Joseph Wedig

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Joseph Wedig (born April 26, 1826 in Hildesheim, Germany [1] ), was an American politician. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. He emigrated to Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA, in 1849.

Career

Wedig was a member of the Assembly three times, in 1865, from 1867 to 1868, and from 1875 to 1877. He was also an alderman and City Attorney of Sheboygan and a justice of the peace. He was a member of the Reform Party.

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  1. ↑ Official Directory. Wisconsin Blue Book. 1877. p.  472 . Retrieved March 18, 2014. Wisconsin Blue Book+members of the assembly+1949.


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