Franz Huebschmann
Franz Huebschmann (born April 19, 1817 in Riethnordhausen ; † March 21, 1880 in Milwaukee , Wisconsin ; American name: Francis Huebschmann ) was a German-American doctor and politician .
Life
After attending school in Weimar and Erfurt , Franz Hübschmann studied medicine at the University of Jena and joined the Corps Saxonia Jena here in 1838 . He completed his studies in 1841 as Dr. med. from. In the same year he emigrated to the USA , where, after a short stopover in Boston, in 1842 he was the first doctor to settle in Milwaukee. In the American Civil War he served from 1862 in the 26th Wisconsin Regiment as a regimental doctor. He was later promoted to brigade doctor. He participated in the battles of Chancellorsville , Gettysburg , Chickamauga , Dallas, Kenesaw Mountains, Peach Tree Creek, and Atlanta.
After the Civil War, Huebschmann became the chief medical officer of Milwaukee and later of all of Milwaukee County . He held positions in various medical institutions. In 1870 he was elected Vice President of the Milwaukee Medical Association.
Hübschmann's first marriage was to a daughter of D. Upmann, who died of cholera in 1849. In 1852 he married a daughter of John Hess in his second marriage.
politics and society
In 1844 Hübschmann became president and secretary of the German Democratic Association of Milwaukee . He was a member of the Wisconsin Constituent Assembly. It was thanks to his advocacy of political equality for immigrants that it was enshrined in the constitution that every person after the age of 21 had the right to vote if they had lived in the state for at least one year and had declared their intention to become a citizen . This regulation was valid until 1912.
In 1848 and 1852 he was a presential elector . In 1853 he was named by President Franklin Pierce to head the Indian affairs of the northern district , which included the states of New York , Michigan , Wisconsin and Minnesota , for four years . From 1851 to 1852 he was a member of the town council and from 1852 to 1862 councilor of Milwaukee. In 1860 he was acting mayor of the city. Between 1871 and 1872 he was a Democratic MP in the Wisconsin Senate .
From 1843 to 1851 he was the Milwaukee School Commissioner. In 1851 he co-founded the University School of Milwaukee . He was a founding member of the Milwaukee Musical Society .
Awards
The Corps Saxonia Jena made him an honorary member.
Web links
- Francis Huebschmann at Milwaukee County, Biographies and Family Information
- Dr. Franz Hubschmann with Russel Scott (with picture)
- Short biography in the Dictionary of Wisconsin History
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kösener Corpslisten 1960, 71 , 247
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Huebschmann, Franz |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Huebschmann, Francis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-American doctor and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 19, 1817 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Riethnordhausen |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 21, 1880 |
| Place of death | Milwaukee , Wisconsin |