Statewide County WI Archives Biographies.....KOENIGS , MATH ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/wi/wifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Tina Vickery tsvickery@adelphia.net March 12, 2007, 2:10 pm Author: The State Printing Board, Compiled and Published. FOND DU LAC COUNTY First District. The towns of Calumet, Empire, Fond du Lac and Taycbeedah and the city of Fond du Lac. MATH KOENIGS (Rep.) was born on a farm in Fond du Lac county and has continued to reside in this county all his life. He attended parochial school and after graduating from the common school secured the remainder of his education by study at home. For a time he was employed in creameries and for three years operated a cheese factory. In 1912 he purchased a farm near the city of Fond du Lac which he still operates and the milk from the farm is retailed in the city. He was appointed a member of the State Fair iadvisory board by Gov. Blaine, March 14, 1921. He invented an efficient 30-day quack grass killing method after 7 years of experimenting. He was elected to the assembly in 1922 receiving 3,645 votes to 1,074 for Pacific Lauder-mann (Dem.) and 112 for Thomas W. Abel (Soc). Additional Comments: The Wisconsin Blue Book. The State Printing Board, 1923. 598 - 640. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/wi/history/bluebook/1923/bios/koenigs75nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/wifiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb