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'''William H. Froehlich''' (June 22, 1857 – ?) was an American businessman and politician. |
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| ⚫ | Born in [[Jackson, Washington County, Wisconsin|Jackson]], [[Washington County, Wisconsin]], Froehlich graduated from Spencer Business College in [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]]. He was a bookkeeper and clerk in Milwaukee and then went into business for himself in Jackson, Wisconsin in general merchandise and grain. He served as postmaster of Jackson from 1881-1893 and served on the school board from 1891 to 1899. He also served as town clerk and justice of the peace. In 1895 and 1897, Froehlich served in the [[Wisconsin State Assembly]].<ref>http://files.usgwarchives.net/wi/history/bluebook/1901/bios/f6420001.txt</ref><ref>http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/WI/WI-idx?type=turn&entity=WI.WIBlueBk1901.p0832&id=WI.WIBlueBk1901&isize=M</ref> He served as that state's sixteenth [[Secretary of State of Wisconsin|Secretary of State]], serving two terms from January 2, 1899 to January 5, 1903. He was a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] and served under [[Governor of Wisconsin|governors]] [[Edward Scofield]] and [[Robert La Follette, Sr.]].<ref>'Wisconsin Blue Book 1901,' Biographical Sketch of William H. Jackson, pg. 726</ref> |
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He resided in [[Jackson, Washington County, Wisconsin|Jackson, Wisconsin]] at the time of his election. |
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*{{cite book |last=Anderson |first=William J. |editor-last=Anderson |editor-first=William A. |title=The Wisconsin blue book, 1929 |year=1929 |url=http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/WI/WI-idx?type=header&id=WI.WIBlueBk1929&isize=M |accessdate=2008-08-23 |publisher=Democrat Printing Company |location=Madison, Wisconsin |pages=144}} |
*{{cite book |last=Anderson |first=William J. |editor-last=Anderson |editor-first=William A. |title=The Wisconsin blue book, 1929 |year=1929 |url=http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/WI/WI-idx?type=header&id=WI.WIBlueBk1929&isize=M |accessdate=2008-08-23 |publisher=Democrat Printing Company |location=Madison, Wisconsin |pages=144}} |
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Revision as of 22:49, 2 June 2015
William H. Froehlich (June 22, 1857 – ?) was an American businessman and politician.
Born in Jackson, Washington County, Wisconsin, Froehlich graduated from Spencer Business College in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was a bookkeeper and clerk in Milwaukee and then went into business for himself in Jackson, Wisconsin in general merchandise and grain. He served as postmaster of Jackson from 1881-1893 and served on the school board from 1891 to 1899. He also served as town clerk and justice of the peace. In 1895 and 1897, Froehlich served in the Wisconsin State Assembly.[1][2] He served as that state's sixteenth Secretary of State, serving two terms from January 2, 1899 to January 5, 1903. He was a Republican and served under governors Edward Scofield and Robert La Follette, Sr..[3]
References
- ^ http://files.usgwarchives.net/wi/history/bluebook/1901/bios/f6420001.txt
- ^ http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/WI/WI-idx?type=turn&entity=WI.WIBlueBk1901.p0832&id=WI.WIBlueBk1901&isize=M
- ^ 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1901,' Biographical Sketch of William H. Jackson, pg. 726
- Anderson, William J. (1929). Anderson, William A. (ed.). The Wisconsin blue book, 1929. Madison, Wisconsin: Democrat Printing Company. p. 144. Retrieved 2008-08-23.
- Barish, Lawrence S. (ed.) (July 2007). "Chapter 8: Statistical Information on Wisconsin". State of Wisconsin Blue Book 2007–2008 (PDF). Madison, Wisconsin: Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. p. 721. ISBN 978-0-9752820-2-1. Retrieved 2008-08-23.
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