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.
Dates
- 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