Jesse Lewisohn | |
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Born | 8 July 1871 New York City |
Died | November 30, 1918 New York City |
(aged 47)
Cause of death | Spanish influenza |
Parent(s) | Leonard Lewisohn |
Relatives | Adolph Lewisohn, uncle |
Jesse Lewisohn (8 July 1871 – 30 November 1918), was a businessman involved in copper trading with Lewisohn Brothers, and an owner of racehorses.
He was born in 1872 to Leonard Lewisohn and he had the following siblings: Walter Lewisohn, Frederick Lewisohn, Oscar Lewisohn (1884–1917), Lillie A. Lewisohn, Alice Lewisohn, and Irene Lewisohn. In 1908 he was in a car with Lillian Russell and the car hit Sylvester T. Corning, the subsequent court case was settled by the New York Supreme Court.
He married Edna McCauley in Atlantic City, New Jersey. She had been a friend and companion of millionaire Diamond Jim Brady.
He died during the Spanish influenza outbreak on November 30, 1918.