Joseph Schrage (November 12, 1818 - January 4, 1892) was an

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farmer, innkeeper, saloonkeeper,

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merchant, grocer, keeper of a

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and banker from Sheboygan,

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who held office in the

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in 1856; as a

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; and as a city

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, and

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. He was a

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. He was born near Olpe,

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. In 1842, Schrage emigranted to the

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and eventually settled in Sheboygan, Wisconsin where he started a grocery business. He also started 'The Wisconsin House' for entertainment.Sheboygan History-Joseph Schrage
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Businesspeople from Wisconsin Politicians from Sheboygan, Wisconsin People from Olpe (district) Prussian emigrants to the United States Wisconsin city council members Wisconsin sheriffs 1818 births 1892 deaths 19th-century American politicians 19th-century American businesspeople Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Republican-1810s-stub