Randolph Guggenheimer (politician)

{{Short description|American businessman, acting mayor of New York}}

{{for|his grandson|Randolph Guggenheimer}}

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{{Infobox officeholder

|name=Randolph Guggenheimer

|image=200px

|caption=Guggenheimer in 1899

|office=President of the New York City Council

|term_start=January 1, 1898

|term_end=December 31, 1901

|predecessor=Position established

|successor=Position abolished, Charles V. Fornes as President of the Board of Aldermen

|birth_date= July 20, 1846

|birth_place=Lynchburg, Virginia, U.S.

|death_date={{Death date and age|1907|09|12|1846}}

|death_place=Elberon, New Jersey, U.S.

|party = Democratic

}}

Randolph Guggenheimer (July 20, 1846 – September 12, 1907) was a politician in New York City who served as the inaugural President of the Council of the City of Greater New York from 1898 through 1901. He was Jewish, and a philanthropist towards many Jewish causes. He died at his home in Elberon on September 12, 1907.{{cite news |title=Many at funeral of Mr. Guggenheimer |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/20317265/ |url-access=subscription |accessdate=July 14, 2019 |work=The New York Times |volume=56 |issue=18,182 |page=9 |date=September 16, 1907 |via=Newspapers.com}}