Herman Silver

Herman Silver
Silver in 1913
President of the Los Angeles City Council
In office
December 16, 1896 – December 12, 1900
Preceded byFreeman G. Teed
Succeeded byPomeroy Wills Powers
Member of the Los Angeles City Council from the 4th ward
In office
December 16, 1896 – December 12, 1900
Preceded bySamuel H. Kingery
Succeeded byPomeroy Wills Powers
Personal details
Born1831 (1831)
Magdeburg, Prussian Saxony
DiedAugust 19, 1913(1913-08-19) (aged 81–82)
Los Angeles, California, US
PartyRepublican

Herman Silver (1831–1913) was the chairman of the Republican County Committee in LaSalle, Illinois, superintendent of the United States Mint in Colorado, a collector of internal revenue, a railroad official and a member of the Los Angeles City Council. According to the Jewish Museum of the American West, he was fluent in Hebrew and English.

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