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Nathan Menderson (April 25, 1820 – March 31, 1904) was a German-born American business executive, the owner of one of the largest clothing stores in Cincinnati. He is best remembered for being vice president of the
Cincinnati Stars
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Following the 1880 campa ...
baseball team of the
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, serving as
president ''pro tempore'' in , when
Justus Thorner departed in early July. The
1880 Stars finished 21–59, in last place in the eight-team National League.
Menderson came to the United States from
Bavaria
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in 1845, and amassed a fortune. He operated his clothing store until retiring in the fall of 1886. He was renowned for his generosity and gentle habits. In the words of his obituary, he was "simple, kindly, loving both his family and his fellow man better than himself."
Menderson and his wife had six children.
[ He is buried in Cincinnati's ]United Jewish Cemetery
United Jewish Cemetery is a Reform Jewish cemetery, located at 3400 Montgomery Road in the Evanston neighborhood, in Cincinnati, Ohio. The cemetery was opened by members of Bene Israel and B'nai Jeshurum congregations in 1862. The first burial was ...
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Cincinnati Reds history
1820 births
1904 deaths
People from Lichtenfels, Bavaria
Emigrants from Bavaria to the United States
American business executives
Major League Baseball executives
19th-century American businesspeople
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