Philip Wasserman, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Philip Wasserman

American mayor

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-0001

Place of Birth: Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire

Date of Death: 26-Feb-1895

Profession: politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Philip Wasserman (December 1828 – February 26, 1895) was the mayor of Portland, Oregon, United States from 1871–1873.
He was a pioneer banker and co-founder of the First National Bank.Wasserman moved to Portland from San Francisco in 1858 and entered the tobacco and cigar business with his brother, Herman.
He was part of a group of successful early Jews in Portland who exhibited a strong sense of public responsibility and appetite for public life, along with his predecessor (and Portland's first Jewish mayor), Bernard Goldsmith.He died of heart failure, at his home in Portland, on February 26, 1895.