Julius Edward Roehr

Julius Edward Roehr
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 8th district
In office
1897–1908
Preceded by Michał Kruszka
Succeeded by John C. Kleczka
Personal details
Born March 6, 1860
Brooklyn, New York
Political party Republican

Julius Edward Roehr was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate.

Biography

Roehr was born on March 6, 1860 in Brooklyn, New York.[1] He moved to Wisconsin in 1873, settling in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Roehr graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and began practicing law.[2]

Political career

Roehr was an unsuccessful candidate for the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1892. That year, he was also a candidate to be a superior court judge. He was a delegate to the 1896 Republican National Convention before serving as a member of the Senate from 1897 to 1908.

References

  1. J. D. Beck, ed. (1907). The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin. Madison: Democrat Printing Company. pp. 1127–1128.
  2. Halford Erickson, ed. (1903). The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin. Milwaukee: Northwestern Litho. Co. p. 1079.
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