City: Nashville
JONAS, Leopold, merchant; born Frankfort, Germany, April 15. 1856; German descent; son of Herman and Helen JONAS; father, merchant; educated in Germany; entered the mercantile business in early life, married Ricka HIRSCH, February 22, 1880; former President and now Director of Standard Club; director Y. M. H. A., United Charities and Crittenden Home; Independent in politics; member of City School Board; President of the Jobbers and Manufacturers’ Association of Nashville, Tenn., and Vice-President of Cumberland Valley National Bank; ex-President Vine Street Temple; now Director of same; established firm of L. Jonas & Company, wholesale millinery, in 1883.
Source: Who’s Who in Tennessee: A Biographical Reference Book of Notable Tennesseans of To-Day. Memphis: Paul & Douglas Co, 1911.
