| Oscar S. Straus AKA Oscar Solomon Straus Born: 23-Dec-1850
Birthplace: Otterberg, Rhenist Bavaria, Germany
Died: 3-May-1926
Location of death: New York City
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Buried, Beth-El Cemetery, Queens, NY
Gender: Male
Religion: Jewish
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Diplomat, Government
Party Affiliation: Progressive Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Thrice Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire First Jewish cabinet member. Father: Lazarus Straus
Mother: Sara Straus
Brother: Isidor Straus (congressman, d. 1912 on the Titanic)
Brother: Nathan Straus
Wife: Sarah Lavanburg (m. 19-Apr-1882, three children)
University: BA, Columbia University (1871)
Law School: JD, Columbia Law School (1873)
US Ambassador to Turkey (1909-10)
US Secretary of Commerce and Labor (1906-09)
Permanent Court of Arbitration (The Hague) (1902-24)
US Ambassador to Turkey (1898-99)
US Ambassador to Turkey (1887-89)
L. Straus & Sons Partner (glassware)
New York State Official New York Public Service Commission
League to Enforce Peace (1915-18)
Naturalized US Citizen (1854)
Author of books:
The Origin of the Republican Form of Government in the United States (1885)
Reform in the Consular Service (1894)
The American Spirit (1913)
Under Four Administrations: From Cleveland to Taft (1922)
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