John C. Schumann
John C. Schumann (December 6, 1881 – July 11, 1971) was an American machinist, farmer and politician.
Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Schumann went to the Milwaukee public schools and went to a business college. He learn the machinist trade and then went into farming. He moved to Watertown, Wisconsin in 1906. He was involved with the Watertown Milking Co-op (later renamed the Dairy Distributors) and was a past president of the co-op.
Senate and after
[edit]Schumann was elected to the Wisconsin State Senate from Wisconsin's 33rd State Senate district (Jefferson and Waukesha counties) in 1922 as a Republican, defeating Democratic incumbent Charles Mulberger, with 10,865 votes to Mulberger's 3,794.[1]
Schuman served in the Senate from 1923 to 1931. He was not a candidate for re-election in 1930, and was succeeded by fellow Republican William H. Edwards.
Schumann died in a hospital in Milwaukee after a long illness.[2][3]
Notes
[edit]- ^ The Wisconsin Blue Book 1923 Madison: State of Wisconsin, 1923; p. 577
- ^ 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1929,' Biographical Sketch of John C. Schumann, pg. 537
- ^ 'Ex-State Senator J. C. Schumann Dies,' Wisconsin State Journal, July 12, 1971, pg. 67
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