William C. Rauschenberger Explained

William C. Rauschenberger
Office:32nd Mayor of Milwaukee
Term Start:1896
Term End:1898
Predecessor:John C. Koch
Successor:David S. Rose
Birth Date:6 December 1855
Birth Place:Soldin, Prussia
Party:Republican

William C. Rauschenberger (December 6, 1855  - April 6, 1918) was a Republican politician who served as mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Rauschenberger was born in Soldin, Prussia, to John and Amalie Rauschenberger in 1855; they moved to Wisconsin in 1860. William Rauschenberger held a number of offices in Milwaukee, including alderman, school commissioner, president of the school board, and president of the Common Council. He was elected mayor in 1896 and served a two-year term.[1]

As Common Council President, he dedicated the finished Milwaukee City Hall.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. 'History of Milwaukee, City and County,' Josial Curry Seymour, S.J. Clarke Company: Milwaukee, 1922, Biographical Sketch of William C. Rauschenberger, pg. 578-579
  2. http://www.cr.nps.gov/nhl/designations/samples/wi/Milwaukee%20City%20Hall.pdf Milwaukee City Hall