Daniel F. Tiemann
Daniel Fawcett Tiemann (January 9, 1805 – June 29, 1899)
Life
Tiemann was an
He was educated in a private seminary and at age thirteen began an apprenticeship in the drugstore of H.M. Schiefflin & Co., on Pearl Street, until 1824, when he joined his father's company. He became a partner in the company in 1826.[3]
In December 1857, Democrat
Tiemann was a member of the New York State Senate (8th District) in 1872 and 1873.
His younger brother, Julius William Tiemann, was one of the founding partners in the D.F. Tiemann company, and father of Hermann Newell Tiemann (1863–1957), who was a commercial photographer in New York City.[3][7]
D.F. Tiemann was nephew-in-law of Peter Cooper, the American industrialist and inventor.[8] In 1826, he had married Martha Clowes, Cooper's niece, and they had three sons and three daughters.[3]
Legacy
Tiemann Place, near 125th Street and Broadway in the New York City borough of Manhattan, and Tiemann Avenue, which extends from Pelham Parkway North to East 222nd Street in the northeastern part of the borough of the Bronx, are named for him.
References
- ^ Meredith, Roy, The world of Mathew Brady: portraits of the Civil War period, Brooke House Publishers, 1976. Cf. p.69
- ^ Nevins, Allan (1935). Abram S. Hewitt: with some account of Peter Cooper. Harper & brothers. p. 175.
- ^ a b c d e Baptista, Robert J., "D.F. Tiemann & Co. Color Works, Manhattanville, New York City"[usurped], Colorants Industry History, July 7, 2009
- ISBN 978-0-300-11465-2.
- ISBN 0-195-11634-8.
- ISBN 0-06-074062-0
- ^ Lewis, Jennifer, "Guide to the H.N. Tiemann & Co. Photograph Collection (1880-1916)", New-York Historical Society, New York University Libraries, Publisher. 2002.
- ^ Thomas C. McCarthy. "Ch. 2 of 7 - C. Godfrey Gunther: NYC Jails Governor & Civil War Mayor".
Further reading
- Williams Haynes, American Chemical Industry, Vol. 1, D. Van Nostrand Co., New York, 1954, pp. 203–204
- "Large Fire in Manhattanville", New York Times, September 17, 1879
- "Fire in a Paint Manufactory", New York Times, August 10, 1881
- "Daniel F. Tiemann Dead", New York Times, June 30, 1899
- "Efforts To Make Dyestuffs Here", New York Times, April 4, 1915
- "Tiemann Hall", New York Times, November 3, 1940
- "Tiemann"
- "Indian Spring and Tiemann's Fountain, Manhattan"
- "Walk: Tiemann Place"
- Eric K. Washington, Manhattanville, Arcadia Publishing, 2002
- Teachers College Record, Vol. III, Columbia University Press, 1902, p. 17, 286
- "Biographical Sketches. Hon. Daniel F. Tiemann, Mayor of the City of New York", [pp. 420–436] in Journals: The United States Democratic Review (1837–1859)
- "NEW-YORK CITY.; Board of Councilmen. Coroner's Inquests. The Abandoned Church. Well-Dressed Beggars. Accidents. Police Intelligence.", The New York Times, October 19, 1858, Wednesday. This has several orders and messages from Mayor Daniel F. Tiemann to the Board of Councilman of New-York.
- Ortssippenbuch Karlshafen The ancestors of Daniel Fowcett Tiemann (his father born in Bad Karlshafen, Germany) are published in the genealogical book "Ortssippenbuch Karlshafen", family number 4698.
External links
- Tiemann Place - Eric Washington site (archived 2011)
