Carl Louis Nippert (October 11, 1852 – September 5, 1904) was a German-American engineer and politician, who served as the 26th

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in 1902. Nippert was born in

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to American parents, Louis and Meta Nippert. His father was from

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, and was sent to Frankfurt to run a

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seminary. The father returned to Walnut Hills, Cincinnati in the 1870s. Nippert studied engineering at the universities of

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, Germany, and

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, Switzerland. After finishing his studies in 1874, he started working as an engineer in

, Germany. In 1876 he migrated to the

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to work on the construction of the

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. Nippert worked as a school teacher (1877–1889) and principal (after 1891) in

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. During this time he advocated the German language. He graduated from

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, In 1891 he became a lawyer. Eight years later he became a member of the Ohio State Senate for the Republican party. In 1901, Nippert was elected lieutenant governor of Ohio. He began his term January 1902. A vacancy opened for the Hamilton County

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, and

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Nash appointed Nippert to the seat on May 1, 1902. He was elected to a three-year term on the court in 1903. In the United States, Nippert was a member of several German associations. Nippert was a Freemason and member of the B.P.O.E. Nippert married Elsie Hitscherich of Karlsruhe, and later married Katie Brill of Cincinnati on July 25, 1889. They had one daughter, who died in childhood. Nippert died of heart disease in 1904.

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at the

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is named for his nephew, James Gamble Nippert

References

* H. Dvorak, ''Biographisches Lexikon der Deutschen Burschenschaft'', Bd. 1, Teil 4, Heidelberg: 2000. {{DEFAULTSORT:Nippert, Carl Louis 1852 births 1904 deaths Lieutenant Governors of Ohio Ohio state court judges University of Cincinnati College of Law alumni German emigrants to the United States Ohio lawyers Republican Party Ohio state senators Politicians from Cincinnati University of Zurich alumni Karlsruhe Institute of Technology alumni Burials at Spring Grove Cemetery 19th-century American politicians 19th-century American judges