. The men of New York: a collection of biographies and portraits of citizens of the Empire state prominent in business, professional, social, and political life during the last decade of the nineteenth century .. . 881-87; wasmayor of New York city, 1887-88; mar-ried Sarah Amelia Cooper, the only daugh-ter of Peter Cooper, in 1855; has en-gaged in the busitiess of iron manufacture since 18^5. public life as state senator from the Queens-countydistrict in the sessions of 1896-97. He was born inthe province of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, aboutforty years ago, of excellent family ; his grandfath
. The men of New York: a collection of biographies and portraits of citizens of the Empire state prominent in business, professional, social, and political life during the last decade of the nineteenth century .. . 881-87; wasmayor of New York city, 1887-88; mar-ried Sarah Amelia Cooper, the only daugh-ter of Peter Cooper, in 1855; has en-gaged in the busitiess of iron manufacture since 18^5. public life as state senator from the Queens-countydistrict in the sessions of 1896-97. He was born inthe province of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, aboutforty years ago, of excellent family ; his grandfatherhaving been knighted by Frederick VII., King ofDenmark, and his father decorated with the IronCross. Mr. Koehler was educated in his native land, andat the age of fifteen began business life in one of thelargest commercial houses in the city of spent four years in this establishment, and ob-tained thus a thorough training in business methodsand management. Although this experience waslargely in the line of his subsequent successful career,it did not satisfy the restless ambition of the boy ofnineteen ; and accordingly he enlisted as a sharp-shooter in the (ierman armv, with the idea of devoting. IbeoDore IROeblCr s known in the businessworld as an accountant of unusual abilitv, and in THEOnORR himself to a military life. This plan was not to becarried out, however. A friend and classmate whohad left his fatherland several years before for thenew world, wrote back glowing accounts of the 70 MEX OF .XKir YORK—MAXHATTAN SECT/OX happiness and prosperity to be found there ; and was seized with a desire to try his fortunesin America. It was not so easy a matter to secure adischarge from the army ; but as the times happenedto be peaceful this was accomplished, and in 1876,at the age of twenty, he landed in Philadelphia. On his arrival Mr. Koehler was greeted by thenews of the unexpected death of the friend on whoseadvice and assistance he had reli
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