Francis J. Borchardt
Francis J. Borchardt (1849–1915) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Biography
[edit]Borchardt was born September 25, 1849, in Schrimm, Prussian Province of Posen (Śrem, Poland) .[1] He moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1853.[2] During the American Civil War, he served with the 1st Wisconsin Heavy Artillery Regiment of the Union Army. Afterwards, he became an officer in the Wisconsin Army National Guard.
Political career
[edit]Borchardt was a member of the Assembly in 1882. Previously, he was elected a justice of the peace in 1877, 1879 and 1881.
References
[edit]- ^ "Biographical Sketches". Wisconsin Blue Book. 1882. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
- ^ The Bench and Bar of Wisconsin. 1882. p. 231. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
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Categories:
- 1849 births
- 1915 deaths
- People from Śrem
- Politicians from the Province of Posen
- Prussian emigrants to the United States
- Politicians from Milwaukee
- Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- American justices of the peace
- People of Wisconsin in the American Civil War
- Military personnel from Milwaukee
- Union army soldiers
- United States Army officers
- 19th-century American judges