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Isaac J. Ullman
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Isaac James Ullman, or Ullmann, (March 29, 1798 – November 7, 1866) was an American businessman and politician who served one term in the Michigan House of Representatives. He was a founder of Racine College in Wisconsin.
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Isaac Ullman was born on March 29, 1798,[1][2] in either Frankfurt or Strasbourg, France.[3] He emigrated to the United States, likely in either 1817 or 1822,[4] settled in Watertown, New York,[5] and in 1827 became a United States citizen.[1]
Ullman ran a hotel called the Mansion House in Detroit in 1829.[6] He was an early settler of St. Joseph County, Michigan, and ran a hotel in the village of Sturgis for a period of time,[7] before selling his interest in the village to Andrew Backus in 1833.[8] In 1831, he was appointed quartermaster of the 3rd Brigade of the Michigan militia.[9] Ullman was a staunch Democrat,[8] was elected to the Michigan House of Representatives in the first election under the state's new constitution in 1835, and served one term.[10]
By 1837, Ullman was operating a general store in Constantine, Michigan.[11] In July 1836, during the era of wildcat banking in Michigan, the Bank of Constantine was chartered, with Ullman as a member of the board of directors.[12] He was its president pro tem in 1838,[13] but it closed its doors in 1841.[12]
Ullman later moved to Wisconsin.[1] He served as a school commissioner in Racine, Wisconsin, and was one of the founders of Racine College in 1852.[14][15]
Ullman died in Racine on November 7, 1866.[16]
Family
Ullman married Delia Maria Johnson. They had at least three children: Emilie Mack,[17] Henry Johnson, and Frederic, born in Racine.[18][5] Emilie married Wisconsin lawyer and politician Marshall Strong.[17] Frederic served in the Civil War and became an attorney in Chicago.[18]
The Ullmans built a house in Racine at 731 S. Main St in 1843,[19] and lived there until 1886.[20]
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