William Wagner (1825 – 1872) was a

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physician and revolutionary who was active in 19th century

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politics.

Biography

Wagner was born in

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and educated at the

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before participating in the

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alongside compatriots

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and

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. He escaped to the

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and settled in Chicago in 1849, where he established a medical practice. He was appointed City Doctor by

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in 1859 and served as a Major and surgeon in the 24th Illinois Infantry Regiment from 1861 to 1863. In 1864 he was elected Coroner of Cook County on the

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ticket and reelected in 1865. He was one of the organizers of the

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in 1866 and was appointed a member of the Board of Health in 1867. He married Matilda Brentano, daughter of Illinois Congressman and fellow Forty-Eighter

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