Joseph Simon (1712-1804)

	Joseph Simon (1712-1804) Joseph Simon may refer to: * Joseph Simon (1712–1804), Jewish community leader in Pennsylvania, United States * Joseph Simon (politician) (1851–1935), United States politician and attorney * Joseph Simon (comics) (1913–2011), United States comic book writer, artist, editor, and publisher * Joseph Simon (Monegasque politician) (1900–1968), three times president of the National Council (Monaco) * Joseph T. Simon (1912–1976), Austrian jurist and resistance fighter, member of the Counterintelligence Corps * Joseph Maria Anton Brassier de Saint-Simon-Vallade (1798–1872), Prussian diplomat; envoy to Italy of the North German Confederation See also * Joe Simon (other) * Joseph Simons * Joseph Simonson Joseph Simonson (1904 – January 17, 1985) was a Lutheran pastor and the American ambassador to Ethiopia (1953–1957). Biography Simonson was a resident of the Minneapolis suburb of Richfield, Minnesota. He was chaplain of the Minnesota Senat ... {{hn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Joseph Simon (1712–1804) Joseph Simon (1712–January 24, 1804) was the leader of the Jewish community in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, during the eighteenth century. Life Joseph Simon was born in 1712. He immigrated to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, from England by 1740. In 1747, he and Isaac Nunes Henriques purchased one half acre of land for the cemetery in which he is buried. It is the fourth-oldest Jewish cemetery in the United States. At this time Lancaster had enough Jewish men living in the community to support a minyan, and religious services were held at Simon's house. Simon was a successful trader and owned enormous tracts of land in the West; among others, he was a business partner of William Henry—a gunsmith, merchant, and, later, important patriot during the American Revolution. In 1759, he helped found the Juliana Public Library and in 1764 the Union Fire Company. In 1767, Thomas Barton, rector of St. James' Church in Lancaster, described Simon to Sir William Johnson as "a worthy, honest Jew a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Joseph Simon (politician) Joseph Simon (February 7, 1851February 14, 1935) was a German-born politician and attorney in the U.S. state of Oregon. He was born in Bechtheim, Hesse, and his family immigrated to the United States when he was one year old, settling in Portland, Oregon. A Republican, Simon served on the city council before election to the Oregon State Senate. He was later elected to the United States Senate for one partial term, 1898 to 1903. He later served as mayor of Portland for one term, 1909 to 1911. He was also the first Jewish Republican senator. Early life Joseph Simon was born in Bechtheim, today a part of Germany, on February 7, 1851, to David Simon (1819–1901) and Elise née Leopold (1829–1890). He immigrated to the United States in 1852 with his parents, and in 1857 the family settled in Portland, Oregon.Corning, Howard M. (1989) ''Dictionary of Oregon History''. Binfords & Mort Publishing. pp. 224. In Portland, Simon attended the local Portland Public Schools before stud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Joseph Simon (comics) Joseph Henry Simon (born Hymie Simon; October 11, 1913 – December 14, 2011) was an American comic book writer, artist, editor, and publisher. Simon created or co-created many important characters in the 1930s–1940s Golden Age of Comic Books and served as the first editor of Timely Comics, the company that would evolve into Marvel Comics. With his partner, artist Jack Kirby, he co-created Captain America, one of comics' most enduring superheroes, and the team worked extensively on such features at DC Comics as the 1940s Sandman (Wesley Dodds), Sandman and Sandy the Golden Boy, and co-created the Newsboy Legion, the Boy Commandos, and Manhunter (comics), Manhunter. Simon and Kirby creations for other comics publishers include Boys' Ranch, Fighting American and the Fly (Archie Comics), Fly. In the late 1940s, the duo created the field of romance comics, and were among the earliest pioneers of horror comics. Simon, who went on to work in advertising and commercial art, also found ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]