Noah, Mordecai Manuel

  • Posted on: 26 March 2014
  • By: szehren
Primary Name
First Name: 
Mordecai
Middle Name: 
Manuel
Surname: 
Noah
Birth and Death
Birth Info
Birth Month: 
July
Birth Day: 
14
Birth Year: 
1785
Birth Note: 
Philadelphia, PA
Citation for Birth Info: 
Citation Type: 
Book or Book Chapter
Book or Monograph Title: 
Mordecai Manuel Noah : a biographical sketch
Author(s) or Editor(s): 
Simon Wolf
Publisher Location: 
Philadelphia
Publisher Name: 
The Levytype Company
Year: 
1897
Start Page: 
5
End Page: 
5
Citation Notes: 
https://archive.org/details/mordecaimanuelno00wolf
Death Info
Death Month: 
May
Death Day: 
22
Death Year: 
1851
Death Note: 
New York, NY
Citation for Death Info: 
Citation Type: 
Book or Book Chapter
Book or Monograph Title: 
Mordecai Manuel Noah : a biographical sketch
Author(s) or Editor(s): 
Simon Wolf
Publisher Location: 
Philadelphia
Publisher Name: 
The Levytype Company
Year: 
1897
Start Page: 
5
End Page: 
5
Citation Notes: 
https://archive.org/details/mordecaimanuelno00wolf
Relationships
Marriage Information: 
Marriage and Children Info
Biographical Information
Biography and Citation Information: 
Biography: 
Noah was the most influential Jew in the United States in the early 19th Century. He was an editor, journalist, playwright, politician, lawyer, court of appeals judge, New York Port surveyor, a major in the New York military, and zionist. His father both contributed financially the Revolutionary War and also fought in it. Thus, Noah was an ardent patriot throughout his life. After his mother's death, he moved to live with his family in Charleston. At the age of 26, he wrote forceful editorials in a Charleston newspaper advocating for the War of 1812. As a result of his editorials, he was appointed the U.S. Consul to Tunis. In 1815, he returned and settled in New York to engage in journalism and politics. He published the National Advocate and the New York Enquirer and also edited The Evening Star and The Sunday Times. He was also a playwright, which reflected his patriotic fervor. He wrote Fortress of Sorrento (1808), She Would Be A Soldier (1819), and Siege of Tripoli (1820), which was produced many times under different titles. Noah supported education and medical care. He was a founder of New York University and he projected the idea of a Jewish hospital, Mt. Sinai, which came into being after his death.
Citation Type: 
Website
Citation URL: 
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/biography/MNoah.html
Website Viewing Date: 
Wednesday, March 26, 2014 - 16:00
Website's Last Modified Date: 
Wednesday, March 26, 2014 - 16:00
Citation Notes: 
https://archive.org/details/mordecaimanuelno00wolf
Extra information from Google Docs spreadsheet
Citation for Marriage Info (old): 
Editorial Information
Editorial Review: 
Unverified and Incomplete