Charles Barwig
Charles Barwig | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromWisconsin's2nddistrict | |
| In office March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1895 | |
| Preceded by | Richard W. Guenther |
| Succeeded by | Edward Sauerhering |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 19, 1837 Hesse-Darmstadt,German Confederation |
| Died | February 15, 1912(aged 74) Mayville,Wisconsin |
| Resting place | Graceland Cemetery,Mayville, Wisconsin |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Elizabeth Schwartzburg
(m.1857–1908) |
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Charles Barwig(March 19, 1837 – February 15, 1912) was aGerman Americanimmigrant, businessman, andDemocraticpolitician. He served three terms in theUnited States House of Representatives,representing the east-central part ofWisconsin.
Biography
[edit]Born inHesse-Darmstadtin theGerman Confederation,Barwig immigrated to theUnited Statesin 1845 with his parents, who settled inMilwaukee,Wisconsin Territory.He attended the public schools and graduated from the Spencerian Business College in Milwaukee in 1857.
He moved toMayville, Wisconsin,in 1865 and engaged in the wholesale liquor business. He served as mayor of Mayville from 1886 until 1888.
Barwig was elected as aDemocratto theFifty-first,Fifty-second,andFifty-third Congresses(March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1895) as the representative ofWisconsin's 2nd congressional district.He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Treasury (Fifty-third Congress). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1894 to theFifty-fourth Congress.
He engaged in the real estate business.
He died in Mayville, Wisconsin, on February 15, 1912, and was interred in Mayville's Graceland Cemetery.
Barwig's son,Byron Barwig,also served as mayor of Mayville and was elected to theWisconsin State Senate.
Sources
[edit]- United States Congress."Charles Barwig (id: B000218)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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