Gustav Küstermann (May 24, 1850 – December 25, 1919) was a

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from

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Biography

Born in

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, Küstermann graduated from high school and worked at a store in

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before immigrating to the

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when he was 18. Kustermann worked at a

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hardware store for several months before moving to

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. He worked as the bookkeeper for the Green Bay Advocate newspaper, and later owned and operated his own store dealing in musical instruments, stationery and other items. He served on the board of directors of the Citizens National Bank, and was an officer of the Green Bay Businessmen's Association. A

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, Kustermann served on the Green Bay City Council and as the City Treasurer. He later served on the Brown County Board of Supervisors, and was a member and President of the state Board of Control. He was twice an unsuccessful candidate for Congress, and served as

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of Green Bay during the administration of

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. Küstermann was elected to the Sixtieth and Sixty-first

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es (March 4, 1907 - March 3, 1911). He represented

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. He was defeated for reelection to the

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. He died in Green Bay on December 25, 1919 and is buried in

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's Woodlawn Cemetery.Thomas E. Spencer.
Where They're Buried
'. Baltimore: Clearfield, 1998, p. 320.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kustermann, Gustav 1850 births 1919 deaths Businesspeople from Wisconsin 19th-century German people German emigrants to the United States Politicians from Green Bay, Wisconsin Wisconsin city council members County supervisors in Wisconsin Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin Wisconsin postmasters 19th-century American legislators 19th-century American businesspeople