Solomon Scheu | |
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| 33rdMayor of Buffalo | |
| In office 1878–1879 | |
| Preceded by | Philip Becker |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Brush |
| New York State Prison Inspector | |
| In office January 1, 1868 – December 31, 1873 | |
| Preceded by | John Hammond |
| Succeeded by | David B. McNeil |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 6, 1822 |
| Died | November 23, 1888(1888-11-23) (aged 66) Buffalo, New York, United States |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Wilhelmina Rink |
| Children | eight children |
| "Solomon Scheu".Through The Mayor's Eyes, The Only Complete History of the Mayor's of Buffalo, New York, Compiled by Michael Rizzo. The Buffalonian is produced by The Peoples History Union. 2009-05-27. | |
Solomon Scheu (January 6, 1822 – November 23, 1888) was an American businessman and politician fromNew York.
He came to theUnited States in 1839 to live with an uncle and a brother inNew York City, and learned thebaker's trade. In 1844, he removed toBuffalo, New York, where his brother Jacob lived. They opened a bakery, later a grocery business, and then amalt factory. In 1847, he married Wilhelmina Rink, and they had seven sons and a daughter.
He entered politics as aDemocrat, and was alderman from the Sixth Ward in 1855. He was Receiver of Taxes from 1856 to 1859. He was an Alderman again in 1866 and 1867.
He was anInspector of State Prisons from 1868 to 1873, elected in1867 and1870.
In November 1877, he was electedMayor of Buffalo by a slim margin in a three-way race, defeating the incumbent RepublicanPhilip Becker (vote: Scheu 8,756; Becker 8,159; Edward Bennett, Tax Payers Party, 6,216). He was in office from January 7, 1878, to January 1880, but was defeated for re-election in 1879 byAlexander Brush (vote: Brush 13,721; Scheu 12,189). In 1887, he ran again for Mayor but was defeated by the incumbentPhilip Becker (vote: Becker 17,925; Scheu 17,451).
He died of "paralysis", and was buried at theForest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo.
His son Solomon Scheu (1850–1895) was also an alderman of Buffalo.
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| Preceded by | Mayor of Buffalo, NY 1878–1880 | Succeeded by |