August Gawin was a member of the

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Biography

Gawin was born on August 27, 1869, in Posen. He moved with his parents to

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, on April 20, 1872. He was the founder of the Columbia Stained Glass Company. Gawin died in

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, on December 8, 1945.'August Gawin Rites,' Wisconsin State Journal, December 10, 1945, pg. 5

Career

Gawin was elected to the Assembly in 1896. He was a

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gawin, August Politicians from Milwaukee Businesspeople from Milwaukee Emigrants from the German Empire to the United States Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly 1869 births 1945 deaths