Gustav Küstermann (May 24, 1850 – December 25, 1919) was a

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from

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Biography

Born in

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, Küstermann graduated from high school and worked at a store in

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before immigrating to the

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when he was 18. Kustermann worked at a

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hardware store for several months before moving to

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. He worked as the bookkeeper for the Green Bay Advocate newspaper, and later owned and operated his own store dealing in musical instruments, stationery and other items. He served on the board of directors of the Citizens National Bank, and was an officer of the Green Bay Businessmen's Association. A Republican, Kustermann served on the Green Bay City Council and as the City Treasurer. He later served on the Brown County Board of Supervisors, and was a member and President of the state Board of Control. He was twice an unsuccessful candidate for Congress, and served as

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of Green Bay during the administration of

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. Küstermann was elected to the Sixtieth and Sixty-first

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es (March 4, 1907 - March 3, 1911). He represented Wisconsin's 9th congressional district. He was defeated for reelection to the Sixty-second Congress. He died in Green Bay on December 25, 1919 and is buried in Allouez, Wisconsin's Woodlawn Cemetery.Thomas E. Spencer.
Where They're Buried
'. Baltimore: Clearfield, 1998, p. 320.

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