Ferdinand Theodore Yahr (December 17, 1834 – May 1, 1910) was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate.

Ferdinand T. Yahr
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 9th district
In office
1891–1894
Preceded byGeorge Fitch
Succeeded byClarence V. Peirce
Personal details
Born
Ferdinand Theodore Yahr

(1834-12-17)December 17, 1834
Heldrungen, Germany
DiedMay 1, 1910(1910-05-01) (aged 75)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Amelia C. Schaal
(m. 1861)
Children10
OccupationPolitician

Biography

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Yahr was born on December 17, 1834, in Heldrungen, Germany.[1] He came to Wisconsin in 1849,[1] where he lived in Watertown, Berlin, Waupun and Princeton, Wisconsin.[1] In 1861, he married Amelia C. Schaal. They had ten children.[2] Yahr died on May 1, 1910, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin[1] and was buried at Forest Home Cemetery.

Career

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Yahr defeated James O. Raymond (1831–1897) in the 1890 senatorial election[3] and served as a member of the Wisconsin State Senate from 1891 to 1893, representing the 9th District.[4] He was also an elector for the 1892 presidential election. Yahr was a Democrat.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Ex-Senator Yahr Dead". The Gazette. May 4, 1910. p. 1. Retrieved December 5, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.  
  2. ^ Portrait and Biographical Album of Green Lake, Marquette and Waushara Counties, Wisconsin. Chicago: Acme. 1890. pp. 832–834.
  3. ^ "J. O. Raymond Dead". The Weekly Wisconsin. April 17, 1897. p. 1. Retrieved December 6, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.  
  4. ^ Thomas J. Cunningham, ed. (1891). The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin. Milwaukee Litho. & Engr. Co.
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