Oscar Straus
American politician and diplomat
Oscar Solomon Straus was an American politician and diplomat. He served as United States Secretary of Commerce and Labor under President Theodore Roosevelt from 1906 to 1909, making him the first Jewish United States Cabinet Secretary. Wikipedia
Born: December 23, 1850, Otterbach-Otterberg, Germany
Died: May 3, 1926 (age 75 years), New York, NY
Children: Roger Williams Straus
Education: Columbia University, Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School, and Columbia Law School
Siblings: Nathan Straus, Hermine Straus Kohns, and Isidor Straus
Nieces: Minnie Weil and Vivian Straus