(1850-1926). The family moved to the U.S. state of Georgia in 1854. After losing everything in the American Civil War the family moved to New York City, where his father formed L. Straus & Sons, a crockery and glassware firm. While the family opposed slavery, they took on several enslaved people after Sara Straus suffered a stroke to assist with her care.

On April 28, 1875,