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Edward Sauerhering

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Edward Sauerhering
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Wisconsin's 2nd district
In office
March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899
Preceded byCharles Barwig
Succeeded byHerman B. Dahle
Personal details
Born(1864-06-24)June 24, 1864
Mayville, Wisconsin
DiedMarch 1, 1924(1924-03-01) (aged 59)
Mayville, Wisconsin
Political partyRepublican

Edward Sauerhering (June 24, 1864 – March 1, 1924) was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.

Biography

Born in Mayville, Wisconsin on June 24, 1864, Sauerhering attended the public schools.[1] He graduated from the Chicago College of Pharmacy in 1885. He engaged in the drug business in Chicago, Illinois, for three years. He returned to Mayville, Wisconsin, and continued in the same business.

Sauerhering was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fourth and Fifty-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899). He was the representative for Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1898 to the Fifty-sixth Congress. He was the Superintendent of the commission of public works of Mayville from 1909 till 1918. He was also engaged in the construction of waterworks. He was Justice of the Peace 1912–1920. He died in Mayville, Wisconsin, on March 1, 1924.[1] He was interred in Graceland Cemetery.

References

  1. ^ a b "Former Wisconsin Congressman Dies". Wisconsin State Journal. Mayville, Wisconsin. March 3, 1924. p. 6. Retrieved March 15, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district

1895 – 1899
Succeeded by