伝記
He was a brother of Isaac and Charles Oppenheimer.
They left Bavaria in 1848 travelling with his brothers to the United States travelling through Lafayette, New Orleans, Sacramento and San Francisco.
He purchased a fire engine for Barkerville after the big fire.
He arrived in Vancouver in 1860.
He was a partner in Oppenheimer Brothers Ltd.
He was elected Alderman in 1887 and as Mayor of Vancouver in 1888-91.
He dedicated Stanley Park with Lord Stanley in 1889.
He retired from politics in 1892. Hewas one of the original 37 subscribers for capital by BC Sugar.
He was the Presdent of the Vancouver Board of Trade.
He was the President of the B.C. Dredging and Dyking Co.
He was the President of the Vancouver Shipbuilding, Sealing andTrading Co.
He was President of the B.C. Fruit Growers Association.
He wasPresident of the Burrard Inlet Rowing Club.
He was buried in Brooklyn NY.
命名された地物
Oppenheimer Park (Vancouver BC)
参考文献
- Kluckner, M. (1993)
- MacKinnon, Donna-Jean. (1997) Mayors of Vancouver. In The Greater Vancouver Book: an urban encyclopedia. Ed. Chuck Davis. Vancouver BC: Linkman Press.
