Frederick Feigl (August 24, 1863 − 10 December 1933) was a German-American publisher and a military officer. ^[1] He was the publisher of The Tammany Times (later renamed The Political Review), a weekly magazine which carried various departments such as social news and a women's section, but was primarily devoted to the defense of Tammany Hall. ^{[2] [1]}

Feigl was born in Bethnal Green, London, ^[3] to Austrian-German parents, ^[4] He emigrated to the United States in 1871 as a German citizen but returned to England. ^{[5] [6]} He was likely the Frederick Feigl admitted to the Westminster Jews Free School in May 1875, when it was noted his previous school was in the United States. ^[7] In 1887, he returned to the United States. ^[8]

He moved to Texas, and became a reporter on The Houston Post, moving to New York in 1892. He became managing editor of Texas Siftings, a humor magazine. In 1898, he married Jane Mauldin. ^[1]

He enlisted with the Texas National Guard and saw service with the Texas Rangers on the Mexican frontier.^{[ citation needed]} In World War I he became chief of the Bureau of Special Service, a branch of the New York city police that arrested people considered disloyal.^{[ citation needed]} His son, Jeff Feigl, was the first American artillery officer killed in World War I. ^[1]

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