Theobald Otjen

Theobald Otjen

Theobald Otjen (born October 27, 1851 in West China , St. Clair County , Michigan , †  April 11, 1924 in Milwaukee , Wisconsin ) was an American politician . Between 1895 and 1907 he represented the state of Wisconsin in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Theobald Otjen first attended the Marine City Academy in Michigan and then studied at a private school in Detroit . He then served from 1870 to 1872 as a foreman at a rolling mill from Milwaukee Iron Co. busy. After studying law at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and being admitted to the bar in 1875, he began working in his new profession in Detroit. In 1883 he moved to Milwaukee, where he also embarked on a political career as a member of the Republican Party . Between 1897 and 1894 he was a member of the Milwaukee City Council. In this city he also became the curator of the local museum and library. In 1892 he applied unsuccessfully for the office of treasurer. In the same year, as well as in a by-election in 1893, he ran for the US House of Representatives without success.

In the congressional elections of 1894 Otjen was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the fourth constituency of Wisconsin , where he succeeded Peter J. Somers on March 4, 1895 . After five re-elections, he was able to complete six legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1907 . During this time the Spanish-American War of 1898 fell . In 1906 Otjen was no longer nominated for re-election by his party. In the following years he worked again as a lawyer in Milwaukee. He died there on April 11, 1924.

Web links

• Theobald Otjen in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Theobald Otjen in the database of Find a Grave (English)