Bio of WEISKOPF, Henry (b.1850), Hennepin Co., MN
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EXTRACTED FROM: History of Minneapolis, Gateway to the Northwest; 
Chicago-Minneapolis, The S J Clarke Publishing Co, 1923; Edited by: Rev. 
Marion Daniel Shutter, D.D., LL.D.; Volume I - Shutter (Historical); 
volume II - Biographical; volume III - Biographical

Vol II, pg 556-557
HENRY WEISKOPF
Henry Weiskopf, one of the substantial business men of Minneapolis, is the
pioneer paint manufacturer of this city, in which he has made his home for the
past forty-two years, and throughout the period he has maintained an
unassailable reputation for integrity and reliability. A native of Bohemia, he
was born September 7, 1850, of the marriage of Isaac and Anna (Popper) Weiskopf,
who were also natives of that country, in which they spent their lives, the
father devoting his attention to mer­cantile interests.
After attending the grammar schools of Bohemia, Henry Weiskopf was for three
years a student in the high school at Budweis, Bohemia, from which he was
graduated in 1866. Owing to the war between Germany and Austria, he was obliged
to terminate his studies, spending a year as an employe in a button factory at
Teplitz. In 186S he sailed for the United States, going to the home of his uncle
in Charleston, South Carolina. He secured work in a mercantile establishment,
with which he was con­nected for two years, and then went to New York city,
where he spent three years. The year 1873 found him in Jacksonville, Florida,
and he engaged in the paint business in that city until 1880. In the spring of
that year he arrived in Minneapolis and he has since been occupied in the
manufacture of paint in this city, his first location being at No. 252 Hennepin
avenue. Later he removed to No. 13 South Fourth street, where he remained for
about ten years, and in 1909 he leased his present building, a four-story
concrete structure at No. 1007 Marquette avenue, which he purchased in 1917. He
established the first paint store in Minneapolis and with the passing years his
business has steadily developed, owing to his capable management and untiring
efforts, until he is now conducting the leading enterprise of the kind in the
city, catering to both the wholesale and retail trade. He has been watchful of
every indication pointing to success and is numbered among the most progressive
business men in the city.
On November 1, 1874, Mr. Weiskopf was married to Miss Bertha Weiskopf, a native
of Charleston, South Carolina, and of their children five are living: Leila;
Robert, who married Esther Fromme; Annalee, the wife of Morris Wolff; Jessie,
now Mrs. Leonard Cohen; and Leonard, a veteran of the World war, who saw active
overseas service, being connected with the Aviation Corps. He and his brother,
Robert, and brother-in-law, Mr. Wolff, are associated with the subject of this
review in the paint business.
Mr. Weiskopf is a member of the Hebrew Reform Congregation, of which he has been
president. He is also a member of the Independent Order of B'nai B'rith and for
several years was treasurer of the Associated Jewish Charities. He is now
serving as president of the Montefiore Burial Association and is connected with
the Oak Ridge Club, while through his membership with the Civic & Commerce
Association he does all in his power to promote the welfare and prosperity of
his adopted city. America has been to him the land of opportunity and one of the
important manufacturing industries of Minneapolis stands as a monument to his
industry, ability and business acumen. He is thoroughly American in spirit and
interests, and in his life he exempli­fies the spirit of progress and enterprise
which has been the chief factor in the upbuilding of the Northwest.