Edwin F. Ganz
Edwin F. Ganz | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly | |
| In office 1919 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 13, 1859 Waumandee, Wisconsin, US |
| Died | January 20, 1946 (aged 86) Wabasha, Minnesota, US |
| Party | Republican |
| Education | University of Wisconsin–Platteville |
| Occupation | Farmer, teacher, newspaper editor, politician |
Edwin F. Ganz (June 13, 1859 – January 20, 1946) was an American farmer, teacher, newspaper editor, and politician.
Biography
Born in the Town of Waumandee, Buffalo County, Wisconsin, Ganz was educated in the public schools and at Platteville Normal School (now University of Wisconsin–Platteville). He taught school for fourteen years and then purchased the Buffalo County Journal in 1890. He was postmaster of Alma, Wisconsin and served on the Buffalo County Board of Supervisors. Ganz also served on the Alma Common Council and the school board. Ganz was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1918 and was involved with the Republican Party In Buffalo County.[1][2] Ganz retired to a farm where he raised cattle. He died in a hospital in Wabasha, Minnesota, aged 86.[3][4][5]
Notes
- ^ "Pieper, Clown of Assembly, Is Eliminated". The Capital Times. September 7, 1918. p. 5. Retrieved November 18, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "E. F. Ganz Is in Field with Plan to Shorten Session of Legislature". The Capital Times. December 16, 1918. p. 2. Retrieved November 18, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Hunter, Paul F., ed. (1919). Wisconsin Blue Book. Government of Wisconsin. p. 476. Retrieved November 20, 2025 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Edwin F. Ganz". Wisconsin State Journal. Madison. January 31, 1946. p. 22. Retrieved November 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 'History of Pepin and Buffalo Counties, Wisconsin,' vol. 2, Franklin Curtiss-Wedge-compiler, H. C. Cooper, Jr. & Company, Winona, Minnesota: 1919, Biographical Sketch of Edwin Ganz, pp. 592-593