Mucklé, Mark Richard, 1825-1915
Dates
- Existence: 1825 - 1915
Biographical History
Mark Richard Mucklé (1825-1915) was a newspaper manager, political activist for the German population, and founder of several organizations in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Mark Richard Mucklé was born September 10, 1825 to Michael Muckle and Mary Kaiser in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was the general manager of the "Public Ledger," a daily Philadelphia newspaper. He was appointed to Governor Bigler's staff as the rank of a Colonel in 1853. He was an activist and founded the German Hospital in 1860, was Vice President of the German society, treasurer of the Relief Society during the Franco-German War, and Chairman of the Memorial Committee in relation to the National Immigration Convention. He was involved with countless other organizations and their founding such as the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and the German-American Title and Trust Company. He raised $50,000 dollars for the German soldiers’ relief, and was awarded the Order of the Crown the Military Order of the Red Eagle by Kaiser Wilhelm I of Germany.
Mucklé married Caroline Seiser and had 3 children. He died on March 30, 1915 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Citation:
UPB files, Oct. 13, 2017(M. Rich Mucklé; Chairman of the Memorial Committee)U.S., Important Men of 1913, via WWW, Oct. 13, 2017(Mark Richards Muckle; b. Sept. 10, 1825, Philadelphia, Pa; Appointed colonel on staff of Governor Bigler 1853; vice-president of the German Society and of the German Hospital; treasurer of the Relief Society during the Franco-German War; Raised $50,000 for relief; Emperor of Germany gave him the Order of the Crown and the Military Order of the Red Eagle; Organized Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals; President of German-American Title and Trust Company; General manager of Public Ledger)
Pennsylvania Death Certificates, via WWW, Oct. 13, 2017 (Mark Richards Mucklé; b. Sept. 10, 1825 to Michael Mucklé and Mary Kaiser both born in Germany; d. March 30, 1915)
Find a Grave, via WWW, Oct. 13, 2017 (Mark Richards Mucklé; b. Sept. 10, 1825; d. March 30, 1915; married Caroline Seiser)
General Note
General Note: the Library of Congress name authority file spelled his middle name Richard, but on all other records it is spelled Richards.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Executive Committee memorandum to W. H. Hooper, 1871 April 29
Three-page document from the executive committee of the National Immigration Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, addressed to William H. Hooper, U.S. Representative from Utah Territory. The memorandum summarizes recent Congressional measures pertaining to immigration, and requests Hooper's support of these laws being passed to improve immigration to the United States. Endorsed by William C. Staines, Utah Emigration Agent on a back panel. Endorsement dated April 29, 1871.
Executive Committee memorandum to W. H. Hooper
Three-page document from the executive committee of the National Immigration Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, addressed to William H. Hooper, U.S. Representative from Utah Territory. The memorandum summarizes recent Congressional measures pertaining to immigration, and requests Hooper's support of these laws being passed to improve immigration to the United States. Endorsed by William C. Staines, Utah Emigration Agent on a back panel. Endorsement dated April 29, 1871.