Leopold Hammel Explained

Leopold Hammel
Office:District Attorney of Milwaukee County
Term Start:January 2, 1893
Term End:January 7, 1895
Predecessor:Clarence S. Brown
Successor:Alvin C. Brazee
State1:Wisconsin
State Assembly1:Wisconsin
District1:Outagamie 1st
Term Start1:January 5, 1885
Term End1:January 7, 1889
Predecessor1:James Campion
Successor1:Louis L. Jabas
Party:Democratic
Birth Date:24 August 1858
Birth Place:Rochester, New York, U.S.
Death Place:Mount Sinai Hospital,
Death Cause:Heart attack
Restingplace:Greenwood Cemetery,
Relatives:David Hammel (uncle)
Alma Mater:Lawrence University
Columbia Law School

Leopold Hammel (August 24, 1858February 26, 1929) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician. He was a prominent lawyer in Milwaukee for nearly 40 years and served as district attorney of Milwaukee County (1893 - 1895). Earlier in his career, he represented Outagamie County in the Wisconsin State Assembly for four years (1885 - 1889).

Biography

Born in Rochester, New York, Hammel moved to Appleton, Wisconsin, in 1866. In 1877, Hammel graduated from Lawrence University and went to the Columbia Law School. Hammel was admitted to the Wisconsin bar and practiced law in Appleton. In 1885 and 1887, Hammel served in the Wisconsin State Assembly and was a Democrat.[1] Later, Hammel moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin and continued to practice law. Hammel served as district attorney for Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. Hammel died of a heart attack in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Wisconsin Blue Book, 1887, Biographical Sketch of Leopold Hammel, pp. 504–505.
  2. Veteran Attorney Dead, Janesville Daily Gazette, February 27, 1929, p. 3.