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 edit

  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.