Leopold Hammel

Leopold Hammel
Leopold Hammel
District Attorney of Milwaukee County
	In office; January 2, 1893 – January 7, 1895
Preceded by	Clarence S. Brown
Succeeded by	Alvin C. Brazee
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly; from the Outagamie 1st district
	In office; January 5, 1885 – January 7, 1889
Preceded by	James Campion
Succeeded by	Louis L. Jabas
Personal details
Born	August 24, 1858; Rochester, New York, U.S.
Died	February 26, 1929 (aged 70); Mount Sinai Hospital, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Cause of death	Heart attack
Resting place	Greenwood Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Carrie Hammel (m. 1889⁠–⁠1929)
Relatives	David Hammel (uncle)
Alma mater	Lawrence University; Columbia Law School

Leopold Hammel (August 24, 1858 – February 26, 1929) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician. He was a prominent lawyer in Milwaukee for nearly 40 years and served as district attorney of Milwaukee County (1893–1895). Earlier in his career, he represented Outagamie County in the Wisconsin State Assembly for four years (1885–1889).

Biography[edit]

Born in Rochester, New York,^{[Note 1]} Hammel moved to Appleton, Wisconsin, in 1866. In 1877, Hammel graduated from Lawrence University and went to the Columbia Law School. Hammel was admitted to the Wisconsin bar and practiced law in Appleton. In 1885 and 1887, Hammel served in the Wisconsin State Assembly and was a Democrat.^[3] Later, Hammel moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin and continued to practice law. Hammel served as district attorney for Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.^[1] Hammel died of a heart attack in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.^[1]^[2]^[4]

^ Hammel's newspaper obituaries incorrectly state that he was born in Appleton.^[1]^[2] However, various vital records (census, marriage) agree with other biographies that he was born in Rochester.

^ ^a ^b ^c "Leopold Hammel Mt. Sinai Hospital Sec'y, Dies at 71". The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle. March 1, 1929. p. 1. Retrieved December 21, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b "L. Hammel, Born Here, Dies in Milwaukee". The Post-Crescent. February 27, 1929. p. 11. Retrieved December 21, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Wisconsin Blue Book, 1887, Biographical Sketch of Leopold Hammel, pp. 504–505.
^ Veteran Attorney Dead, Janesville Daily Gazette, February 27, 1929, p. 3.

Wisconsin State Assembly
Preceded by James Campion	Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Outagamie 1st district January 5, 1885 – January 7, 1889	Succeeded by Louis L. Jabas
Legal offices
Preceded by Clarence S. Brown	District Attorney of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin January 2, 1893 – January 7, 1895	Succeeded by Alvin C. Brazee

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