Theobald Otjen
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Theobald Otjen was a U.S. Representative
from Wisconsin
.
Theobald was born to German immigrants John Conrad and Dorothea (Schreiner) Otjen, in west China township
in St. Clair County, Michigan
and attended the Marine City (Michigan) Academy and a private school in Detroit.
He was employed as foreman in the rolling mill of the Milwaukee Iron Co. in Milwaukee 1870-1872.
He was graduated from the law department of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor March 25, 1875.
He was admitted to the bar at Ann Arbor in 1875 and commenced practice in Detroit, Michigan
.
He moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin
, in 1883.
He served as member of the common council of Milwaukee 1887-1894.
Ojten also served as a trustee of the Milwaukee Public Library 1887-1891, and a trustee of the public museum 1891-1894.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for comptroller of the city in April 1892.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1892 to the Fifty-third Congress and in 1893 to the same Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John L. Mitchell.
Otjen was elected as a Republican
to the Fifty-fourth and to the five succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1895-March 3, 1907).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1906.
He resumed the practice of law in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
.
Theobald married Louisa Elizabeth Heames, daughter of prominent Detroit civil engineer Henry Heames, in Detroit on March 27, 1879, and had 5 children between 1880 and 1892.
He died in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
, April 11, 1924.
He was interred in Forest Home Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
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from 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...
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Theobald was born to German immigrants John Conrad and Dorothea (Schreiner) Otjen, in west China township
China Township, Michigan
China Charter Township is a charter township of St. Clair County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,340 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
in St. Clair County, Michigan
St. Clair County, Michigan
-Interstates:* I-69 enters the county from the west, coming from Lansing and Flint, terminating at the approach to the Blue Water Bridge in Port Huron....
and attended the Marine City (Michigan) Academy and a private school in Detroit.
He was employed as foreman in the rolling mill of the Milwaukee Iron Co. in Milwaukee 1870-1872.
He was graduated from the law department of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor March 25, 1875.
He was admitted to the bar at Ann Arbor in 1875 and commenced practice in Detroit, Michigan
Detroit, Michigan
Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...
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He moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee is the largest city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, the 28th most populous city in the United States and 39th most populous region in the United States. It is the county seat of Milwaukee County and is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan. According to 2010 census data, the...
, in 1883.
He served as member of the common council of Milwaukee 1887-1894.
Ojten also served as a trustee of the Milwaukee Public Library 1887-1891, and a trustee of the public museum 1891-1894.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for comptroller of the city in April 1892.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1892 to the Fifty-third Congress and in 1893 to the same Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John L. Mitchell.
Otjen was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
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to the Fifty-fourth and to the five succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1895-March 3, 1907).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1906.
He resumed the practice of law in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee is the largest city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, the 28th most populous city in the United States and 39th most populous region in the United States. It is the county seat of Milwaukee County and is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan. According to 2010 census data, the...
.
Theobald married Louisa Elizabeth Heames, daughter of prominent Detroit civil engineer Henry Heames, in Detroit on March 27, 1879, and had 5 children between 1880 and 1892.
He died in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee is the largest city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, the 28th most populous city in the United States and 39th most populous region in the United States. It is the county seat of Milwaukee County and is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan. According to 2010 census data, the...
, April 11, 1924.
He was interred in Forest Home Cemetery.