Max Eckmann

Max Eckmann was born on November 9, 1851, in Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia,[https://books.google.com/books?id=YG9IAAAAYAAJ&q=max+eckmann+1851 New York Red Book] (1906; pg. 130) the son of Ezekiel Eckmann (1818–1864) and Caroline (Löwenstein) Eckmann (1816–1882). He attended the Jewish Communal School and the Friedrichswerdersches Gymnasium in Berlin.

Eckmann emigrated to the United States in 1874 and settled in New York City. On February 18, 1875, he married Marie Slupecki. He was a "manufacturer of novelties" and played an active role in community work. He was one of the organizers of the Independent Order of B'rith Abraham.[https://books.google.com/books?id=uWrXAAAAMAAJ&q=marie+slupecki Who's Who in American Jewry] (1926; pg. 130)

In November 1905, Eckmann was elected on the Municipal Ownership League ticket with Republican endorsement to the New York State Assembly (New York County, 12th District), defeating the incumbent Democrat Edward Rosenstein. Eckmann served in the 129th New York State Legislature in 1906.[https://archive.org/stream/officialnewyorkf04fitc#page/352/mode/1up Official New York from Cleveland to Hughes] by Charles Elliott Fitch (Hurd Publishing Co., New York and Buffalo, 1911, Vol. IV; pg. 352) Rosenstein contested Eckmann's election, accusing him of fraudulent proceedings, but the Assembly Committee on Elections rejected the contest.

On April 7, 1906, during a probe into alleged frauds during the November 1905 election, Benjamin M. Goldberger admitted that Eckmann's M.O.L. nomination petition was a forgery.[https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1906/04/08/101773207.pdf ECKMANN PETITION, TOO] in the New York Times on April 8, 1906 Eckmann later admitted that he and his five children had fabricated the nomination petition by copying names from a directory and another candidate's petition, writing all the signatures themselves.[https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1906/04/10/101773650.pdf CHILDREN FILLED IN NAMES] in the New York Times on April 10, 1906 The trial was held in the Criminal Branch of the New York Supreme Court. Goldberger turned State's evidence, detailing how the petitions were forged.[https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1906/06/05/101843514.pdf HOW HEARST PETITIONS WERE MANUFACTURED] in the New York Times on June 5, 1906 On June 5, 1906, Eckmann pleaded guilty to conspiracy, a misdemeanor.[https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1906/06/06/101781780.pdf FIVE HEARST WORKERS ADMIT PETITION FRAUD] in the New York Times on June 6, 1906 He was fined $500.[https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1906/06/07/120281214.pdf ANOTHER HEARST MAN GUILTY] in the New York Times on June 7, 1906

Max Eckmann died on June 22, 1931, at his home at 460 Grand Street in Manhattan, from a heart attack.[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9900E6DB123BE433A25750C2A9609C946094D6CF Obituary; Max Eckmann] in the New York Times on June 23, 1931 (subscription required)

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