Benjamin W. Diederich was a member of the

Wisconsin State Assembly The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Representatives are elected for two-year terms, ...

Biography

Diederich was born on September 22, 1903, in

Manitowoc, Wisconsin Manitowoc () is a city in and the county seat of Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, United States. The city is located on Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Manitowoc River. According to the 2020 census, Manitowoc had a population of 34,626, with over ...

. He attended the

University of Wisconsin Law School The University of Wisconsin Law School is the professional graduate law school of the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Located in Madison, Wisconsin, the school was founded in 1868. The University of Wisconsin Law School is guided by a "law in ...

. He died in

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on October 12, 1974, aged 71.

Career

Diederich was a member of the Assembly from 1939 to 1940. He was a

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References

People from Manitowoc, Wisconsin Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly University of Wisconsin Law School alumni 1903 births Place of death missing 1974 deaths 20th-century American politicians {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Republican-1900s-stub