Baruch Schleisinger Weil

Baruch Schleisinger Weil, born Baruch Schleisinger, also known as Benjamin S. Weil, (June 29, 1802 – March 28, 1893) was a French American immigrant, farmer, real estate broker, and politician. He is the founder and namesake of Slinger, Wisconsin; he served three years in the Wisconsin State Senate and four years in the Assembly representing Washington County.

Baruch S. Weil
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 4th district
In office
January 7, 1856 – January 4, 1858
Preceded byJames Rolfe
Succeeded byDensmore Maxon
In office
January 3, 1853 – January 2, 1854
Preceded byBertine Pinckney
Succeeded byBaltus Mantz
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Washington 2nd district
In office
January 5, 1880 – January 3, 1881
Preceded byJohn G. Frank
Succeeded byJoseph W. Holehouse
In office
January 1, 1872 – January 5, 1874
Preceded byDensmore Maxon
Succeeded byJeremiah Riordan
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Washington 4th district
In office
January 3, 1852 – January 2, 1853
Preceded byJohn C. Toll
Succeeded byCharles Schuette
Personal details
Born
Baruch Schleisinger

(1802-06-29)June 29, 1802
Strasbourg, Alsace, France
DiedMarch 28, 1893(1893-03-28) (aged 90)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic

Biography

Born in Strasbourg, Alsace, France, in a Jewish family,[1] as Baruch Schleisinger, he legally changed his name to Baruch Schleisinger Weil. In 1843, he emigranted to the United States, settling first in New York City and then in New Orleans. Then in 1845 he moved to Wisconsin Territory. Weil platted the village of Schleisingerville, Wisconsin (now Slinger, Wisconsin) in Washington County, Wisconsin, where he had various business interests. Since the nearest Jewish community was in Milwaukee, he arranged for teachers to come the roughly 35 miles by ox team to instruct his children.

In 1853, 1856, 1857, Weil served as a Democratic member of the Wisconsin State Senate from Washington County's 4th Senate District. He also served in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1852, 1871–1873, and 1880.

Weil served in the Wisconsin Militia as a brigadier general. Eventually Weil and his family moved to West Bend, Wisconsin and then to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Weil died in Chicago, Illinois, on March 28, 1893,[2][3] and is buried at Greenwood Cemetery in Milwaukee.

References
  1. "History of Wisconsin Small Jewish Communities History Project". Archived from the original on 2013-02-09. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  2. "Hon. B. S. Weil, Chicago". The Times-Picayune. March 29, 1893. p. 1. Retrieved September 18, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  3. Baruch Schleisinger Weil
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