Louis Cohn, 1837 December 3-1899 July 31
Abstract
Louis Cohn (1837-1899) was born in Breslau, Prussia (now Wroclaw, Poland), and moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1861. He traveled the Santa Fe Trail to Santa Fe, New Mexico, and opened a general merchandise store in the early 1860s. Cohn moved to San Luis, Colorado, in the early 1870s, and in 1876 married widow Juanita Mary Ruperta Valdez Cohn (1855-1895). In 1880, Cohn was elected as a delegate to the Colorado Democratic Convention, and was... later elected to the Colorado House of Representatives for Costilla County in the state's Fifth General Assembly in 1884 and 1885.
See moreDates
- 1837 December 3-1899 July 31
Extent
From the File: 1 Items : legal document box
Scope and Contents
Essay "Louis Cohn, The Pioneer," by David Woodward (Cohn's great-grandson), photocopy of a document.
Creator
- From the Collection: University of Denver. Center for Judaic Studies. Ira M. Beck Memorial Collection of Rocky Mountain Jewish History (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository