| Otto Joerns | |
| Order: | 32nd |
| Mayor of Sheboygan, Wisconsin | |
| Term Start: | April 20, 1915 |
| Term End: | April 1917 |
| Predecessor: | Theodore Dieckmann |
| Successor: | Herman F. Albrecht |
| State Assembly1: | Wisconsin |
| District1: | Sheboygan 1st |
| Term Start1: | January 2, 1911 |
| Term End1: | January 6, 1913 |
| Predecessor1: | Edward J. Kempf |
| Successor1: | Carl Zillier |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Birth Date: | 13 March 1864 |
| Birth Place: | Winooski, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
| Restingplace: | Winooski Cemetery, |
| Education: | Valparaiso University (BS) |
| Profession: | Civil engineer |
Otto B. Joerns (March 13, 1864September 15, 1917) was an American civil engineer, businessman, and Democratic politician. He was the 32nd mayor of Sheboygan, Wisconsin (1915 - 1917) and represented Sheboygan for one term in the Wisconsin State Assembly (1911). In historical documents, his last name is sometimes spelled Joerens.
Born in Winooski, Wisconsin, Joerns graduated from Plymouth High School in Plymouth, Wisconsin. He received his bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Valparaiso University in 1886.
In 1905, Joerns became the owner of Joerns Furniture Company in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. He served as surveyor of Sheboygan County. Joerns also served as treasurer of the school board. He also served as assessor and mayor of Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Joerns also served on the library board and on the Sheboygan Police and Fire Commission. In 1911, Joerns served in the Wisconsin State Assembly as a Democrat.
In 1916, Joerns' furniture plant in Sheboygan was destroyed by fire. In April 1917, Joerns and his family moved to Stevens Point, Wisconsin, where the company had another furniture plant.
Joerns died suddenly in Denver, Colorado, where he had gone for medical treatment because of ill health.[1] [2]