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Leopold Levy

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Leopold Levy
25th Treasurer of Indiana
In office
February 10, 1899 – February 9, 1903
GovernorJames A. Mount
Winfield T. Durbin
Preceded byFrederick J. Scholz
Succeeded byNathaniel U. Hill
Personal details
Political partyRepublican

Leopold Levy was an American businessman and public official. He owned a clothing retailer. Levy was a German immigrant.[1]

He served as State Treasurer of Indiana from 1899 until 1903.[2] He was a Republican.

The Indianapolis Museum of Art has a portrait of him by Charles Despiau.[3] The Indiana State Museum has a kiddush cup he brought from Bavaria Germany.[4]

His clothing business sold ready made clothing and advertised rock bottom prices.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Legislative and State Manual of Indiana". W.B. Burford. April 9, 1899 – via pages 12, 23, 41, 112, and 114.
  2. ^ State, Indiana Treasurer of (April 9, 1914). "Annual Report of the Treasurer of the State of Indiana for the Fiscal Year Ending ..." Wm. B. Burford – via page 4.
  3. ^ "Portrait of Leopold Levy". Indianapolis Museum of Art Online Collection.
  4. ^ "Downtown Indianapolis dazzles by day, night | Travel | clevelandjewishnews.com". www.clevelandjewishnews.com.
  5. ^ "Leopold Levy?". November 11, 1880. p. 3 – via newspapers.com.