Philip W. Dielmann, a respected German citizen, was born Oct. 17, 1820 in Mansfelden(?), Nassau, Germany. He left Germany at the age of 23 and moved to Louisville, Kentucky where he engaged in the commission business. A few years later he came to New Orleans and became a member of the firm of Miller & Dielmann, wholesale confectioners. In 1885 he dissolved partnership with Mr. Miller and independently opened a wholesale confectionery store. During the last years of his life he was entrusted with many responsible positions. He was a director of the Metropolitan Bank; served on the board of an insurance company; was a prominent member of the Chess, Checkers and Whist Clubs; and belonged to two German organization, the Frohsinn and German societies. He was a member of Hermitage Lodge of Free Masons, a director of the German Protestant Orphan Asylum, and a member of the Evangelical Lutheran church. , had been suffering for several months with rheumatic troubles. He had gone to Hot Springs Arkansas for relief but passed, at his home in New Orleans, after returning home just over a week prior. He leaves two grown sons, four daughters and a widow. His full obituary is available in the Times-Picayune, New Orleans, July 19, 1897, Page 3.
Philip W. Dielmann, a respected German citizen, was born Oct. 17, 1820 in Mansfelden(?), Nassau, Germany. He left Germany at the age of 23 and moved to Louisville, Kentucky where he engaged in the commission business. A few years later he came to New Orleans and became a member of the firm of Miller & Dielmann, wholesale confectioners. In 1885 he dissolved partnership with Mr. Miller and independently opened a wholesale confectionery store. During the last years of his life he was entrusted with many responsible positions. He was a director of the Metropolitan Bank; served on the board of an insurance company; was a prominent member of the Chess, Checkers and Whist Clubs; and belonged to two German organization, the Frohsinn and German societies. He was a member of Hermitage Lodge of Free Masons, a director of the German Protestant Orphan Asylum, and a member of the Evangelical Lutheran church. , had been suffering for several months with rheumatic troubles. He had gone to Hot Springs Arkansas for relief but passed, at his home in New Orleans, after returning home just over a week prior. He leaves two grown sons, four daughters and a widow. His full obituary is available in the Times-Picayune, New Orleans, July 19, 1897, Page 3.
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