George A. Abert | |
State: | Wisconsin |
State Senate: | Wisconsin |
District: | 7th |
Term Start: | January 1877 |
Term End: | January 1879 |
Predecessor: | George E. Bryant |
Successor: | Edwin Hyde |
Office1: | Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly |
Constituency1: | Milwaukee 7th district |
Term Start1: | January 1893 |
Term End1: | January 1895 |
Predecessor1: | Charles H. Anson |
Successor1: | Edward C. Notbohm |
Constituency2: | Milwaukee 2nd district |
Term Start2: | January 1882 |
Term End2: | January 1885 |
Predecessor2: | Otto Laverrenz |
Successor2: | George Poppert |
Birth Date: | 22 October 1840 |
Death Place: | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Resting Place: | Forest Home Cemetery, Milwaukee |
Occupation: | Manufacturer, businessman |
Father: | George Abert |
George Ackerman Abert (October 22, 1840 – March 27, 1918) was an American manufacturer, businessman, and Democratic politician. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate and Assembly, representing Milwaukee.
Abert was born on October 22, 1840, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the first of eight children born to Louisa (née Ackerman; 1818–1889), a native of Bavaria, and George Abert Sr. (1817–1890), a native of Alsace, France. He attended the common schools in the area.[1] He was an iron founder and machine manufacturer by trade.[2]
Abert served as a Democratic member of the State Senate from 1877 to 1878.[3] In 1879, he was the city commissioner of public works.[4] He was a member of the State Assembly twice, serving from 1882 to 1883 and from 1893 to 1894.[5]