August Beversdorf (September 22, 1864 – November 2, 1928) was an American farmer and businessman. Born in

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, Beversdorf emigrated with his parents to the

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and settled in

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in 1867. In 1874, Beversdorf moved to the town of

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and in 1885, bought a farm in the town of Belle Plaine in Shawano County. Beversdorf served as Belle Plaine town clerk and town chairman. He also served on the school board and was the clerk. Beversdorf served on the Shawano County asylum building committee and also was president of the Shawano County Agriculture Society. Beversdorf served in the

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in 1923 and 1925 and was a Republican. Beversdorf died of cancer in a hospital in

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.Assemblyman Dies, ''Sheboygan Press'', November 3, 1928, p. 23.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Beversdorf, August 1864 births 1928 deaths Immigrants to the United States People from Shawano County, Wisconsin Farmers from Wisconsin Mayors of places in Wisconsin School board members in Wisconsin Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly