Charles Barwig

Charles Barwig

Charles Barwig (born March 19, 1837 in the Grand Duchy of Hesse ; †  February 15, 1912 in Mayville , Wisconsin ) was an American politician of German origin. Between 1889 and 1895 he represented the state of Wisconsin in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In 1845 Charles Barwig came to the United States with his parents, where the family settled in Milwaukee , Wisconsin Territory . He attended the public schools of his new home and then until 1857 the Spencerian Business College in Milwaukee. In the following years he worked in the legal alcohol trade. From 1865 he was based in Mayville. There he was mayor from 1886 to 1888.

Politically, Barwig was a member of the Democratic Party . In the congressional elections of 1888 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the second constituency of Wisconsin , where he succeeded Richard W. Guenther on March 4, 1889 . After two re-elections, he was able to complete three legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1895 . Between 1889 and 1891 Barwig was chairman of the finance ministry's expenditure control committee.

In the elections of 1894 Barwig was defeated by the Republican Edward Sauerhering . After leaving the US House of Representatives, he got into the real estate business. He died in Mayville on February 15, 1912.

Web links

• Charles Barwig in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Charles Barwig in the database of Find a Grave (English)