- Emil Baensch
Emil Baensch (1857–1939) was a
Wisconsin politician. He was born inManitowoc, Wisconsin in 1857. He served as thecounty judge ofManitowoc County from 1888 until 1897; he founded the "Lake Shore Times " in 1881 and became a co-owner of the "Manitowoc Post " in 1896. He served as a RepublicanLieutenant Governor of Wisconsin from 1895 through 1899, and ran unsuccessfully for governor againstRobert La Follette, Sr. in 1904. After that election, he returned to work at the "Post" where he remained until 1922; he remained an active member of the ManitowocChamber of Commerce until his death in 1939.References
*cite web |url=http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lrb/bb/05bb/695-743.pdf |title=Wisconsin Constitutional Officers; Lieutenant Governors |accessmonthday=
October 6 |accessyear=2007 |year=2005 |month=July |format=PDF |work=State of Wisconsin Blue Book 2005–2006 |publisher=Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau |pages=31
*cite web |url=http://ltgov.wisconsin.gov/subcategory.asp?linksubcatid=2081&linkcatid=2042&linkid=1070&locid=126 |title=Emil Baensch |accessmonthday=October 6 |accessyear=2007 |work=Office of the Lieutenant GovernorPersondata
NAME = Baensch, Emil
ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
SHORT DESCRIPTION = judge, politician;Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin
DATE OF BIRTH = 1857
PLACE OF BIRTH = Manitowoc,Wisconsin ,United States
DATE OF DEATH = 1939
PLACE OF DEATH = ?
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