Ferdinand Theodore Yahr (December 17, 1834 – May 1, 1910) was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate.

Biography

Yahr was born on December 17, 1834, in

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, Germany. He came to Wisconsin in 1849, where he lived in

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and

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. In 1861, he married Amelia C. Schaal. They had ten children. Yahr died on May 1, 1910, in

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and was buried at Forest Home Cemetery.

Career

Yahr defeated James O. Raymond (1831–1897) in the 1890 senatorial election and served as a member of the Wisconsin State Senate from 1891 to 1893, representing the 9th District. He was also an

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for the

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. Yahr was a

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* Emigrants from the German Confederation to the United States Politicians from Watertown, Wisconsin People from Berlin, Wisconsin People from Waupun, Wisconsin Democratic Party Wisconsin state senators 1834 births 1910 deaths Burials in Wisconsin 19th-century American legislators 19th-century Wisconsin politicians {{Wisconsin-WISenate-stub