Statewide County WI Archives Biographies.....LEICHT, CHARLES A. October 6, 1861 - ************************************************ 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 11, 2007, 7:23 pm Author: The State Printing Board, Compiled and Published. MEMBERS OF THE SENATE SERGEANT-AT-ARMS CHARLES A. LEICHT was born in New Lisbon, Wisconsin, Oct, 6 1861. Admitted to pactice law in 1884. Served as postmaster of New Lisbon four years. Was city clerk and school clerk a number of years. Compiled the Assembly Journal Index for three sessions of the legislature; was bookkeeper of the assembly in 1903, and Journal clerk of the same body in 1905. From 1889 to 1909 was engaged in newspaper work, having been editor and publisher of the Juneau County Argus, New Lisbon Times, and'Marathon Times. He founded the two last named newspapers. Was delegate to numerous county conventions, and represented Juneau county as a delegate in the last two. Republican state conventions. He served two terms as mayor of New Lisbon. Was Circuit Court Commissioner for several years. He was a messenger sent by the state to Camp Grant in 1918 to take the Wisconsin soldier vote in the November election. He was assistant sergeant-at-arms of the National Republican convention in Chicago in 1920. He was legal advisor to the Juneau County Draft Board during war and served without pay. He served as sergeant-at-arms of the senate in 1911 and in 1913. He was a republican presidential elector in the general election of 1912. He is at present editor and owner of the New Lisbon Times. He was re-elected as sergeant-at-arms of the senate in 1923. Additional Comments: The Wisconsin Blue Book. The State Printing Board, 1923. 598 - 640. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/wi/history/bluebook/1923/bios/leicht49nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/wifiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb