City: Nashville
LINDAUER, Ben, wholesale dry goods merchant; born Louisville, Ky., February 16, 1856; German and French descent; son of Ben and Julia (Gross) LINDAUER; father, merchant; educated in Cincinnati, O., and graduated about 1875; began his career as bookkeeper and credit man; married Tillie ROTHSCHILD, October 15, 1890; President of Standard Club, Nashville, Tenn., about ten years; Democrat-Independent; served as President of City Council two terms; member of Park Commission since April, 1901; served as Acting Mayor frequently while President of City Council; member of the firm of Herman Bros., Lindauer & Co., Nashville, Tenn.
Source: Who’s Who in Tennessee: A Biographical Reference Book of Notable Tennesseans of To-Day. Memphis: Paul & Douglas Co, 1911.
