Charles Tisch
Carl Johann Christian "Charles" Tisch was an American politician, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, and historical person for whom Tisch Mills, Wisconsin was named.[1]
Biography[]
Tisch was born on May 26, 1829 in Eutin, Germany.[2] In 1851, he settled in what is now Mishicot (town), Wisconsin in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. He would build a sawmill and gristmills in what would become Tisch Mills, Wisconsin, which was named after him.[1] On January 10, 1895, Tisch died of blood poisoning in Wausau, Wisconsin.[3]
Political career[]
Tisch was a member of the Assembly in 1877 and 1878. Other positions he held include County Judge of Kewaunee County, Wisconsin from 1870 to 1874. He was a Democrat.
References[]
- ^ a b "MISHICOT". Town of Mishicot. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
- ^ THE LEGISLATIVE MANUAL OF THE STATE OF WISCONSIN (16th ed.). Madison, Wis. 1877. p. 465.
- ^ Death of Charles Tisch,' Der Nord Western, January 17, 1895.
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Categories:
- People from Eutin
- People from Mishicot, Wisconsin
- People from Kewaunee County, Wisconsin
- Businesspeople from Wisconsin
- Members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Wisconsin state court judges
- County judges in the United States
- Wisconsin Democrats
- Millers
- 1829 births
- 1895 deaths
- Deaths from sepsis
- Burials in Wisconsin
- American city founders
- German emigrants to the United States
- 19th-century American politicians
- 19th-century American businesspeople
- 19th-century American judges