Ernst A. Sonnemann (April 29, 1858 – November 15, 1927) was an American politician and was in the fishing business. Born in

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

, Sonnemann emigrated with his parents to the

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in 1858 and settled in

Sheboygan, Wisconsin Sheboygan () is a city in and the county seat of Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 49,929 at the 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Sheboygan, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has a populatio ...

. He was in the fishing business until his retirement. Sonnemann served on the Sheboygan Common Council and was a

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. From 1925 until his death in 1927, Sonnemann served in the

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. Sonnemann died in

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after a short illness.'Prominent Men Of The State Attending Rites,' Sheboygan Press, November 17, 1927, pg. 14

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1858 births 1927 deaths Emigrants from the German Confederation to the United States Politicians from Sheboygan, Wisconsin Wisconsin city council members Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Republican-1850s-stub