Henry Edgar Roethe (May 1866 – August 16, 1939) was an American politician and

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editor who was a

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candidate for

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in 1914.

Early life and education

Born in

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, Roethe attended Whitewater Normal State School.

Career

Roethe moved to

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, where he bought and published a newspaper. Roethe served in the

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from 1907 to 1910 and 1913 to 1914. From 1917 to 1924, he was a member of the

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for the 16th district.

Personal lie

Roethe committed suicide on August 16, 1939; his body was found in

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. Roethe was succeeded by his younger brother, Edward J. Roethe, in the Wisconsin Senate.

References

1866 births 1939 deaths People from Fennimore, Wisconsin People from Whitewater, Wisconsin Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly Republican Party Wisconsin state senators Editors of Wisconsin newspapers University of Wisconsinandamp;ndash;Whitewater alumni 1939 suicides Suicides by drowning in the United States Suicides in Wisconsin {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Republican-1860s-stub