Jacob Wipf (1834 – 1910)Jacob Wipf
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Wisconsin State Assembly The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Representatives are elected for two-year terms, ...

Biography

Wipf was born on December 15, 1834, in

Horgen, Switzerland Horgen is a municipality in the district of Horgen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. It is one of the larger towns along the south bank of the Lake of Zurich. On 1 January 2018 the former municipality of Hirzel merged into the municipali ...

. During the

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, he served with the 44th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment of the

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, achieving the rank of sergeant. Events he took part in include the

Battle of Nashville The Battle of Nashville was a two-day battle in the Franklin-Nashville Campaign that represented the end of large-scale fighting west of the coastal states in the American Civil War. It was fought at Nashville, Tennessee, on December 15–16, 1 ...

Political career

Wipf was a member of the Assembly during the 1889 and 1893 sessions. Additionally, he chaired the town board (similar to a city council) and was Town Treasurer of

Iola, Wisconsin Iola is a village in Waupaca County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,236 at the 2020 census. The village is bordered by the towns of Iola and Scandinavia. The community was named after a Potawatomi girl. Geography Iola is located ...

. He was a

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. He died on 14 October 1910 in Iola.

References

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