Max E. Binner (January 6, 1883 – March 15, 1943) was a bookkeeper from Milwaukee, Wisconsin who served one term as a Socialist member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Background

Binner was born in the city of

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, Germany on January 6, 1883, and was brought to Milwaukee by his parents that same year. He attended

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in Milwaukee, and continued his studies at the Rhuedes Business College and Milwaukee Law School. He worked as a bookkeeper and occasional teacher of bookkeeping.Beck, J. D., ed. ''The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin'' Madison: Democrat Printing Company, State Printer, 1911; p. 773
/ref> He also became a member of the Socialist Party (known in Wisconsin as the "Social Democratic Party"), and served on the party's state executive committee.

Elective office

In 1910 Binner was elected to the 12th

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assembly district (19th and 22nd

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of the City of Milwaukee) in 1910, receiving 2,36S votes against 1,369 for Democrat James J. Prinz and 1,826 for Garhard P. Plischke. He served on the Committees on Cities and on Printing. After the 1910 United States Census, Binner's district was split between two other districts: the Fourth, where he was succeeded by fellow Socialist

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, and the Fifteenth, where he was succeeded by Republican

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. Binner did not run for re-election. By May 1913, he was Deputy Tax Commissioner for the City of Milwaukee. From 1920 to 1922, Binner served as Clerk of the Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Circuit Court. He died on March 13, 1943."Broken Promise No. 13," '' Milwaukee Sentinel'' February 12, 1945, pg. 1

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Binner, Max E. Bookkeepers Emigrants from the German Empire to the United States Socialist Party of America politicians from Wisconsin Members of the Wisconsin State Assembly Politicians from Milwaukee Milwaukee Law School alumni 1883 births 1943 deaths 20th-century American legislators 20th-century Wisconsin politicians