Franz Chadbourne Eschweiler (September 6, 1863 – November 14, 1929) was an American lawyer and judge from Wisconsin. He was a justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court for the last 13 years of his life. He previously served five and a half years as a Wisconsin circuit court judge in Milwaukee County.
The Honorable Franz C. Eschweiler | |
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| Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court | |
| In office August 30, 1916 – November 14, 1929 | |
| Appointed by | Emanuel L. Philipp |
| Preceded by | William H. Timlin |
| Succeeded by | Edward T. Fairchild |
| Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge for the 2nd Circuit, Branch 6 | |
| In office January 1, 1911 – August 30, 1916 | |
| Preceded by | Branch established |
| Succeeded by | Edward T. Fairchild |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Franz Chadbourne Eschweiler September 6, 1863 Houghton, Michigan |
| Died | November 14, 1929 (aged 66) Madison, Wisconsin |
| Resting place | Calvary Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
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| Children | at least 3 |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | Alexander C. Eschweiler (Brother), Thomas Chadbourne (Cousin) |
Biography
editBorn in Houghton, Michigan, Eschweiler studied at the University of Michigan and the University of Iowa. Eschweiler was admitted to the bar in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1889, and practiced law, in Milwaukee. In 1910, he was elected a Wisconsin Circuit Court judge for the newly created 6th Branch of the Milwaukee County-based 2nd Circuit. Rather than running for re-election in 1916, he ran for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, set to be vacated by the pending retirement of justice William H. Timlin. Eschweiler won the spring 1916 election, and was appointed to begin his term early—in August 1916—following Timlin's death. Eschweiler ultimately served on the Wisconsin Supreme Court until his own death in 1929.[1][2]
Electoral history
editWisconsin Circuit Court (1910)
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| General Election, April 1910 | |||||
| Nonpartisan | Franz C. Eschweiler | 14,641 | 35.96% | ||
| Nonpartisan | John C. Kleist | 14,325 | 35.18% | ||
| Nonpartisan | Julius E. Roehr | 6,877 | 16.89% | ||
| Nonpartisan | Casimir Gonski | 4,875 | 11.97% | ||
| Total votes | 40,718 | 100.0% | |||
Wisconsin Supreme Court (1916, 1926)
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| General Election, April 1916 | |||||
| Nonpartisan | Franz C. Eschweiler | 70,380 | 23.40% | ||
| Nonpartisan | William J. Turner | 64,568 | 21.46% | ||
| Nonpartisan | Ellsworth B. Belden | 57,670 | 19.17% | ||
| Nonpartisan | Walter D. Corrigan | 56,666 | 18.84% | ||
| Nonpartisan | Chester A. Fowler | 51,033 | 16.97% | ||
| Scattering | 489 | 0.16% | |||
| Total votes | 300,806 | 100.0% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| General Election, April 6, 1926 | |||||
| Nonpartisan | Franz C. Eschweiler (incumbent) | 293,857 | 100.0% | ||
| Total votes | 293,857 | 100.0% | |||
References
edit- ^ "Justice Franz Eschweiler, Wisconsin Supreme Court". Archived from the original on 2010-06-09. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ "Franz Eschweiler, Wisconsin Historical Society". Archived from the original on 2012-11-07. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ Beck, J. D., ed. (1911). "Part III. Election statistics". The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. p. 336. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
- ^ "Election statistics". The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1917 (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1917. p. 300. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
- ^ Holmes, Fred L., ed. (1927). "Election statistics". The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1927 (Report). Madison, Wisconsin: State of Wisconsin. p. 448. Retrieved December 27, 2019.