Ferdinand Wittig
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Ferdinand Wittig | |
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Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly | |
In office 1908 – April 17, 1909 | |
Constituency | Brown County First District |
Personal details | |
Born | Denmark | October 20, 1851
Died | April 17, 1909 New Denmark, Wisconsin | (aged 57)
Political party | Republican |
Occupation | Farmer, politician |
Ferdinand Wittig (October 20, 1851 – April 17, 1909) was an American merchant, farmer, and politician.
Born in Denmark, Wittig emigrated to the United States, in 1872, and settled in New Denmark, Brown County, Wisconsin. For a time he worked in the woods in northern Wisconsin and owned a farm in New Denmark. He was also in the general mercantile business and also owned a cheese factory. Wittig served as county treasurer for Brown County in 1907 and was a Republican. In 1909, Wittig served in the Wisconsin State Assembly until he died while still in office. Wittig died at his home in New Denmark, Wisconsin, as a result of a stroke he had suffered.[1][2]
Notes
[edit]- ^ "Biographical Sketches". Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin. State of Wisconsin. 1909. pp. 1108–1109. Retrieved July 1, 2020 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Ferdinand Wittig Is Dead". The Racine Journal. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. April 20, 1909. p. 3. Retrieved July 1, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
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- 1851 births
- 1909 deaths
- Danish emigrants to the United States
- People from New Denmark, Wisconsin
- Businesspeople from Wisconsin
- Farmers from Wisconsin
- Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- 19th-century American legislators
- 19th-century Wisconsin politicians
- Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly,1850s births stubs