Herman Schatz
Herman Schatz, Sr. (December 26, 1843 – June 28, 1906) was an American politician and blacksmith.
Born in Greifenberg, Kingdom of Bavaria, Schatz emigrated with his parents to the United States in 1851. Schatz lived in Watertown, Wisconsin, then in Cedarburg, Wisconsin, and then finally settled in Brookfield, Wisconsin. Schatz operated a hotel and blacksmith shop. During the American Civil War, Schatz served as a blacksmith in the Union Army. In 1882, Schatz served in the Wisconsin State Assembly and was a Democrat. Schatz died at his home in Brookfield, Wisconsin.[1][2]
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- 1906 deaths
- People from Gryfice
- Emigrants from the Kingdom of Bavaria to the United States
- People from Brookfield, Wisconsin
- Politicians from Waukesha County, Wisconsin
- People of Wisconsin in the American Civil War
- American blacksmiths
- Businesspeople from Wisconsin
- 19th-century American businesspeople
- Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- 19th-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature
- Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly, 1840s birth stubs