Seligman, Issac Newton (1855-1917)

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Jane Addams to Mary Rozet Smith, May 3, 1902

Jacob H. Schiff to Lillian D. Wald, February 24, 1911

Platform of The World's Court League Inc., January 16, 1917

Jane Addams et al. to Bryan Lathrop, December 15, 1905

Jane Addams et al. to Unknown, January 20, 1906

Isaac N. Seligman to Lillian D. Wald, 1912

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Birth Date

1855-07-10

Death Date

1917-09-30

Birthplace

Staten Island, NY

Biographical Text

Issac Newton Seligman was the founder of the firm J & W Seligman & Company with his six brothers, who served as financial agents of the United States Navy Department. He was also one of the founders of the Child Labor Association, the City and Suburban Homes Company, and the Institute of Musical Art. Seligman was active in almost every social activist group in New York.

Seligman married Guta Loeb in 1883. Seligman died in 1917.

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Social reform activist

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“Seligman, Issac Newton (1855-1917),” Jane Addams Digital Edition, accessed March 5, 2021, https://digital.janeaddams.ramapo.edu/items/show/1606.