Nathan Menderson

Nathan Menderson (April 25, 1820 Lichtenfels, Bavaria - March 31, 1904 Cincinnati, Ohio) was the president pro tem of the Cincinnati Red Stockings baseball team briefly in 1880, when Justus Thorner departed. Menderson owned one of the largest clothing stores in Cincinnati, and had been vice president of the team.

Menderson came to the U.S. in 1845 and amassed a fortune. He was renowned for his generosity and gentle habits. In the words of his obituary, he was "simple, kindly, loving both his family and his fellow man better than himself."^[1] He is buried in Cincinnati's United Jewish Cemetery, Walnut Hills. There's a photo of Menderson at the find a grave website.

References

↑ "Cincinnati Post". April 2, 1904.

Cincinnati Reds history
MLB.com article which discusses the formation of the American Association
"Sank to Peaceful Death," Cincinnati Post, April 2, 1904.

Principal owners of the Cincinnati Reds franchise

Justus Thorner Aaron S. Stern George Herancourt John Hauck Aaron Stern Al Johnson John T. Brush Garry Herrmann C. J. McDiarmid Sidney Weil Powel Crosley Jr. Bill DeWitt Francis L. Dale Louis Nippert William & James Williams Marge Schott Carl Lindner Jr. Bob Castellini

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