Born: 28-Jul-1851
Birthplace: Baltimore, MD
Died: 2-Mar-1935
Location of death: New York City
Cause of death: unspecified

Gender: Male
Religion: Jewish
Race or Ethnicity: White
Occupation: Business
Party Affiliation: Republican

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Half namesake of Goldman Sachs

Son-in-law of promissory note trader Marcus Goldman, he joined the business in 1882. It was renamed Goldman Sachs & Company three years later. Sachs took over the firm after Goldman's death in 1904, and greatly expanded its range of stocks, bonds, and convertible debentures, and began underwriting public securities.

Father: Joseph Sachs (educator, b. 2-Oct-1832, d. 29-May-1897)
Mother: Sophia Baer Sachs
Brother: Julius Sachs (educator, b. 6-Jul-1849)
Wife: Louisa Goldman Sachs (b. 1855, m. 1879, d. 1949, three sons, one daughter)
Son: Arthur Sachs
Daughter: Ella Sachs Plotz
Son: Paul Joseph Sachs (museum curator, b. 24-Nov-1878, d. 18-Feb-1965)
Son: Walter Sachs

    Goldman Sachs Partner (1882-1904); Senior Partner (1904-28)
    Bavarian Ancestry
    German Ancestry
    Jewish Ancestry

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