Emil Ganz (August 18, 1838 – August 2, 1922) was a businessman and three-time mayor of Phoenix, Arizona. He fought in Georgia during the American Civil War, on the Confederate side. From a German Jewish background, he was an atheist, and brought his children up as atheists.[citation needed] Ganz lived in Prescott, Arizona, before moving to Phoenix in 1879. He established the Bank Exchange Hotel that same year and, in 1885, built a wholesale liquor business. He sold his liquor store in 1895 and served for 25 years as president of the National Bank of Arizona.