Isaac Adler
Isaac Adler (May 10, 1868 – 1941) was an American attorney and politician. He was the Mayor of Rochester, New York from 1930 to 1932.
Isaac Adler | |
|---|---|
| 53rd Mayor of Rochester | |
| In office 1930–1932 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 10, 1868 Medina, New York, USA |
| Died | 1941 |
| Spouse(s) | Cora Barnet |
| Children | 4 |
| Parents | Levi Adler Theresa Wile |
Life
He was born on May 10, 1868 in Medina, New York[1] to Levi Adler[2] (October 24, 1834 – March 3, 1907) and Theresa Wile (November 22, 1841 – March 8, 1905). He attended the Rochester Free Academy.[1] He earned the A.B. at Harvard College and the L.L.B. at Harvard Law School.[1][3]
Together with members of his extended family, Adler owned Adler-Rochester, a clothing firm.[4]
Career
Adler was of counsel to the Rochester Board of Education form 1906–1913, and was, at times, an attorney of counsel to the Board.[5] An advocate of the city manager form of government, was a member of the Rochester City Council from 1927 to 1933, Vice mayor, and Mayor from 1930 - 32.[5] He is noted for his work preparing the city manager charter adopted by Rochester in 1925.[5]
Reforming city government
In 1923, a group of Progressive Era Rochester civic leaders asked Adler to select members and Chair a committee with the goal of moving Rochester to a city manager system.[6] The six men and women he invited included civic and labor leaders, individuals who held positions including chairman of the Democratic County committee and of the Women's City Club. The group carried out a study of cities that had moved to city manager systems, focusing on cities where proposals for such a change had been rejected by voters. A "City Manager League" was formed to create public support for the change. It was opposed by a "Non-Partisan League for the Preservation of Popular Government," hastily formed a few weeks before the vote. The measure passed on 3 November 1925, and the city charter was amended.[7][8] Adler became vice-mayor under the new system.[6]
Family
He married Cora Barnet and they had four children together, all girls. Only one married and had children of her own. The last of their four children died at the age of one year.
References
- McKelvey (April 1960). "Civic Medals awarded posthumously" (PDF). Rochester History. XXII (2): 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2006. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- https://www.geni.com/people/Levi-Adler/6000000008426762403
- "Rochester Acting Mayor Pays Call at City Hall". Boston Globe. 27 April 1930. ProQuest 849698290.
- Brayer, Elizabeth (2006). George Eastman: A Biography. University Rochester Press. p. 409. ISBN 1580462472.
- "Isaac Adler – Formerly Was Acting Mayor of Rochester, N.Y." New York Times. 25 June 1941. p. 21. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- McKelvery, Blake (1993). Rochester on the Genesee: The Growth of a City. Syracuse University Press. p. 171.
- Story, Steven B. (April 1926). "Rochester's city manager campaign". National Municipal Review.
- Story, Stephen B. “City Manager Progress.” The American Political Science Review, vol. 20, no. 2, 1926, pp. 361–366. JSTOR, JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/1945148.