Carl Schoenebeck

Carl Schoenebeck (February 2, 1866 – October 9, 1940) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Biography

Schoenebeck was born on February 2, 1866 in Germany.[1] He moved to Oconto, Wisconsin in 1877 and Lena in 1895.[2] In the latter part of his life, he lived in a cottage on Kelly Lake, near Suring, where he died of a heart attack[3] on October 9, 1940.[4]

Career

In 1900, Schoenebeck was elected to the Wisconsin Natural History Society.[5][6] Schoenebeck was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1926, where he beat out W. J. Theilke by about 3,000 votes. He served on the Insurance and Banking committee while in the legislature.[7] Additionally, he was town chairman and a member of the village board of Lena, as well as deputy sheriff and a member of Lena's health board.[2] He was a Republican.[8]

References
  1. Biographical. Wisconsin Blue Book. 1927. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
  2. State of Wisconsin Blue Book. Legislative Reference Bureau. 1929-01-01.
  3. "Green Bay Press-Gazette from Green Bay, Wisconsin on October 10, 1940 · Page 21". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2017-02-09.
  4. "Schoenebeck Rites Will Be Tomorrow". Oshkosh Daily Northwestern. October 11, 1940. p. 3. Retrieved December 23, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Bulletin of the Wisconsin Natural History Society. The Society. 1900-01-01. p. 138. carl schoenebeck wi.
  6. Society, Wisconsin Natural History (1909-01-01). Bulletin of the Wisconsin Natural History Society. The Society.
  7. Assembly, Wisconsin Legislature (1929-01-01). The Assembly Manual of the Wisconsin Legislature.
  8. "List of Nominees for Legislature". The Post-Crescent. September 20, 1926. p. 17. Retrieved December 23, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
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