Joseph Wagner (Wisconsin politician)

Joseph Wagner (October 19, 1809 – October 27, 1896) was an American educator who served as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate, as well as holding various local offices.[1]

Biography

Wagner was born on October 19, 1809 in Meckenbeuren in the Confederation of the Rhine. He emigrated to the United States in 1832 and began teaching in Troy, New York.[2] He later moved to Mount Calvary, Wisconsin in Fond du Lac County.[2]

Career

Following his defeat by a Whig candidate in 1851,[3][4] Wagner was a member of the Assembly four times. First, in 1856, second, in 1858, third, from 1866 to 1868 and fourth, in 1871.[5] He later represented the 20th District in the Senate during the 1872, 1873, 1874 and 1875 sessions. Additionally, Wagner was Superintendent of Schools of Marshfield, a member of the Marshfield Town Board of Supervisors and of the Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin Board of Supervisors between 1848 and 1873.[2] He was a Democrat.[2]

References
  1. "Members of the Wisconsin Legislature 1848 – 1999" (PDF). State of Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 19, 118. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-04-04. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
  2. Vieracker, Fr. Corbinian (1907). The History of Mount Calvary. Fond du Lac, Wisconsin: Action Publishing. p. 53.
  3. "Fond du Lac County". Oshkosh Democrat. September 19, 1851. p. 2. Retrieved March 13, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Fond du Lac County—Official". The Weekly Wisconsin. November 19, 1851. p. 2. Retrieved March 13, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "OFFICIAL DIRECTORY". The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin 1872. p. 440. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
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