| Herman C. Wipperman | |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| State Senate: | Wisconsin |
| District: | 9th |
| Term Start: | 1903 |
| Term End: | 1906 |
| Preceded: | Thomas Fearne |
| Succeeded: | Theodore W. Brazeau |
| Office2: | Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly |
| Term Start2: | 1895 |
| Term End2: | 1903 |
| Party: | Republican |
| Birth Date: | 28 July 1853 |
| Birth Place: | Mosel, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Occupation: | Politician |
| Alma Mater: | University of Wisconsin Law School |
| Children: | 3 |
Herman C. Wipperman (July 28, 1853 – July 3, 1939) was an American politician. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and Wisconsin State Senate.
Herman C. Wipperman was born in Mosel, Wisconsin, on July 28, 1853.[1] [2] He moved to Chilton, Wisconsin, in 1873.[1] [3] After studying carpentry, he and his brother operated a furniture business in Chilton until 1886.[3] In 1889, he graduated from the University of Wisconsin Law School.[1] [3]
After graduating from the University of Wisconsin, Wipperman practiced law in Chilton until August 1891. Then, he moved to Grand Rapids, Wisconsin.[1] [3] After moving to Grand Rapids, he practiced law with B. R. Goggins.[4] [5] He served as the City Attorney of Grand Rapids from 1893 to 1895. Wipperman then served two terms as Mayor of Grand Rapids from 1896 to April 1900.[3] [4] He ran the city as it was merging with Centralia and Grand Rapids were joined.[4] He turned over the management of Grand Rapids to his former associate, B.R. Goggins, the mayor for the new city, Wisconsin Rapids.[4]
He was a member of the Assembly from 1895 to 1898 before serving as District Attorney of Wood County, Wisconsin, from 1901 to 1902. Later, he was a member of the Senate from 1903 to 1906.[3] [4] He was a Republican.[4]
In 1904, Wipperman proposed moving Wisconsin's capital from Madison to Grand Rapids after a fire at the Wisconsin State Capitol on February 26, 1904. Despite support from local newspapers, the proposal ultimately got buried in committee.[6]
Shortly after 1906, Wipperman moved to Muscogee, Oklahoma.[4]
Wipperman had two sons and one daughter: E. C. Wipperman, Richard O. Wipperman, and Mrs. Goodell.[4] [5]
Wipperman died on July 3, 1939, at his daughter's house in Chicago.[5] He is buried in Rothmann Cemetery in Calumet County, Wisconsin.