Emanuel L. Philipp

Emanuel Lorenz Philipp

Emanuel Lorenz Philipp (born March 25, 1861 in Honey Creek , Wisconsin , †  June 15, 1925 in Milwaukee , Wisconsin) was an American politician and from 1915 to 1921 the 23rd  governor of the state of Wisconsin.

Early years and political advancement

After primary school, Philipp worked as a teacher himself for some time. Then he was employed by the railroad in the telegraph service in Madison . In the following years he remained professionally connected to the railway. He became a representative and again a telegraph operator for the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad . Between 1889 and 1902 he held leading positions at Gould System Lines . But he was also involved in other companies. In the state of Mississippi , he started a timber trading company. In 1903, Philipp bought a refrigerated transport company and moved its headquarters to Milwaukee.

Philip belonged to the Republican Party and was initially politically linked to Robert La Follette . But later the two men fell out. Between 1909 and 1914, Philipp was the head of the Milwaukee Police Commissioner . In 1914, as his party's embarrassment candidate, he was nominated as their top candidate for gubernatorial elections. The party's progressive and conservative wings had previously tried unsuccessfully to nominate another candidate.

Governor of wisconsin

After Philipp was able to unite the majority of the votes against the Democrat John C. Karel, he was introduced to his new office on January 4, 1915. In the years 1916 and 1918 he was confirmed and could thus remain in office until January 3, 1921. The First World War fell during his term of office . As in the other states, industrial production in Wisconsin had to be converted to armaments. Young men were enlisted and drafted into the military. Sometimes there was a kind of war hysteria within the population, which the governor successfully fought. After the end of the war in November 1918, industrial production had to be cut back to meet civilian needs, and the soldiers returning home had to be reintegrated into society. Here Philip was very committed to the interests of the war veterans.

Regardless of these events, which were determined by the World War, the governor advocated a cut in spending to clean up the budget. At the same time, a new state system of accounting was introduced. Nevertheless, the expansion of schools, especially in rural areas, was promoted. At that time, the Ministry of Agriculture was officially established and an environmental protection commission was brought into being. A new state hospital was built in the healthcare field and four-year medical courses were offered at the University of Wisconsin .

Another résumé

After the end of his governorship, Philipps returned to his business interests. In addition, he ran two model farms and was active in the Wisconsin Human Society . He was also a curator at Marquette University . Emanuel Philipp was married to Bertha Schweke, with whom he had three children.

Web links

• Emanuel L. Philipp in the database of the National Governors Association (English)
• Wisconsin Historical Society (English)
• The Political Graveyard (English)
• Emanuel L. Philipp in the database of Find a Grave (English)