Statewide County WI Archives Biographies.....Maertz, Fred C. 
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Source: The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin, 1897
Author: Compiled and Published under under the direction of Henry Casson

ASSEMBLY.
The assembly consists of 100 members, who are chosen biennially by districts, 
and who receive a compensation of $500 for their term of office. The speaker is 
chosen by the members, and receives $500 for his services.
The assembly contains 91 republicans, 8 democrats and 1 fusion.

MANITOWOC COUNTY.

Second District. The towns of Cooperstown, Eaton, Franklin, Gibson, Kossuth, 
Maple Grove, Mishicott, Rockland, Schleswig, Two Creeks, Two Rivers, and the 
villages of Kiel and Reedsville, and the city of Two Rivers.  Population in 
1895—20,683.

FRED C. MAERTZ (Dem.), was born February 29, 1852, in Germany, coming to 
Wisconsin with Ins parents in the same year. Settled in Milwaukee, and removed 
to his present home in 1858. Was educated in the common schools of Manitowoc 
county, and in the Spencerian business college at Milwaukee. He was a member of 
the district school board of Reedsville for three years, and was assessor of 
the town of Maple Grove from 1886 to 1890. Was chairman of Maple Grove in 1891, 
and has been a supervisor from Reedsville since 1893. He was a lumber 
manufacturer from 1873 until 1889, since which he has been a general merchant. 
He was elected to the assembly in 1894, receiving 1,597 votes against 1,523 for 
Chas. Sweeting, republican, and 81 for J. McCarthy, populist; was reelected to 
the assembly in 1896, receiving 1,975 votes, against 1,852 for J. R. Currens, 
republican, and 379 for F. Althew, populist.

Additional Comments:
The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin Compiled and Published under
the direction of Henry Casson, Secretary of State 1897.


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