Biographical Sketches:  Emil Giljohann


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The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin Compiled and Published under
the direction of Wm. H. Froehlich, Secretary of State 1901.

page 727.

STATE OFFICERS. Terms end first Monday in January, 1903.

INSURANCE COMMISSIONER.

EMIL GILJOHANN (Rep.), of Milwaukee, was born Nov. 7, 1851, in that city.
He received his education in the German and English academy and public
schools of Milwaukee. He learned the trade of cigar maker and packer, work-
ing at the trade for twelve years, after which he went on the road as a travel-
ing salesman. After spending several years on the road, he embarked in the
cigar business in Milwaukee, which he conducted successfully. His health fail-
ing, he was obliged to dispose of the business and went to live in the country.
Returning to the city, he was appointed United States gauger Dec. 1, 1893,
which position he held until the advent of President Cleveland's last adminis-
tration. In 1894 he was assistant secretary of the republican county committee
of Milwaukee county, and was appointed deputy insurance commissioner Jan.
1, 1895, and upon the resignation of William A. Fricke, Oct. 15, 1898, was ap-
pointed by the governor as commissioner of insurance.  He was elected com-
missioner of insurance in 1898 and again in 1900, receiving 263,748 votes against
159,672 for Robert A. Thompson (Dem.), 9,905 for Franklin R. Derrick (Pro.),
6,641 for Max Goeres (Soc.-Dem.) and 475 for Maritz Selina (Soc.-Lab.).