Carl Albert Maximilian Zabel (March 19, 1837 - ?) was an

American American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, pe ...

merchant A merchant is a person who trades in commodities produced by other people, especially one who trades with foreign countries. Historically, a merchant is anyone who is involved in business or trade. Merchants have operated for as long as indust ...

and manufacturer from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, who spent one term as an independent member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Background

Zabel was born March 19, 1837, in Magdeburg, Saxony, in the Kingdom of Prussia. He immigrated to New York City in 1851, and moved to Milwaukee in 1856. He described himself as "having received a collegiate education", became a merchant and manufacturer, and retired from active business before ever holding public office.

Public office

Zabel became commissioner of Milwaukee Public Schools in May 1881; and was elected to the Assembly for 1882 for the 6th

Milwaukee County Milwaukee County is located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. At the 2020 census, the population was 939,489, down from 947,735 in 2010. It is both the most populous and most densely populated county in Wisconsin, and the 45th most populous coun ...

Assembly district (the 6th and 13th

Wards Ward may refer to: Division or unit * Hospital ward, a hospital division, floor, or room set aside for a particular class or group of patients, for example the psychiatric ward * Prison ward, a division of a penal institution such as a priso ...

of the City of Milwaukee) with 790 votes, unseating incumbent Republican Henry Herzer, who polled 675 votes. He was assigned to the standing committee on the

assessment Assessment may refer to: Healthcare *Health assessment, identifies needs of the patient and how those needs will be addressed *Nursing assessment, gathering information about a patient's physiological, psychological, sociological, and spiritual s ...

and

collection Collection or Collections may refer to: * Cash collection, the function of an accounts receivable department * Collection (church), money donated by the congregation during a church service * Collection agency, agency to collect cash * Collectio ...

of taxes. In February 1882, he introduced a bill in the Assembly which called for any land grants to defunct railroads to revert to the state, rather than being transferred to the successors to those railroads. Zabel told a '' Milwaukee Sentinel'' reporter that he was not at all sanguine about the bill's passage, "in view of the fact that all, or nearly all, of the members of the Legislature have their complimentary railroad passes in their pockets" and thus felt obligated to the railroad corporations."The Land-Grant Bill; Mr. Zabel's Bill Introduced Merely as a Matter of Course - Influencing Legislation" ''Milwaukee Daily Sentinel'' February 6, 1882; p. 31, col. F He was not a candidate for re-election for 1883, and was succeeded by

Democrat Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to: Politics *A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people. *A member of a Democratic Party: **Democratic Party (United States) (D) **Democratic ...

Frederick Scheiber Frederick Scheiber (September 2, 1843 – June 10, 1913) was an American politician. Born in Rhenish Prussia, Scheiber moved with his parents to West Bend, Wisconsin in 1847. He studied at the University of Wisconsin and then taught school. Schre ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Zabel, Carl 1837 births Businesspeople from Milwaukee Prussian emigrants to the United States Politicians from Milwaukee Members of the Wisconsin State Assembly Year of death missing Wisconsin Independents