William Arnemann Explained

William Arnemann
Birth Place:Hanover, Germany
Birth Date:October 14, 1850
Death Date:December 10, 1917 (aged 67)
Death Place:Neenah, Wisconsin
Party:Democratic
Children:10
Office:Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Termstart:1915
Termend:1917
Term2:1903

William F. Arnemann (October 14, 1850  - December 10, 1917) was a German-born American businessman and politician who served as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Background

Born in Hanover, Germany, Arnemann emigrated with his parents at age five and settled in West Bend, Wisconsin.[1] In 1870, Arnemann started a soda water factory in Neenah, Wisconsin and was also in the ice business. He married Mary Bruening in 1872, with whom he had 10 children. Bruening was killed by a train in 1916.[2]

Arnemann served on the Neenah Common Council and was mayor of Neenah. He also served on the Winnebago County, Wisconsin Board of Supervisors. Arnemann was a Democrat. He served in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1903 and from 1915 until his death in 1917.

Arnemann died of heart failure in 1917 in Neenah, Wisconsin, aged 67.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. News: Assemblyman Is Dead, the Seizure Is Sudden . Oshkosh Daily Northwestern. December 10, 1917. 1. Newspapers.com. August 18, 2015 .
  2. News: Neenah Lady of Note Is Struck by Train. Death in Shocking Form Is the Result. . Oshkosh Daily Northwestern. March 6, 1916. 1. Newspapers.com. August 18, 2015 .
  3. 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1917,' Biographical Sketch of William Arnemann, p. 556
  4. 'The Laws of Wisconsin, Wisconsin Legislative Research Bureau: 1918, Joint Resolution No. 1, William Arnemann, p. 33