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William F. Opitz was a member of the
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, ...
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Biography

A German emigrant, Opitz was born in about 1816. He moved to what is now Mequon, Wisconsin in 1839. Opitz died at his home in
Grafton (town), Wisconsin The Town of Grafton is a town located in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States, and is in the Milwaukee metropolitan area. The town was created in 1846 and at the time of the 2020 Census had a population of 4,157. Grafton is located on th ...
on June 16, 1882. He was brother-in-law of Adolphus Zimmermann.


Career

Opitz was elected to the Assembly in 1860. Other positions he held include Chairman (similar to Mayor) of Grafton, as well as Sheriff and a member of the County Board of Ozaukee County, Wisconsin. He was a
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Opitz, William People from Mequon, Wisconsin Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly Mayors of places in Wisconsin Wisconsin sheriffs Immigrants to the United States 1810s births 1882 deaths People from Grafton, Wisconsin 19th-century American legislators 19th-century Wisconsin politicians