Elmer L. Genzmer
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Biography

Genzmer was born on January 3, 1903 in Mayville, Wisconsin
Mayville, Wisconsin
Mayville is a city in Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States, located along the Rock River. The population was 4,902 at the 2000 census.Mayville is located at ....

. He would attend the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
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 and Marquette University Law School
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. Genzmer passed away in 1977.

Career

Genzmer was a Justice of the Peace in Mayville from 1930 until 1942, when he became Mayor, serving until 1956. He became a member of the Assembly in 1935 and remained a member until 1962. During his time in the Assembly, he changed political parties, leaving the Democratic Party
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 for the Republican Party
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