George H. Brickner

George H. Brickner

George H. Brickner (born January 21, 1834 in Ansbach , Bavaria , †  August 12, 1904 in Sheboygan Falls , 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 1840, George Brickner immigrated to the United States with his parents. The family initially settled in Seneca County , Ohio , where he attended public schools. He then worked in Tiffin from 1850 to 1855 in trade. He continued this activity after moving in 1855 to his new hometown of Cascade (Wisconsin). There he also ran a flour mill until 1868. He then worked in Sheboygan Falls with the manufacture of woolen fabrics. In 1889 he founded a glass factory in Tiffin.

Politically, Brickner was a member of the Democratic Party . In the congressional election of 1888 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the fifth constituency of Wisconsin , where he succeeded Thomas R. Hudd on March 4, 1889 . After two re-elections, he was able to complete three legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1895 . Between 1891 and 1893 he was chairman of the Ministry of Finance's Expenditure Control Committee.

In 1894 Brickner renounced another candidacy. After leaving the US House of Representatives, he retired, which he spent in Sheboygan Falls. He died there on August 12, 1904.

Web links

• George H. Brickner in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• George H. Brickner in the database of Find a Grave (English)