Ferdinand T. Yahr

Ferdinand T. Yahr
Ferdinand T. Yahr
Member of the Wisconsin Senate; from the 9th district
	In office; 1891–1894
Preceded by	George Fitch
Succeeded by	Clarence V. Peirce
Personal details
Born	Ferdinand Theodore Yahr; December 17, 1834; Heldrungen, Germany
Died	May 1, 1910 (aged 75); Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Amelia C. Schaal (m. 1861)
Children	10
Occupation	Politician

Ferdinand Theodore Yahr (December 17, 1834 – May 1, 1910) was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate.

Biography

Yahr was born on December 17, 1834, in Heldrungen, Germany.^[1] He came to Wisconsin in 1849,^[1] where he lived in Watertown, Berlin, Waupun and Princeton, Wisconsin.^[1] In 1861, he married Amelia C. Schaal. They had ten children.^[2] Yahr died on May 1, 1910, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin^[1] and was buried at Forest Home Cemetery.

Yahr defeated James O. Raymond (1831–1897) in the 1890 senatorial election^[3] and served as a member of the Wisconsin State Senate from 1891 to 1893, representing the 9th District.^[4] He was also an elector for the 1892 presidential election. Yahr was a Democrat.^[1]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Ex-Senator Yahr Dead". The Gazette. May 4, 1910. p. 1. Retrieved December 5, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Portrait and Biographical Album of Green Lake, Marquette and Waushara Counties, Wisconsin. Chicago: Acme. 1890. pp. 832–834.
^ "J. O. Raymond Dead". The Weekly Wisconsin. April 17, 1897. p. 1. Retrieved December 6, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Thomas J. Cunningham, ed. (1891). The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin. Milwaukee Litho. & Engr. Co.

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