About Henry L. Hertz
Lived 1847 – 1926 (aged 78). Henry L. Hertz was an American politician and businessperson.
Henry Lamartine Hertz (November 19, 1847 – July 3, 1926) was an American businessman and politician.
Biography Hertz was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, the son of police inspector Martin Hertz (1817–79) and Henriette C. C. Frohbøse (1823–1904). He graduated from the University of Copenhagen with a degree in medicine in 1866. In 1869, Hertz emigrated to the United States and settled in Chicago, Illinois. He was involved with banking and financial institutes. Peter B. Olsen, who served in the Illinois General Assembly, was a close associate of Hertz.
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American businessman and politician (1847-1926)
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Henry L. Hertz was born on 19 November 1847 in Copenhagen.
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Henry L. Hertz died on 3 July 1926 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
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Henry L. Hertz was a politician and businessperson.
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Henry L. Hertz was American.
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