19th century American politician
George Ackerman Abert (October 22, 1840 – March 27, 1918) was an American manufacturer, businessman, and Democratic politician. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate and Assembly, representing Milwaukee.
Early life
Abert was born on October 22, 1840, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the first of eight children born to Louisa (née Ackerman; 1818–1889), a native of Bavaria, and George Abert Sr. (1817–1890), a native of Alsace, France. He attended the common schools in the area.[1] He was an iron founder and machine manufacturer by trade.[2]
Political career
Abert served as a Democratic member of the State Senate from 1877 to 1878.[3] In 1879, he was the city commissioner of public works.[4] He was a member of the State Assembly twice, serving from 1882 to 1883 and from 1893 to 1894.[5]
References
- ^ Smith & Cullaton, State Printers (1877). The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin. Smith & Cullaton, State Printers. p. 448.
- ^ Wisconsin (1893). The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin for. Wisconsin. p. 647.
- ^ Thomas William Herringshaw, Thomas William (1904). Herringshaw's Encyclopedia of American Biography of the Nineteenth Century: Accurate and Succinct Biographies of Famous Men and Women in All Walks of Life who are Or Have Been the Acknowledged Leaders of Life and Thought of the United States Since Its Formation. American Publishers' Association. p. 19.
- ^ Atwood, David (1883). Blue Book for the State of Wisconsin, Volume 22. David Atwood, State Printer. p. 496.
- ^ Legislative Reference Bureau (1913). The Wisconsin Blue Book. Legislative Reference Bureau. p. 465.
