Bernard E. Gehrmann (November 6, 1920 – December 16, 2006) was a former member of the

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Biography

Gehrmann was born in

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, on November 6, 1920. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Superior and served in the

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during

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. His father was

Bernard J. Gehrmann Bernard John Gehrmann (February 13, 1880 – July 12, 1958) was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin. Born in Gnesen Gniezno (; german: Gnesen; la, Gnesna) is a city in central-western Poland, about east of Poznań. Its population in 2021 ...

who served in the

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and the

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. In 1945, Gehrmann married Mary Rose Jellish. They had five children. Gehrmann was a sales manager in Ashland and was the president of the Ashland County fair. In 1968, Gehrmann became secretary of the

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State Highway Department and the family moved to Dane County. Later, Gehrmann served in the Wisconsin State Transportation and Veterans Affairs departments. He died on December 16, 2006, in

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Political career

Gehrmann was a member of the assembly from 1965 to 1968. Previously, he was a member of the city council of

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and the board of supervisors of

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. He was a

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References

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