Biography

Gehrmann was born in Mellen, Wisconsin

Mellen, Wisconsin

Mellen is a city in Ashland County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 845 at the 2000 census.-Attractions:*Camp Eagle Ridge, a coeducational leadership summer camp, is located in Mellen.*Copper Falls State Park is also located in Mellen....

 on November 6, 1920. He would graduate from the University of Wisconsin–Superior and serve in the United States Marine Corps

United States Marine Corps

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 during World War II

World War II

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. His father was Bernard J. Gehrmann

Bernard J. Gehrmann

Bernard John Gehrmann was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.Born in Gnesen, near Koenigsberg, East Prussia, Germany, Gehrmann attended the common schools in Germany....

 who served in the Wisconsin Legislature

Wisconsin Legislature

The Wisconsin Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The Legislature is a bicameral body composed of the upper house Wisconsin Senate and the lower Wisconsin Assembly...

 and the United States House of Representatives

United States House of Representatives

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. In 1945, Gehrmann married Mary Rose Jellish. They would have five children. Gehrmann was a sales manager in Ashland and was the president of the Ashland County fair. In 1968, Gehrmann became secretary of the Wisconsin

Wisconsin

Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...

 State Highway Department and the family moved to Dane County. Later, Gehrman served in the Wisconsin State Transportation and Veterans Affairs departments. He died on December 16, 2006 in Madison, Wisconsin

Madison, Wisconsin

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Political career

Gehrmann was a member of the Assembly from 1965 to 1968. Previously, he was a member of the City Council of Ashland, Wisconsin

Ashland, Wisconsin

Ashland is a city in Ashland and Bayfield counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The city is a port on Lake Superior, near the head of Chequamegon Bay. The population was 8,695 at the 2010 census....

 and the Board of Supervisors of Ashland County, Wisconsin. He was a Republican

Republican Party (United States)

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