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Adolf Lewis Sanger was my first cousin, four times removed. He was born 8 October, 1843 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The son of David Sanger and Clara Hess (Clara was the sister of my third great grandfather, Levy Hess and David Sanger was the brother of Theresa Sanger Hess, my third great grandmother). Adolf came to New York with his parents when he was eight years old.
He attended the College of The City of New York (a.k.a. Free Academy), and also Columbia Law School. He was admitted to the bar in 1865.
Adolf married Sarah Levy on 15 December, 1870 in New Orleans, Louisiana. They had two daughters, Marion Frances Sanger Frank and Sarah Sanger.
Adolf was an acting attorney as well as President of the Board of Education, President of the Board of Alderman in New York City, and chairman of the committee who received French officers who brought the Statue of Liberty to the United States. He and his law partner, Meyer S. Isaacs, had a law office at 115 Broadway.
Adolf died suddenly of Pneumonia at the age of 51 on 3 January, 1894 in New York City.
