Joseph Wagner (Wisconsin)

Joseph Wagner (October 19, 1809 – October 27, 1896) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate.[1]

Biography

Wagner was born on October 19, 1809 in Meckenbeuren, Germany. He emigrated to the United States in 1832 and began teaching in Troy, New York.[2] He later moved to Mount Calvary, Wisconsin in Marshfield, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin.[2]

Career

Following his defeat by a Whig candidate in 1851,[3][4] Wagner was a member of the Assembly four times. First, in 1856, second, in 1858, third, from 1866 to 1868 and fourth, in 1871.[5] He later represented the 20th District in the Senate during the 1872, 1873, 1874 and 1875 sessions. Additionally, Wagner was Superintendent of Schools of Marshfield, a member of the Marshfield Town Board of Supervisors and of the Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin Board of Supervisors between 1848 and 1873.[2] He was a Democrat.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Members of the Wisconsin Legislature 1848 – 1999" (PDF). State of Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 19, 118. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-04-04. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Vieracker, Fr. Corbinian (1907). The History of Mount Calvary. Fond du Lac, Wisconsin: Action Publishing. p. 53.
  3. ↑ "Fond du Lac County". Oshkosh Democrat. September 19, 1851. p. 2. Retrieved March 13, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Fond du Lac County—Official". The Weekly Wisconsin. November 19, 1851. p. 2. Retrieved March 13, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "OFFICIAL DIRECTORY". The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin 1872. p. 440. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
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