Julius Edward Roehr

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

Julius Edward Roehr
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 8th district
In office
1897–1908
Preceded byMichał Kruszka
Succeeded byJohn C. Kleczka
Personal details
Born(1860-03-06)March 6, 1860
Brooklyn, New York
DiedJanuary 31, 1930(1930-01-31) (aged 69)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Political partyRepublican

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] He died in Milwaukee on January 31, 1930.[3]

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.
  3. "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP18-ZM38  : 18 July 2020), Julius E Roehr, 1930.
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