Randolph Guggenheimer (July 20, 1846 – September 12, 1907) was an American politician in New York City who served as the inaugural President of the Council of the City of Greater New York from 1898 through 1901.
Life and career
Randolph Guggenheimer was born on July 20, 1846, in Lynchburg, Virginia. He was Jewish, and a philanthropist towards many Jewish causes. He married Eliza Katzenberg in 1875, and together they had three children: Charles, Harry and Adele.
He died on September 12, 1907, at his summer home in Elberon, New Jersey.
The Aviary (Lynchburg, Virginia) was a gift to Lynchburg, Virginia from Randolph Guggenheimer, born at Lynchburg, later of New York City.