Sebastian Kronenwetter (January 20, 1833 – April 27, 1902) was a Wisconsin pioneer, businessman, and state legislator. Born in

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, Kronenwetter and his family emigrated to the United States settling in

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. In 1857, Kronenwetter came to

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, where he was in the logging and lumbering business in the

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area. The village of

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was named after him. In 1885–1887, Kronenwetter served in the

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, as a

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, for one term.Members of the Wisconsin State Legislature 1848-1999
/ref> His grandson, Ralph E. Kronenwetter, would become Mayor of Mosinee.

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1833 births 1902 deaths Württemberger emigrants to the United States People from Mosinee, Wisconsin Businesspeople from Wisconsin Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly 19th-century American legislators 19th-century American businesspeople {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Democratic-stub