ISIDOR RAYNER. Born in Baltimore, Md., April 11, 1850. He was educated at the University Virginia (1866-70), pursuing the academic course for three years and a law course for the last year. On leaving that institution ho became a law student in the offices of Brown & Brune, Baltimore, shortly afterwards he was admitted to the bar and soon secured a large trial practice. In 1878 Eayner, as a democrat, was elected a member of the Maryland Legislature. Thereafter he devoted himself to law until 1880, when he was elected State senator. In the same year he was nominated for Congress, and was elected for three terms; he declined nomination for a fourth term.
Eayner served upon the committees of foreign affairs, coinage commission, weights and measures and commerce. He was chairman of the committee of organization and was conspicuous in the contest for the repeal of the Sherman Silver Act.
In 1899 Rayner was elected attorney-general of Maryland, and in 1901, when Admiral Schley was called before the Government Court of Inquiry, he was appointed associate counsel, becoming senior counsel upon the death of Judge Wilson. He increased his reputation by his masterly defense of that admiral. Rayner was elected United States senator on
February 4, 1904, for the term beginning March term commencing March 4, 1911.
5,
1905,
and
re-elected
on January
19, 1910,
for the
DR.
HARRY FRIEDENWALD.
Son of Aaron Friedenwald and Bertha Bamberger Friedenwald, was born on the 21st day Dr. Friedenwald received his education in the Zion Church School of Baltimore, the Johns Hopkins University, College of Physicians and Svirgeons, Baltimore, University of Berlin and University of Vienna. He began the active practice of his profession in 1890, and is especially devoted to ophthalmology and otology. Dr. Friedenwald is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Johns Hopkins Club, University Club, a member of the Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of Maryland, American Medical Association, American Ophthalmological Society, American Otological Society, Ophthalmological Society of Germany, Fellow American Baltimore, Association of tlie Advancement of Science, director Jewish Theological Seminary of x\merica, president Jewish Home for Consumptives and president of Federation of American Zionists. Dr. Friedenwald is vice-president of the Chizuk Amuno Congregation. Dr. Friedenwald has held the following positions: Professor of ophthalmology and otology. College of Physicians and Surgeons, Baltimore ophthalmic and aural surgeon to the Baltimore Eye, Ear and Throat Charity Hospital, the Hebrew Hospital, Mercy Hospital and St. Agnes Hospital. On June 28, 1892, Dr. Friedenwald married Miss Bertha Stein and has two children, Julia Babette and Jonas. of September, 1864.
;
MICHAEL
S.
LEVY.
Lazar and Esther Levy, was born in Mur-Goslin, Province of Rosen, Germany, on His father was a man noted for his charity and good-will and his mother possessed a remarkably keen mind, and it was her influence that bore most strongly upon Mr. Levy's moral character. His education was self-achieved. At the age of eighteen he began business as a straw-hat manufacturer, from which beginning he has built up one of Mr. Levy is a director of the the largest manufacturing industries of Baltimore City. Hebrew Benevolent Society, president of the Chizuk Emunah Congregation for the past eight From 1902 to years, preceding which time he was vice-president of the same congregation. 1906 he was a director of the Guardian Trust Company and is a member of the Independent Order of Free Sons of Israel. Mr. Levy is an ardent Bible student, and considers the reading Ambition and perseverance are two of the daily newspapers a liberal education in itself.
Son
March
of
11, 1836.
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Levy considers as the governing essentials of life's success. On March 26, Levy married Miss Betsy Jacobs and has had ten children, nine of whom are living.
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