Martin Emerich
Martin Emerich | |
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Chicago Inter Ocean, November 4, 1894 | |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 1st district | |
In office March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905 | |
Preceded by | James Robert Mann |
Succeeded by | Martin B. Madden |
Personal details | |
Born |
Baltimore, Maryland | April 27, 1846
Died |
September 27, 1922 76) New York City, New York | (aged
Political party | Democratic |
Martin Emerich (April 27, 1846 – September 27, 1922) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Emerich attended the public schools. He engaged in the importing business. He was appointed ward commissioner of the poor of Baltimore in 1870. He served as member of the Maryland House of Delegates 1881-1883. He served as aide-de-camp to Governor William T. Hamilton 1880-1884, and to Governor Elihu E. Jackson 1884-1887. He moved to Chicago, Illinois in 1887 and engaged in mercantile pursuits until 1896, when he engaged in the manufacture of bricks. He served as member of the Board of Commissioners of Cook County 1892-1894. He served as assessor of South Chicago 1897.
Emerich was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1904. He retired in 1907. He died while on a visit in New York City at age 76, and was interred in Rosehill Cemetery in Chicago.
See also
References
- United States Congress. "Martin Emerich (id: E000170)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Martin Emerich at Find a Grave
- Martin Emerich at The Political Graveyard
U.S. House of Representatives | ||
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Preceded by James Robert Mann |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 1st congressional district 1903–1905 |
Succeeded by Martin B. Madden |