politician, businessman, b. Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany. He came to Milwaukee with his parents in 1845, and graduated from the Spencerian Business College there (1857). In 1865 he moved to Mayville, and engaged in the wholesale liquor business. A Democrat, he served as mayor of Mayville (1886-1888) and U. S. Representative for three terms (1889-1895). After 1895 he conducted a real-estate business in Mayville. Biog. Dir. Amer. Cong. (1950); Wis. Blue Book (1893); Mayville News, Feb. 22, 1912.Learn More
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[Source: Blue book]
