Franz C. Eschweiler

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The Honorable
Franz C. Eschweiler
Judge Franz C. Eschweiler.png
Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court
In office
January 1, 1917 – November 14, 1929
Preceded byWilliam H. Timlin
Succeeded byEdward T. Fairchild
Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge for the 2nd Circuit, Branch 6
In office
January 1, 1911 – January 1, 1917
Preceded byBranch established
Succeeded byEdward T. Fairchild
Personal details
Born
Franz Chadbourne Eschweiler

(1863-09-06)September 6, 1863
Houghton, Michigan
DiedNovember 14, 1929(1929-11-14) (aged 66)
Madison, Wisconsin
Resting placeCalvary Cemetery and Mausoleum
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Spouse(s)
  • Ida Caroline Kindt
  • (died 1952)
Childrenat least 3
Parents
  • Carl Ferdinand Eschweiler (father)
  • Hannah Lincoln (Chadbourne) Eschweiler (mother)

Franz Chadbourne Eschweiler (September 6, 1863 – November 14, 1929) was an American lawyer and judge from Wisconsin. He was a Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court for the last 13 years of his life.

Biography[]

Born in Houghton, Michigan, Eschweiler studied at the University of Michigan and the University of Iowa. Eschweiler was admitted to the bar in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1889, and practiced law, in Milwaukee. In 1910, he was elected a Wisconsin Circuit Court judge for the newly created 6th Branch of the Milwaukee County-based 2nd Circuit. In 1916, before the end of his 6 year term as judge, Eschweiler was elected to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, serving until his death in 1929.[1][2]

Electoral history[]

Wisconsin Circuit Court (1910)[]

Wisconsin Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit Branch 6 Election, 1911[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
General Election, April 1910
Independent Franz C. Eschweiler 14,641 35.96%
Independent John C. Kleist 14,325 35.18%
Independent Julius E. Roehr 6,877 16.89%
Independent Casimir Gonski 4,875 11.97%
Total votes '40,718' '100.0%'

Wisconsin Supreme Court (1916, 1926)[]

Wisconsin Supreme Court Election, 1916[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
General Election, April 1916
Independent Franz C. Eschweiler 70,380 23.40%
Independent William J. Turner 64,568 21.46%
Independent Ellsworth B. Belden 57,670 19.17%
Independent Walter D. Corrigan 56,666 18.84%
Independent Chester A. Fowler 51,033 16.97%
Scattering 489 0.16%
Total votes '300,806' '100.0%'
Wisconsin Supreme Court Election, 1926[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
General Election, April 6, 1926
Independent Franz C. Eschweiler (incumbent) 293,857 100.0%
Total votes '293,857' '100.0%'

References[]

  1. ^ "Justice Franz Eschweiler, Wisconsin Supreme Court". Archived from the original on 2010-06-09. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  2. ^ Franz Eschweiler, Wisconsin Historical Society
  3. ^ Beck, J. D., ed. (1911). "Part III. Election statistics". The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. p. 336. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
  4. ^ "Election statistics". The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1917 (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1917. p. 300. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  5. ^ Holmes, Fred L., ed. (1927). "Election statistics". The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1927 (Report). Madison, Wisconsin: State of Wisconsin. p. 448. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
Legal offices
Preceded by
Branch established
 Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge for the 2nd Circuit, Branch 6
1911 – 1916 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court
1916 – 1929 		Succeeded by
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