Casper Schmidt (December 10, 1842 – May 23, 1889) was an American miller and politician. Born in what is now

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, Schmidt emigrated to the

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in 1856 and settled in the town of Nekimi,

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. He served in the

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during the

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. Schmidt was a miller. In 1875, he moved to Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Schmidt served on the Winnebago County Board of Supervisors and was a

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. In 1889, Schmidt served in the

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until his death. Schmidt died of acute dysentery in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.'Second City Notes: Caspar Schmidt-obituary,' Milwaukee Weekly Wisconsin, June 1, 1889, pg. 6

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1842 births 1889 deaths Emigrants from the German Confederation to the United States Politicians from Oshkosh, Wisconsin People of Wisconsin in the American Civil War Union Army soldiers Millers County supervisors in Wisconsin Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly 19th-century American legislators 19th-century Wisconsin politicians {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Republican-1840s-stub