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the firm of H. Kempner He lwas
x. member of'. its board of trustees
at the time of his death.
He was a director of the United
States National Bank, president of
the Merchants & Planters Com-l
press, vice president of the , Im-
perial Sugar Company and the
Sugarland Industries.
He was a, member of the Gal-
veston Cotton Exchange, the Gal-r
v eston Artillery Club, the Galves-!
ton Country Club and the Quarter-
deck Club.
His many interests outside of the
state included presidencies in Para-
gould, Ark., of the Bertig Company
and, the American Securities Co.,h
aR well as the Bertig Cotton Com-j
pany in Memphis, Tenn.
Mr. Kempner was interested in
the charitable institutions of Ihe
city. He served as president ' oF
both the Galveston Orphan's Home -
and the Letitia Rosenberg HoTh
for Women.
He served as a director of thKV
Galveston Chamber of Comiiere
and the Galveston Cotton E7x
change. He is a member of Temp"e
B'Nai Israel.
He wa~s a, past commander of
the Seventh Brigade, Texas Divi-]
lion of the Sons of the Confederate
Veterans,
He is survived by his wifce
Mrs. Jean Bertig Kempner; leis
daughter, Mrs. Mary Jean Thorne
and grandson, Daniel K. Thorne;-
two brothers, Isaac H. Kempner
and R. Lee Kempner; four siSteLs,
Miss Gladys Kempner and Mrs.
Fannie K. Adoue, both of Galves-
ton, Mrs. Henry Oppenheim er, San
Antonio, and Mrs. David West-
1eimer of Cincinnati. Ohio.
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[Clipping: Daniel W. Kempner Succumbs in Paris], clipping, October 15, 1956; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1401175/m1/3/?rotate=270: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rosenberg Library.