George Abert

George Abert
George Abert
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly; from the Milwaukee 2nd district
	In office; January 10, 1872 – January 8, 1873
Preceded by	August Richter
Succeeded by	Jacob Sander
	In office; January 8, 1868 – January 11, 1871
Preceded by	Harrison Carroll Hobart
Succeeded by	August Richter
	In office; January 9, 1861 – January 13, 1864
Preceded by	Louis A. Schmidtner
Succeeded by	David Knab
Personal details
Born	George Gideon Abert; May 10, 1817; Soultz-sous-Forêts, Alsace, France
Died	October 14, 1890 (aged 73); Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting place	Forest Home Cemetery; Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Political party	Democratic Party
Spouse(s)	Louisa (Ackerman) Abert
Children	George A. Abert; (b. 1840; died 1918); Byron D. Abert; (b. 1841; died 1892); Adeline Louisa (Bertschy); (b. 1846); John B. Abert; (b. 1847; died 1916); Emily C. Abert; (b. 1849; died 1923); Henry William Abert; (b. 1850; died 1887); Charles E. Abert; (b. 1855; died 1911); Henriette Louisa Maria (Krekel); (b. 1860; died 1933);
Profession	Manufacturer; Politician

George Gideon Abert (May 10, 1817 – October 14, 1890) was a French American immigrant, pioneer, manufacturer, and politician. He represented the city of Milwaukee for seven terms as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Early life

Abert was born in Soultz-sous-Forêts, Alsace, during the Bourbon Restoration in France. He immigrated to Newark, New York, before settling in Milwaukee, Wisconsin Territory, in 1836.[1][2]

In Milwaukee, Abert worked with Byron Kilbourn making land surveys and laying out roads.[3] A manufacturer by trade, he built the first bakery in Milwaukee in 1839 and the first iron foundry in Milwaukee in 1866.[4]

Political career

He served as an alderman in 1846,[5] and railroad commissioner in 1857.[6] In 1860, he was the first president of the German Mutual Fire Insurance Company.[7]

Abert served as a Democratic member of the State Assembly from 1861-1864, 1868-1871 and 1872.[8][9] He died on October 14, 1890, in Milwaukee.

Personal life

Abert married Louisa Ackerman. They had eight children, including George A. Abert, who would also go on to serve in the Wisconsin State Assembly and Senate.[10]

Electoral history

Wisconsin Assembly, Milwaukee 2nd District Election, 1871
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
General Election, November 7, 1871
	Democratic	George Abert	569	71.48%
	Independent Democratic	August Richter	227	28.52%
Total votes			'*796'*	'*100.0%'*
	Democratic hold

References

Legislative Reference Bureau (1872). The State of Wisconsin Blue Book. Legislative Reference Bureau. p. 451.
"Term: Abert, George 1817 - 1890". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
Watrous, Jerome Anthony (1909). Memoirs of Milwaukee County: From the Earliest Historical Times Down to the Present, Including a Genealogical and Biographical Record of Representative Families in Milwaukee County, Volume 2. Western Historical Association. p. 494.
Herringshaw, Thomas William (1904). Herringshaw's Encyclopedia of American Biography of the Nineteenth Century: Accurate and Succinct Biographies of Famous Men and Women in All Walks of Life who are Or Have Been the Acknowledged Leaders of Life and Thought of the United States Since Its Formation. American Publishers' Association. p. 19.
Wheeler, Andrew Carpenter (1861). The Chronicles of Milwaukee: Being a Narrative History of the Town from Its Earliest Period to the Present. Jermian & Brightman. p. 181.
The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin. The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin. 1872. p. 451.
Legislative Reference Bureau (1872). The State of Wisconsin Blue Book. Legislative Reference Bureau. p. 451.
"Term: Abert, George 1817 - 1890". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
Legislative Reference Bureau (1913). The Wisconsin Blue Book. Legislative Reference Bureau. p. 465.
Watrous, Jerome Anthony (1909). Memoirs of Milwaukee County: From the Earliest Historical Times Down to the Present, Including a Genealogical and Biographical Record of Representative Families in Milwaukee County, Volume 2. Western Historical Association. p. 494.

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[1] Legislative Reference Bureau (1872). The State of Wisconsin Blue Book. Legislative Reference Bureau. p. 451.

[2] "Term: Abert, George 1817 - 1890". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved February 22, 2014.

[3] Watrous, Jerome Anthony (1909). Memoirs of Milwaukee County: From the Earliest Historical Times Down to the Present, Including a Genealogical and Biographical Record of Representative Families in Milwaukee County, Volume 2. Western Historical Association. p. 494.

[4] Herringshaw, Thomas William (1904). Herringshaw's Encyclopedia of American Biography of the Nineteenth Century: Accurate and Succinct Biographies of Famous Men and Women in All Walks of Life who are Or Have Been the Acknowledged Leaders of Life and Thought of the United States Since Its Formation. American Publishers' Association. p. 19.

[5] Wheeler, Andrew Carpenter (1861). The Chronicles of Milwaukee: Being a Narrative History of the Town from Its Earliest Period to the Present. Jermian & Brightman. p. 181.

[6] The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin. The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin. 1872. p. 451.

[7] Legislative Reference Bureau (1872). The State of Wisconsin Blue Book. Legislative Reference Bureau. p. 451.

[8] "Term: Abert, George 1817 - 1890". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved February 22, 2014.

[9] Legislative Reference Bureau (1913). The Wisconsin Blue Book. Legislative Reference Bureau. p. 465.

[10] Watrous, Jerome Anthony (1909). Memoirs of Milwaukee County: From the Earliest Historical Times Down to the Present, Including a Genealogical and Biographical Record of Representative Families in Milwaukee County, Volume 2. Western Historical Association. p. 494.