Name Joseph Wagner | ||
Joseph Wagner (October 19, 1809 – October 27, 1896) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate.
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Biography
Wagner was born on October 19, 1809 in Meckenbeuren, Germany. He emigrated to the United States in 1832 and began teaching in Troy, New York. He later moved to Mount Calvary, Wisconsin in Marshfield, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin.
Career
Following his defeat by a Whig candidate in 1851, Wagner was a member of the Assembly four times. First, in 1856, second, in 1858, third, from 1866 to 1868 and fourth, in 1871. 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. He was a Democrat.