Philip Schneider

Philip Schneider (first name also Phillip;[1][2] November 30, 1826 – January 12, 1902)[2] was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate.[3]

Biography

Schneider was born on November 30, 1826, in what is now Gillenfeld, Germany and raised in Peoria, Illinois. He later resided in Farmington, Washington County, Wisconsin. He is buried at St. Michaels Cemetery in Kewaskum, Wisconsin.[4]

Career

Schneider was a member of the Assembly during the 1866, 1875, 1876 and 1883 sessions. He represented the 33rd District of the Senate during the 1877 and 1878 sessions. Schneider was Assessor, Town Clerk and Chairman of the Town Board of Supervisors of Farmington. Additionally, he was a county commissioner of Washington County, Wisconsin and Chairman of the Washington County Board of Supervisors.[5] He was a Democrat.

References

1. "Delegates: Washington County". The Daily Milwaukee News. June 6, 1876. p. 2. Retrieved September 27, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
2. Pioneers of St. Michael's. Sign posted at Saint Michaels Cemetery.
3. "Members of the Wisconsin Legislature 1848 – 1999" (PDF). State of Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 17, 104. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 4, 2015. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
4. "Wisconsin, Death Records, 1867-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XLSS-2YR : accessed 10 September 2015), Philip Schnieder, 1902; citing Death, Hartford, Washington, Wisconsin, Wisconsin State Historical Society, Madison; FHL microfilm 1,311,661.
5. R. M. Bashford (1875). The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin (14th ed.). Madison, Wis.: Smith & Cullaton. pp. 336–337. Retrieved 2015-07-18.