Isaac Magnin

Background

Isaac Magnin (or Moeijen) was born in Assen or Groningen, the Netherlands in 1842. His father was Russian and his mother, Dutch.

Career

He worked as a businessman in Texas and New Mexico. During the American Civil War of 1861-1865, he served in the Union Army. He then worked as a pushcart peddler in New Orleans, Louisiana.

He moved back to London, where he established an arts goods store.

A decade later, in 1876, he set sail for the United States again, this time married and off to San Francisco via Cape Horn. There, he worked as a frame carver and gilder for Solomon Gump, an art and antique dealer and owner of Gump"son

By 1880, he was listed in the census as the keeper of a fancy bazaar. He died on January 27, 1907 in San Francisco, California.

Achievements

• He was the co-founder of I. Magnin, an upscale women"s clothing store in San Francisco, California. With his wife, he was also the co-founder of I. Magnin, an upscale women"s clothing store in San Francisco.

Politics

He was interested in socialism.