helena), Phillips County, Ark.; Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark. Born in Raschkow, Prussia (now Raszkow, Poland), October 6, 1853. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Arkansas, 1880, 1884, 1896 (member, Credentials Committee); candidate for U.S. Representative from Arkansas 1st District, 1892; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, 1897-1900; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas, 1900-27; died in office 1927. Jewish. Member, Freemasons. Died September 17, 1927 (age 73 years, 346 days). Interment at Oakland and Fraternal Historic Cemetery Park, Little Rock, Ark.   Relatives: Son of Morris Trieber and Blume (Brodeck) Trieber; married, January 10, 1882, to Ida Schradzki.   See also federal judicial profile — Find-A-Grave memorial

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