Edward Grassman (November 16, 1882 – September 20, 1952) 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

Grassman was born on November 16, 1882, in

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. He graduated from high school in Sextonville, Wisconsin before attending the

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and Valparaiso University. Grassman died on September 20, 1952.

Career

Grassman was a member of the Assembly from 1933 until his death. Additionally, he was an alderman and Mayor of

Edgerton, Wisconsin Edgerton is a city in Rock County and partly in Dane County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 5,945 at the 2020 census. Of this, 5,799 were in Rock County, and 146 were in Dane County. Known locally as "Tobacco City U.S.A.," beca ...

and Supervisor of Rock County, Wisconsin. He was a Republican.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Grassman, Edward People from Richland County, Wisconsin People from Edgerton, Wisconsin Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly Mayors of places in Wisconsin Wisconsin city council members University of Wisconsin–Whitewater alumni Valparaiso University alumni 1882 births 1952 deaths 20th-century American legislators 20th-century Wisconsin politicians