Ferdinand Wittig
Ferdinand Wittig | |
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Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly | |
In office 1908 – April 17, 1909 | |
Constituency | Brown County First District |
Personal details | |
Born | Holby, Sjotland, Denmark | October 20, 1851
Died | April 17, 1909 New Denmark, Wisconsin | (aged 57)
Political party | Republican |
Occupation | Farmer, politician |
Ferdinand Wittig (October 20, 1851 – April 17, 1909) was an American merchant, farmer, and politician.
Born in Holby, Sjotland, Denmark, Wittig emigrated to the United States, in 1872, and settled in New Denmark, Brown County, Wisconsin. For a time he worked in the woods in northern Wisconsin and owned a farm in New Denmark. He was also in the general mercantile business and also owned a cheese factory. Wittig served as county treasurer for Brown County in 1907 and was a Republican. In 1909, Wittig served in the Wisconsin State Assembly until he died while still in office. Wittig died at his home in New Denmark, Wisconsin, as a result of a stroke he had suffered.[1][2]
Notes[edit]
- ^ "Biographical Sketches". Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin. State of Wisconsin. 1909. pp. 1108–1109. Retrieved July 1, 2020 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Ferdinand Wittig Is Dead". The Racine Journal. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. April 20, 1909. p. 3. Retrieved July 1, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
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- 1851 births
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- Danish emigrants to the United States
- People from New Denmark, Wisconsin
- Businesspeople from Wisconsin
- Farmers from Wisconsin
- Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- 19th-century American legislators
- 19th-century Wisconsin politicians
- Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly,1850s births stubs