August W. Strehlow (born January 31, 1867) was a housepainter and building contractor from Milwaukee, Wisconsin , who served one term as a Socialist member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1905 to 1906.
12-1035: Strehlow is a German surname. Notable people with this surname include: August W. Strehlow (1867–1943), German-American politician in Wisconsin Bertha Strehlow (1911–1984), Australian educator, wife of Ted Carl Strehlow (1871–1922), German missionary in Central Australia Frieda Strehlow (1875–1967), German missionary, wife of Carl John Strehlow (born 1946), Australian stage director and writer, son of Ted and Bertha Theodor George Henry (Ted) Strehlow (1908–1978), Australian anthropologist, son of Carl and Frieda Wendy Strehlow (born c. 1958), Australian actress See also [ edit ] Strehlow Research Centre , Alice Springs, Australia, named after Ted Strehlow Terrace , North Omaha, Nebraska Strelow (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
24-765: A contractor in this line of business; he became a member of the Painters' union , was active in organized labor , and became a member of the Social Democratic Party , soon to become the Socialist Party of America (but still called "Social Democratic Party" in Wisconsin). Strehlow died on December 22, 1943, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Small archival collections for Strehlow are located at both Milwaukee Public Library and Milwaukee County Historical Society. In 1902 he ran for
36-695: A member of a labor organization for 40 years, and was also one of the General Organizers of the American Federation of Labor . In 1904 Weber was a Socialist candidate for Presidential elector from Milwaukee. In 1906 he was elected to the Assembly from the 16th Milwaukee County district (the 20th ward of the City of Milwaukee), succeeding fellow Socialist August W. Strehlow . Weber won with 1,580 votes to 1,080 for Republican Edward Groeling. In 1908 he
48-505: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Module:Interwiki extra: additional interwiki links August W. Strehlow Strehlow was born in Stettin (now Szczecin, then part of the Kingdom of Prussia ) on January 31, 1867, and was educated in the public schools there. He came to America in 1881, and followed the trade of hardwood finishing and housepainting, later becoming
60-727: The Milwaukee Common Council , and was succeeded in the Assembly by fellow Socialist and labor activist Frank J. Weber (a carpenter ). He served on the Common Council for at least 32 years By 1946 he had shifted to the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors . This article about a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Frank J. Weber Frank J. Weber (August 7, 1849 – February 4, 1943)
72-497: The state system of technical education , and other statutes favorable to the interests of the working class . In 1926 (at which time he was State Chairman of the Socialist Party of Wisconsin ), rather than run for re-election to the Assembly, he opted to challenge incumbent State Senator Bernhard Gettelman . He lost the election to Gettelman, with 8,074 votes to 10,589 for the incumbent. As he had always done when not in
84-412: The surname Strehlow . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Strehlow&oldid=988285569 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
96-609: The State Assembly from the 16th Milwaukee County district on the Socialist ticket, losing to Republican Fred B. Breitwisch , with 1128 votes to Breitwisch's 1228. He was also a Socialist candidate for county supervisor in 1902. In 1904 he defeated Breitwisch, with 1,549 votes against 1,349 for Breitwisch, 533 for Democrat Joseph Heller and 11 for Carl Oberhen of the Socialist Labor Party . In 1906 he chose to run for
108-720: The most important seaports of the world"). He joined the Lake Seamen's Union in 1868, and was active in the Knights of Labor after 1869. In 1887 he helped organize the Milwaukee Federated Trades Council , becoming its secretary in 1902: an office he would hold until his retirement in January 1934. In 1888 Weber organized ship cargo handlers into what became the International Longshoremen's Association , and in
120-591: The same year organized a Carpenters' Union in Milwaukee. In 1893 Weber was chosen the first president of the Wisconsin State Federation of Labor . As of 1894 he refused the title of President, preferring to be General Organizer; he was to hold that office until 1917. Weber fought to align the State Federation of Labor with the goals and principles of the Social Democratic Party (as it was long known in Wisconsin). As of 1906 he boasted that he had been
132-658: Was a seaman , carpenter and union organizer from Milwaukee who between 1907 and 1926 served five (non-continuous) terms as a Socialist member of the Wisconsin State Assembly . Weber was born in the city of Milwaukee on August 7, 1849. In 1852 his family moved to Grafton in Ozaukee County , and he attended public school in Ulao . After completing apprenticeship , Weber became an able seaman and sailed on Great Lakes and Atlantic Ocean merchant ships (according to his 1906 official biography, "in which capacity he visited all
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#1732858473398144-557: Was re-elected, with 1,799 votes against to 1,380 for Republican Louis Goulki and 825 for Democrat Charles Newser. Weber was assigned to the standing committee on Manufactures and Labor . In the Assembly Weber worked for the passage of laws establishing the Wisconsin Industrial Commission (with Charles H. Crownhart and John R. Commons he wrote the industrial commission law in 1911), workmen's compensation ,
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