Carl Schmidt (legislator)

For others of the same name, see Carl Schmidt.

Carl Henry Schmidt was an American printer, newspaper editor and politician who served as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate.

Biography

Schmidt was born on September 30, 1835 in Prussia.[1] He moved to Manitowoc, Wisconsin in 1855. That year, he also established the German language newspaper Der Nord-Westen. After the outbreak the American Civil War, Schmidt enlisted with the 9th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment of the Union Army. He would achieve the rank of captain.[2] Conflicts Schmidt took part in include the Battle of Van Buren. He died on January 7, 1888.[3]

Political career

Schmidt was Trustee of Manitowoc in 1867 before being defeated for re-election in 1868. In 1870, he was a candidate for Mayor of Manitowoc.After representing the Third District of Manitowoc County, Wisconsin in the Assembly, Schmidt was elected to the Senate in 1870 as a Democrat, defeating Republican John Carey. He remained a senator until 1874.

References

  1. ↑ OFFICIAL DIRECTORY. The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin 1870. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
  2. ↑ THE LEGISLATIVE MANUAL OF THE STATE OF WISCONSIN (11th ed.). Madison, Wis. 1872. pp. 438–439.
  3. ↑ Wisconsin Historical Society-Carl Henry Schmidt Archived May 18, 2015, at the Wayback Machine.


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