Solomon Levitan
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name= Solomon Levitan
| image=Solomon Levitan, c.1922.jpg
| office1= 19th & 21st Treasurer of Wisconsin
| term_start1= January 4, 1937
| term_end1= January 2, 1939
| governor1= Philip La Follette
| preceded1= Robert Kirkland Henry
| succeeded1= John M. Smith
| term_start2= January 1, 1923
| term_end2= January 2, 1933
| governor2= John J. Blaine
Fred R. Zimmerman
Walter J. Kohler Sr.
Philip La Follette
| preceded2= Henry Johnson
| succeeded2= Robert Kirkland Henry
| birth_date= November 1, 1862
| birth_place=Tauragė, Russian Empire
| death_date= {{death date and age|1940|2|27|1862|11|1}}
| death_place= Madison, Wisconsin, US
| party=Progressive (1934-1940)
| otherparty=Republican (until 1934)
|}}
Solomon Levitan (November 1, 1862 – February 27, 1940) was an American politician of the Republican Party who served as the treasurer of the state of Wisconsin on two occasions, once from 1923 to 1933, and again from 1937 to 1939.
Biography
Levitan was born in Tauroggen, East Prussia in 1862.{{cite web|url=http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=2790&term_type_id=1&term_type_text=people&letter=L|title=Levitan, Solomon 1862 - 1940|publisher=Wisconsin Historical Society|accessdate=2011-10-14}} A Jewish man, Levitan moved to Wisconsin and settled in the New Glarus, Wisconsin area in 1881 after antisemitism broke out in his native country. He later moved to Madison, Wisconsin, in 1905. Levitan died in 1940.{{cite news|title=Progressive Leader Dies|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16077612/solomon_levitan_18621940/|newspaper=The Missoulan|date=February 28, 1940|page=7|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = December 29, 2017}} {{Open access}}
Career
Levitan twice ran unsuccessfully for treasurer before being elected in 1922. He served from 1923 to 1933 and again from 1937 to 1939. In 1924, he was delegate to the Republican National Convention.{{cite web|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/levingston-levitt.html#256.04.76|title=Solomon Levitan|publisher=Political Graveyard|accessdate=2011-10-14}} The convention nominated incumbent Calvin Coolidge for President of the United States, who would run against Democratic Party nominee John W. Davis of West Virginia and Progressive Party nominee Robert M. La Follette Sr. of Wisconsin, of whom Levitan had been a long-time supporter.
References
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External links
- {{Find a Grave|86627523}}
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{{s-ttl|title=Republican nominee for State Treasurer of Wisconsin|years=1922, 1924, 1926, 1928, 1930}}
{{s-aft|after=Edward J. Samp}}
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Category:People from New Glarus, Wisconsin
Category:Politicians from Madison, Wisconsin
Category:Emigrants from the German Empire to the United States
Category:State treasurers of Wisconsin