Nathan Straus
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Nathan Straus
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January 31, 1848 Otterberg, Palatinate, then part of the Kingdom of Bavaria |
| Died | January 11, 1931 (aged 82) New York City, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Co-owner of R.H. Macy & Company and Abraham & Straus |
Nathan Straus (January 31, 1848 – January 11, 1931) was an American merchant and philanthropist who co-owned two of New York City's biggest department stores, R.H. Macy & Company and Abraham & Straus.
Nathan Straus was born to a Jewish family in Otterberg in the former Palatinate, then ruled by the Kingdom of Bavaria, the third child of Lazarus Straus (1809–1898) and his wife, Sara (1823–1876). His siblings were Hermine Straus Kohns (1846–1922), Isidor Straus (1845–1912), and Oscar Solomon Straus (1850–1926). The family moved to the U.S. state of Georgia in 1854. After losing everything in the American Civil War the family moved to New York City, where his father formed L. Straus & Sons, a crockery and glassware firm.
On April 28, 1875, Straus married Lina Gutherz (1854–1930), with whom he had six children, among them State Senator Nathan Straus Jr.; and Sissie Straus, who was married to Irving Lehman (1876–1945), Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals from 1940 until his death.
Straus and his brothers sold crockery to R.H. Macy & Company department store. The brothers became partners in Macy's in 1888 and co-owners in 1896.
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