Julius Edward Roehr was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate.
Julius Edward Roehr | |
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| Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 8th district | |
| In office 1897–1908 | |
| Preceded by | Michał Kruszka |
| Succeeded by | John C. Kleczka |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 6, 1860 Brooklyn, New York |
| Died | January 31, 1930 (aged 69) Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Political party | Republican |
Biography
editRoehr was born on March 6, 1860, in Brooklyn, New York.[1] He moved to Wisconsin in 1873, settling in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Roehr graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and began practicing law.[2] He died in Milwaukee on January 31, 1930.[3]
Political career
editRoehr was an unsuccessful candidate for the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1892. That year, he was also a candidate to be a superior court judge. He was a delegate to the 1896 Republican National Convention before serving as a member of the Senate from 1897 to 1908.
References
edit- ^ J. D. Beck, ed. (1907). The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin. Madison: Democrat Printing Company. pp. 1127–1128.
- ^ Halford Erickson, ed. (1903). The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin. Milwaukee: Northwestern Litho. Co. p. 1079.
- ^ "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP18-ZM38 : 18 July 2020), Julius E Roehr, 1930.