Herman Hedrich (December 21, 1849 – November 12, 1929) was an American politician and farmer. Born in Stanau,

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, Hedrick and his parents emigrated to the

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in 1852 and settled on a farm in the Town of Mosel in

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. Hedrich then bought land in the Town of Rantoul,

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, in 1868, and started a farm. During that time, Hedrich was chairman of the Rantoul Town Board and served on the Calumet County Board of Supervisors. He also served as school district clerk. In 1900, Hedrich moved to the Town of Holton,

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to a dairy farm near

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. He served as chairman of the Holton Town Board and on the Marathon County Board of Supervisors and was a

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. In 1908, Hedrich retired. In 1917, Hedrich served in the

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from Marathon County, Wisconsin. He purchased a house in

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and died there.''Journal of Proceedings of the Sixtieth Session of the Wisconsin State Legislature—Senate'', Wisconsin Joint Resolution 19—Herman Hedrich, pp. 125–126.

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* 1849 births 1929 deaths People from Saxe-Weimar People from Rantoul, Wisconsin People from Marathon County, Wisconsin People from Mosel, Wisconsin Farmers from Wisconsin Mayors of places in Wisconsin County supervisors in Wisconsin School board members in Wisconsin People from Abbotsford, Wisconsin Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly Immigrants to the United States {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Republican-1840s-stub