Edward Dithmar

Edward Dithmar
23rd Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin
In office
January 4, 1915  January 3, 1921
Governor Emanuel Philipp
Preceded by Thomas Morris
Succeeded by George Comings
Personal details
Born Edward Dithmar
(1873-01-31)January 31, 1873
Reedsburg, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died September 22, 1938(1938-09-22) (aged 65)
Baraboo, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Emily A. (Upham) Dithmar
Children Edward Upham Dithmar
John Upham Dithmar
Parents Rudolph E. Dithmar
Fredericka (Dargel) Dithmar
Alma mater University of Wisconsin–Madison
Profession Lawyer
Politician

Edward Frederick Dithmar (January 31, 1873 September 22, 1938) was an American lawyer and politician from Wisconsin. He served as the 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin.

Early life

Dithmar was born in Reedsburg, Wisconsin in 1873, the son of Rudolph E. Dithmar and Fredericka (Dargel) Dithmar. He attended Reedsburg Area High School[1] and graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1894.[2] He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1899. He began the practice of law in Baraboo.[3]

Political career

He held many political positions in Wisconsin, and began his political career as a messenger in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1889. Dithmar served as a court clerk in Sauk County from 1894 until 1900,[4] and as register of probate in Baraboo.[2] He was chairman of the Sauk County Republican committee for four years and served as vice-chairman of the Wisconsin State Central Committee during the 1910 campaign.[1] He served as the 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin for three terms, from 1915 until 1921, under Governor Emanuel L. Philipp.[5] He ran for the United States Senate in 1925 and for Governor of Wisconsin in 1928; he was unsuccessful in both elections.

He died in 1938 in Baraboo, Wisconsin.[6][7]

Family life

Dithmar married Emily A. Upham in 1894. They had two children, Edward Upham Dithmar and John Upham Dithmar.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 Paul F. Hunter, ed. (1919). The Wisconsin Blue Book 1919. Madison: Democrat Printing Company. p. 451.
  2. 1 2 Thwaites, Reuben Gold (1900). The University of Wisconsin: Its History and Its Alumni. Madison, Wis.: J. N. Purcell. p. 804.
  3. Harry Ellsworth Cole, ed. (1918). A Standard History of Sauk County Wisconsin, Volume 2. Chicago: Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 1010–1011.
  4. Harry Ellsworth Cole, ed. (1918). A Standard History of Sauk County Wisconsin, Volume 1. Chicago: Lewis Publishing Company. p. 237.
  5. Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau, ed. (1987). State of Wisconsin 1987-1988 Blue Book. Madison: Wisconsin Department of Administration. p. 704.
  6. Industrial Commission of Wisconsin (comp.). The Wisconsin Blue Book 1915. Madison: Democrat Printing Co., 1915, p. 484.
  7. "Edward F. Dithmar Obituary". Wisconsin State Journal, September 22, 1938.
  8. Industrial Commission of Wisconsin, ed. (1917). The Wisconsin Blue Book 1917. Madison: Democrat Printing Company. p. 500.

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Political offices
Preceded by
Thomas Morris
Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin
19151921
Succeeded by
George Comings
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