Sidney
Marcus
Spiegel
Born in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Joseph Spiegel
and Matilda (Liebenstein) Spiegel
Husband of
Maud (Kohn) Spiegel
— married
11 Mar 1896 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Died
at age 68
in Winnetka, Cook, Illinois, United States
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Biography
Sidney Spiegel has Jewish Roots.
Sidney Spiegel has German Roots.
Sidney M Spiegel was an American businessman. Spiegel was an officer in the family mail-order business which was known for its iconic Spiegel Catalog.
Sidney was born in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, 16 Aug 1872. Son of German immigrant, Joseph Spiegel, and Matilda Liebenstein. [1]
When the second generation, Sidney and his brother Modie Spiegel entered the family business, they revived and expanded the business by establishing installment credit to compliment the cash sales. They were pioneers in the installment credit business. Due to this generation of brothers, Spiegel exemplified creative marketing and salesmanship while capitalizing early on the mail-order trend and introducing the innovative concept of installment credit to the mail-order industry. [2]
On March 11, 1896, Sidney Spiegel married Maud Kohn in Chicago, Illinois. [3]
Sidney M. Spiegel died on December 19, 1940, in Winnetka, Illinois.[4][5] He was buried at Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Chicago, Illinois.[1]
Research Notes
- Sidney was a cocker spaniel enthusiast. He ran Blackstone Kennels. He had to close down the operation due to complaints from neighbors. [2]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/126680273/sidney_m-spiegel: accessed May 3, 2024), memorial page for Sidney M Spiegel (16 Aug 1872–19 Dec 1940), Find a Grave Memorial ID 126680273, citing Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Athanatos (contributor 46907585).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Winnetka’s Spiegel Family: Installment Credit Pioneers", Tane Beecham, Winnetka Historical Society. https://www.winnetkahistory.org/gazette/winnetkas-spiegel-family-installment-credit-pioneers/
- ↑ "Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1968", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7WW-FHM : Thu Mar 07 15:09:33 UTC 2024), Entry for Sidney M. Spiegel and Maude S. Kohn, 1896.
- ↑ Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947
- ↑ Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1871-1998
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