Roster of Early Jewish Utah Officeholders
Ogden
Frederick Keisel (1841-1919) achieved two election victories in 1889: he won a two-year term as mayor and a four-year term in the state senate.
Rudolph Kuchler (1870-1938) won a four-year state representative term in 1904 and a four-year state senate term in 1908.
Salt Lake City
Louis Cohen (1831-1928), was twice elected city councilman, 1874-1875, 1882-1883.
Jacob Moritz (1849-1910) was elected to the territorial assembly for 1892.
Henry Cohn (1841-1919) won a city council term in 1892.
Corinne
Leonard Eliel (1847-1931) was elected to the city council for 1874-1875.
Lambert Eliel (1849-1905) was elected city treasurer for 1875.
Source
- Mark Rutzik, Breaking New Ground: The Untold Story of Early America’s Jewish Electoral Pioneers – 1788 to 1920, 2025.
Mark Rutzick is the curator of this Jewish Officeholders exhibit.