Frederick W. Cotzhausen
Frederick William Cotzhausen (July 21, 1838 – December 10, 1924) was an American lawyer and politician.
Born in Aix la Chapelle, Rhine, Prussia, Cotzhausen went to college in Cologne and graduated in 1855. In 1856, Cotzhausen emigrated to the United States and settled in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Cotzhausen studied law and was admitted to the Wisconsin bar in 1859. He then practiced law in Milwaukee. In 1873 and 1874, Cotzhausen served in the Wisconsin State Senate and was a Democrat. He also served a regent on the Wisconsin Normal Schools Board of Regent. Cotzhausen died at his home in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[1][2][3]
Notes[]
- ^ 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1874,' Biographical Sketch of Frederick W. Cotzhausen, pg. 448
- ^ 'Former State Senator Passes In Milwaukee,' Appleton Post Crescent, December 10, 1924, pg. 1
- ^ Frederick W. Von Cotzhausen Collection-Milwaukee County Historical Society
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