William H. Hemschemeyer was a member of the
Wisconsin State Assembly.
Biography
Hemschemeyer was born in
Stolzenau
Stolzenau is a municipality in the district of Nienburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the left bank of the Weser, approx. 20 km southwest of Nienburg, and 25 km northeast of Minden. During the second half of the 20th cen ...
, then in
Prussia. Reports have differed on the date. During the
American Civil War, he enlisted with the
26th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment of the
Union Army. He would later achieve the rank of
captain
Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the supreme leader of a navy ship, merchant ship, aeroplane, spacecraft, or other vessel; or the commander of a port, fire or police department, election precinct, e ...
. Hemschemeyer died on November 18, 1894.
Political career
Hemschemeyer was a member of the Assembly in 1879 and 1880. Other positions he held include alderman and city clerk of
Manitowoc, Wisconsin. In 1868, he was a candidate for Sheriff of
Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. He was a
Republican.
References
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People from Nienburg (district)
People from Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Wisconsin city council members
City and town clerks
People of Wisconsin in the American Civil War
Union Army officers
Union Army soldiers
1894 deaths
Burials in Wisconsin