was Fifth Auditor in the United States Treasury Department from August 1, 1885, to May 17, 1889. Serving as New York City municipality official 1889–1901 In 1874 he was elected Coroner of New York City until 1876. He became the Fire Commissioner of New York City in 1889, re-appointed until 1896 and served as an Auditor of the New York City Fire Department from 1898 until his death in 1901. He died on November 5, 1901, in New York City and is buried in Green-Wood Cemetery. Works In der Neuen Heimath: geschichtliche Mittheilungen über die deutschen Einwanderer in allen Theilen der Union; Steiger & Co., New York City 1st edition 1884, 2nd edition 1885; German Mexico. Aus einer Discussion in einem deutschen demokratischen Vereine zu New York; 1865, New York City Library; German References External links 1827 births 1901 deaths People from Lippstadt German emigrants to the United States Burials at Green-Wood Cemetery Coroners of New York County, New York Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state) 19th-century American politicians