Baltus Mantz
Baltus (Balthus) Mantz (January 29, 1815 – August 9, 1854) was an American politician.
Mantz was a farmer, from Meeker, Wisconsin. He was born in Germany in 1815 and immigrated to the United States in 1837.[1] Mantz served as register of deeds for Washington County, Wisconsin and in town government. He then served in the Wisconsin State Senate, in 1854, from Washington County, Wisconsin. He backed a plan to drain the lakes at Muskego, Wisconsin.[2]
Mantz died of cholera on August 8[3][Note 1] or August 9, 1854 while still in office.[4][5][6]
Notes
[edit]- ^ The Sauk County Standard of August 9, 1854 states "We were informed last evening of the death of Mr. Baltus Mantz," indicating that his death occurred before August 9.
References
[edit]- ^ "Illinois, Northern District Naturalization Index, 1840-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XKGF-KDG : accessed 1 September 2015), Baltus Mantz, 1846; citing Wisconsin, NARA microfilm publication M1285 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 124; FHL microfilm 1,432,124.
- ^ "Draining of the Muskego Lake". Milwaukee Daily Sentinel. February 7, 1854. p. 2. Retrieved September 1, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Baltus Mantz". Sauk County Standard. August 9, 1854. p. 2. Retrieved September 1, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Journal of Proceedings Wisconsin-Legislature-Senate, 1855, Tuesday, January 16, 1855, p. 24.
- ^ Wisconsin Blue Book 1913, Members of Wisconsin Legislatures, p. 459.
- ^ The Cedarburg Weekly News (Cedarburg, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin), Local Matters, March 19, 1884.
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