Christian Sarau Explained

Christian Sarau
State:Wisconsin
State Senate:Wisconsin
District:19th
Term Start:January 5, 1903
Term End:August 24, 1903
Predecessor:Henry I. Weed
Successor:Ephraim Stevens
State Assembly1:Wisconsin
District1:Winnebago 3rd
Term Start1:January 2, 1899
Term End1:January 5, 1903
Predecessor1:Frank T. Tucker
Successor1:John A. Fridd
Party:Republican
Birth Date:7 June 1839
Birth Place:Segeberg, Holstein
Death Place:Oshkosh, Wisconsin, U.S.
Death Cause:Accidental death
Restingplace:Riverside Cemetery,
Spouse:Augusta Sarau (died 1882)

Christian Sarau (June 7, 1839August 24, 1903) was a German American immigrant, attorney, and Republican politician. He served four years in the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing the Oshkosh area, and was in his first year in the Wisconsin State Senate when he was killed in an accident in 1903.

Biography

Sarau was born on June 7, 1839, in Segeberg, in what was then the Duchy of Holstein, which was under Danish rule but also part of the German Confederation.[1] He moved with his parents to the United States in 1848, settling in Mishicot, Wisconsin. In 1854, he moved to Oshkosh, Wisconsin. He was assessor and then justice of the peace in Oshkosh. Sarau was admitted to the Wisconsin Bar in 1878 and was court commissioner. He died on August 24, 1903, after being struck by a street car while marching in a Knights of Pythias parade in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.[2]

Career

Sarau was a member of the Assembly in 1899 and of the Senate from 1903 until his death. He was a Republican.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Biographical Sketches: Christian Sarau. USGenWeb Archives. 2011-12-10.
  2. 'Proceedings of the State Bar of Wisconsin,' Wisconsin Bar Association: 1907, Biographical Sketch of Christian Sarau, pg. 314
  3. Web site: Christian Sarau. Political Graveyard. 2011-12-10.