Charles Elkert

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Charles Elkert was a Prussian-born American politician. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

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Biography

Elkert was born on December 8, 1849, in Prussia. [1] He emigrated to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1851 and became a tanner.

Political career

Elkert was a member of the Assembly during the 1885 and 1889 sessions. [2] Additionally, he was a member of the county board of supervisors of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, and a Milwaukee alderman. He was a Republican.

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References

  1. THE BLUE BOOK OF THE STATE OF WISCONSIN. 1889. p. 514.
  2. Lawrence S. Barish, ed. (2007). State of Wisconsin Blue Book 2007 - 2008. p. 136.