William W. "W.W." Albers (May 20, 1860 – January 31, 1951) was an American politician and businessman. Born in

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, Albers went to

Lawrence University Lawrence University is a private liberal arts college and conservatory of music in Appleton, Wisconsin. Founded in 1847, its first classes were held on November 12, 1849. Lawrence was the second college in the U.S. to be founded as a coeducation ...

and

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. He worked in a pharmaceutical business in

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and graduated from the

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in 1884. He then moved to

Wausau, Wisconsin Wausau ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States. The Wisconsin River divides the city into east and west. The city's suburbs include Schofield, Weston, Mosinee, Maine, Rib Mountain, Kronenwetter, and ...

and open several pharmacies. Albers served on the Wausau Common Council, the

Marathon County, Wisconsin Marathon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 138,013. Marathon County's seat is Wausau. It was founded in 1850, created from a portion of Portage County. At that time the cou ...

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, and the Wausau School Board. Albers served in the

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as a

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from 1911 to 1919. He retired in

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and died there in 1951.Marathon County Historical Society-William W. Albers
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1860 births 1951 deaths People from New Holstein, Wisconsin Politicians from Wausau, Wisconsin University of Illinois Chicago alumni Lawrence University alumni University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni Businesspeople from Wisconsin Democratic Party Wisconsin state senators Wisconsin city council members County supervisors in Wisconsin School board members in Wisconsin {{Wisconsin-WISenate-stub