Edward Lauterbach

Edward Lauterbach (August 12, 1844 - March 4, 1923), was Chairman of the Republican County Committee in New York and the defense attorney for David Lamar, the "Wolf of Wall Street". He was a trustee of the Hebrew Orphan Asylum for over 39 years.^[1]

Biography

He was born on August 12, 1844 in New York City. His education was begun in the public schools and continued in the College of the City of New York, where he graduated with honors in 1864. He received his degree entered upon a course of law in the offices of Townsend, Dyett & Morrison. After his admission to the New York City Bar Association he became a member of this firm, which was then reorganized under the name of Morrison, Lauterbach & Spingarn.^[2]

He died on March 4, 1923.^[3]

References

1. "Honor Lauterbach For Aid To Orphans. Beneficiaries Of His 39 Years As Trustee Of Hebrew Asylum Pay A Tribute. Library Named For Him And Portrait Presented". New York Times. November 14, 1921. Retrieved 2010-07-10. The completion of thirty-nine years by Edward Lauterbach as trustee of the Hebrew Orphan Asylum was commemorated yesterday by over 2,000 men, women and children, the majority of whom had directly benefited from his ser vices for the institution.
2. "Edward Lauterbach". Prominent and progressive Americans. 1903.
3. "Edward Lauterbach, Lawyer, Dies at 78". New York Times. March 5, 1923. Retrieved 2010-07-10. Edward Lauterbach, one of the lawyers in the city, died yesterday at his home ... Mr. Lauterbach had suffered from bronchitis, but heart disease ...