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Edward Sauerhering

Edward Sauerhering

American politician


Edward Sauerhering (June 24, 1864 – March 1, 1924) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin.

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Born in Mayville, Wisconsin, on June 24, 1864, Sauerhering attended public schools.[1] He graduated from the Chicago College of Pharmacy in 1885. He engaged in the pharmaceutical business in Chicago, Illinois, for three years before returning to Mayville.

Sauerhering was elected as a Republican to the fifty-fourth and fifty-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899). He was the representative for Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1898 to the fifty-sixth Congress. He was the superintendent of the Commission of Public Works of Mayville from 1909 till 1918. He was also engaged in the construction of waterworks. He was justice of the peace from 1912 to 1920. He died in Mayville on March 1, 1924.[1] He was interred in Graceland Cemetery.


References

  1. "Former Wisconsin Congressman Dies". Wisconsin State Journal. Mayville, Wisconsin. March 3, 1924. p. 6. Retrieved March 15, 2020 via Newspapers.com.
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