Frederick L. Schmersahl
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Frederick L. Schmersahl was an American merchant and politician who served two terms as the eleventh mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey from 1871-1873.
. He served on the Hoboken City Council in 1866. Schmersahl was rejected by the Hoboken Democratic convention as a candidate for mayor in 1871, but was reported to run independently. He was elected as a Republican in 1871, and re-elected as the candidate of both parties in 1872. Schmersahl ran as an independent candidate in 1873 and was defeated by Democrat Peter McGavisk.
Biography
Schmersahl was born in 1826 in Bremen, Germany. He was a partner, along with Louis Wittpenn, in a liquor and wine wholesale business in New York CityNew York City
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. He served on the Hoboken City Council in 1866. Schmersahl was rejected by the Hoboken Democratic convention as a candidate for mayor in 1871, but was reported to run independently. He was elected as a Republican in 1871, and re-elected as the candidate of both parties in 1872. Schmersahl ran as an independent candidate in 1873 and was defeated by Democrat Peter McGavisk.