Manger, Julius Sr.
1867 - 1937 (69 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
1. Manger, Julius Sr. was born on 25 Nov 1867 in Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA; died on 15 Mar 1937 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA; was buried after 15 Mar 1937 in Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, Bronx, New York, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- FSID: L22R-649
- Residence: 1925, Pelham, Westchester, New York, USA
- Residence: 1930, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA
Notes:
Julius Manger Sr at the time of his death in 1937 was the largest independent hotel operator in the United States. Julius owned hotels in Chicago, New York City, Boston, Washington DC, and Philadelphia. In New York City he owned 18 hotels including the famous St Regis and Netherlands Hotel opposite the Plaza, he also built and owned the Manger Hotel on 50-51 street and seventh Avenue which was the third largest hotel in New York city with 2000 rooms.
Julius Manger Sr. was interred in the Manger Mausoleum at Woodlawn cemetery in NYC. Julius purchased the mausoleum in 1930 from a bankrupt prominent real estate developer in 1930 for $70,000, its estimated value in 1991 was $12 million dollars
Julius married Wessinger, Lillian on 1 Jan 1915 in New York, New York, New York, USA. Lillian was born in Oct 1883 in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Manger, Julius Jr.
was born in 1916 in New York, New York, New York, USA; died on 14 Apr 1995 in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
Generation: 2
2. Manger, Julius Jr. (1.Julius1) was born in 1916 in New York, New York, New York, USA; died on 14 Apr 1995 in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: 1930, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA
- Residence: 1935, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA
- Residence: 1940, Pelham Manor, Pelham, Westchester, New York, USA
Notes:
Julius Manger Jr. was the heir to a national hotel fortune that was created by his father Julius Sr. and uncle William Manger. Julius Manger Jr. inherited the hotel chain in 1937 when his father died of heart failure in 1937 at the newly acquired Hay Adams Hotel.
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