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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—ColoradoSimon GUGGENHEIM
(1867-1941)
Senate Years of Service:
1907-1913Party: RepublicanGUGGENHEIM, Simon, a
Senator from Colorado; born in Philadelphia, Pa., December 30,
1867; attended the public schools of Philadelphia and Pierce
Business School, Philadelphia; studied languages in Europe for two
years; engaged in the mining and smelting business in the United
States and Mexico; moved to Pueblo, Colo., in 1888 as chief ore
buyer for M. Guggenheim’s Sons and became associated with his
brothers in the management of the Philadelphia Smelting &
Refining Co.; moved to Denver in 1892; elected as a Republican to
the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1907, to March 3,
1913; was not a candidate for reelection; chairman, Committee on
the University of the United States (Sixty-first Congress),
Committee on the Philippines (Sixty-second Congress);
philanthropist; moved to New York in 1913; member and later
chairman of the board of the American Smelting & Refining Co.
and elected president of that company in 1919; established in 1925,
in memory of his son, the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
for scholarships for advanced study abroad; continued active in
financial interests until his death in New York City, November 2,
1941; interment in Woodlawn Cemetery.
Bibliography
Dictionary of American Biography; Davis, John. The
Guggenheims: An American Epic. New York: William Morrow and
Co., 1978; Hoyt, Edwin P., Jr. The Guggenheims and the American
Dream. New York: Funk and Wagnalls, 1967.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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