Samuel Washington Weis
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Samuel Washington Weis was an American cotton broker, painter and sketch artist.
to Caroline (née Mayer) (1841-1885) and Julius Weis (1826-1909). His father was a German Jewish immigrant who came to the United States in 1845. His parents married in 1864 and moved from Natchez, where his mother was raised, to New Orleans. There Julius Weis became a successful broker buying and selling cotton. Caroline Weis returned to her mother in Natchez for the births of four of her seven children, including Samuel, born August 8, 1870.
After schooling in New Orleans, his parents sent Samuel to Phillips Exeter Academy
for preparatory school. He attended college at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
, where he was a member of the Alpha Theta Chapter of the Sigma Chi
fraternity.
Samuel Washington Weis died April 6, 1956.
Early life and education
Samuel Weis was born in Natchez, MississippiNatchez, Mississippi
Natchez is the county seat of Adams County, Mississippi, United States. With a total population of 18,464 , it is the largest community and the only incorporated municipality within Adams County...
to Caroline (née Mayer) (1841-1885) and Julius Weis (1826-1909). His father was a German Jewish immigrant who came to the United States in 1845. His parents married in 1864 and moved from Natchez, where his mother was raised, to New Orleans. There Julius Weis became a successful broker buying and selling cotton. Caroline Weis returned to her mother in Natchez for the births of four of her seven children, including Samuel, born August 8, 1870.
After schooling in New Orleans, his parents sent Samuel to Phillips Exeter Academy
Phillips Exeter Academy
Phillips Exeter Academy is a private secondary school located in Exeter, New Hampshire, in the United States.Exeter is noted for its application of Harkness education, a system based on a conference format of teacher and student interaction, similar to the Socratic method of learning through asking...
for preparatory school. He attended college at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...
, where he was a member of the Alpha Theta Chapter of the Sigma Chi
Sigma Chi
Sigma Chi is the largest and one of the oldest college Greek-letter secret and social fraternities in North America with 244 active chapters and more than . Sigma Chi was founded on June 28, 1855 at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio when members split from Delta Kappa Epsilon...
fraternity.
Career
Samuel Weis joined his father in the cotton business and painted as a hobby. He achieved some reputation in New Orleans as an artist.Marriage and family
Samuel Weis married Edith Frank (1882-1971), and the couple had one child, Frances Weis (1905-1988).Samuel Washington Weis died April 6, 1956.
External links
- Samuel Washington Weis, AskART