Guggenheim met Barbara Weil (1834–1900), the daughter of his new stepmother, and married her four years later around 1852. Together, they were the parents of ten surviving children: Five of their seven sons were active in the family businesses. •
Isaac Guggenheim (1854–1922), who married Carrie Sonneborn in 1876. •
Daniel Guggenheim (1856–1930), head of the family after his father's death, who was the most active of his sons in developing and acquiring worldwide mining interests. •
Maurice Guggenheim (1858–1939), originally in the lace and embroidery import business; by 1881, he was a financier involved in mining and smelting. •
Solomon Robert Guggenheim (1861–1949), a supporter of
modern art through
his foundation and donations to the
Museum of Modern Art. • Jeanette Guggenheim (1863–1889), married Albert Gerstle and died in childbirth. •
Benjamin Guggenheim (1865–1912), who died in the
Titanic disaster. He married Florette
Seligman. •
John Simon Guggenheim (1867–1941), a one-term
senator from
Colorado. •
William Guggenheim (1868–1941) • Rose Guggenheim (1871–1945), married three times: first to Albert Loeb (head of the
New York Stock Exchange), then to Samuel M. Goldsmith in 1908, and last to Charles E. Quicke. • Cora Gwendalyn Guggenheim (1873–1956) married
Louis Frank Rothschild, founder of
L.F. Rothschild. After his wife's death in 1900, Guggenheim and his sons provided $200,000 to
Mount Sinai Hospital for the construction of a hospital in her honor. Guggenheim died on March 15, 1905, in
Palm Beach, Florida. He was interred at the
Salem Fields Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York.
Descendants Through his son Benjamin, Guggenheim was a grandfather of art collector and socialite
Peggy Guggenheim. == References ==