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Christian Sarau

Christian Sarau

German American politician.

Christian Sarau (June 7, 1839 – August 24, 1903) was a German American immigrant, attorney, and Republican politician. He served four years in the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing the Oshkosh area, and was in his first year in the Wisconsin State Senate when he was killed in an accident in 1903.

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Biography

Sarau was born on June 7, 1839, in Segeberg, in what was then the Duchy of Holstein, which was under Danish rule but also part of the German Confederation.[1] He moved with his parents to the United States in 1848, settling in Mishicot, Wisconsin. In 1854, he moved to Oshkosh, Wisconsin. He was assessor and then justice of the peace in Oshkosh. Sarau was admitted to the Wisconsin Bar in 1878 and was court commissioner. He died on August 24, 1903, after being struck by a street car while marching in a Knights of Pythias parade in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.[2]

Career

Sarau was a member of the Assembly in 1899 and of the Senate from 1903 until his death. He was a Republican.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "Biographical Sketches: Christian Sarau". USGenWeb Archives. Retrieved 2011-12-10.
  2. [2]
    'Proceedings of the State Bar of Wisconsin,' Wisconsin Bar Association: 1907, Biographical Sketch of Christian Sarau, pg. 314
  3. [3]
    "Christian Sarau". Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2011-12-10.
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