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Gatzert was born in 1829 in Hesse Darmstadt , Germany, and emigrated to Natchez, Mississippi in 1849, coming west four years later. He married Babette Schwabacher in San Francisco in 1862, and in 1869 opened a Seattle branch of Schwabacher Brothers and Company , a hardware and general store he managed as partners with his brothers-in-law Abraham, Louis, and Sigmund Schwabacher.
In addition to being mayor, Gatzert was a charter member of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce, served on the Seattle City CouncilThe Seattle City Council the legislative body of Seattle, Washington, consists of nine members elected at large. Each member's term is four years, and there are no limits on the number of terms a member may serve. Positions are nonpartisan. As of 2004, th, was president of Puget Sound National Bank and Peoples Savings Bank, and founded WashingtonWashington is a state in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. It should not be confused with Washington, DC, the nation's capital. To avoid confusion, the state is often called Washington state . Although the state capital is Olympia, the largest c's first synagogueA synagogue is a Jewish house of prayer and study. The Hebrew term for synagogue is Beit Knesset (House of Assembly) or Beit Tefila (House of Prayer). There are usually separate rooms for prayer (the main sanctuary) and smaller rooms for study. Rooms set, Ohaveth Shalom, which opened in 1892Events January 1 Ellis Island begins accepting immigrants to the United States. January 14 Death of Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence, second in line heir to the throne of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Next in line is his younger b.
Gatzert died in 1893Events January 1 Japan accepts the Gregorian calendar January 2 Introduction by Webb C. Ball of the General Railroad Timepiece Standards in North America: Railroad chronometers January 13 The Independent Labour Party of the UK has its first meeting. Janua.