Philip Dorsheimer

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Philip Dorsheimer

Philip Dorsheimer (April 15, 1797 Wöllstein, then in the Mont-Tonnerre Department, now in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany - April 11, 1868)

Life

He came to the United States in 1815, and settled in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. On August 23, 1821, he married Sarah Gorgas. In 1826 he removed to Lyons, N.Y., and in April 1836 to Buffalo, New York.

In 1838, he was appointed Postmaster of Buffalo by President Martin Van Buren. On April 1, 1845, he was appointed again Postmaster of Buffalo by President James K. Polk.

He had been always a Democrat, but joined the Republican Party upon its foundation. He was a delegate to the 1856 Republican National Convention. He was New York State Treasurer from 1860 to 1861. From 1862 to 1864, he was Inland Tax Collector at Buffalo.

His son was Lieutenant Governor William Dorsheimer.

Sources

Bios of German-Americans in Buffalo, with photo (giving as birthplace "Weistein", a misspelling of "Wollstein")
Political Graveyard
Appointed tax collector, in NYT on September 1, 1862
Dorsheimer genealogy (giving as birthplace "Dondersberg" - a variant spelling of Donnersberg, translated to Mont-Tonnerre in French, "Canton Wollstein" - cantons are the divisions of the départements)
His letter to J. F. Donaldson, in NYT on August 9, 1856

Political offices
Preceded by Isaac V. Vanderpoel	New York State Treasurer 1860 - 1861	Succeeded by William B. Lewis

v t e New York State Treasurers

Livingston Bancker McClellan A G Lansing Thomas A G Lansing Thomas Platt Dox Knower Keyser Barstow Keyser Barstow Haight Farrington Enos Farrington Hunt Cook Welch Spaulding Clark Vanderpoel Dorsheimer Lewis Schuyler Howland Bristol Raines A Lansing* Raines Ross Mackin Wendell Maxwell Fitzgerald Danforth Colvin Jaeckel Wickser Wallenmeier Hauser Dunn Kennedy Batten* Call Wells Marshall Shuler Pounds

*denotes acting treasurer

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Name	Dorsheimer, Philip
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Date of birth	April 15, 1797
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Date of death	April 11, 1868
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