Edmund T. Melms
Edmund Ludwig Robert Paul Theodore Melms was a factory worker, Socialist Party official, and politician in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Early life
Melms was born in
Victor Berger' Milwaukee Leader and Social Democratic Herald
.
Public office
Melms was a Socialist candidate for the
Milwaukee Common Council
, and would serve as President of that body for eight years.
From 1915 to 1917, Melms was Sheriff of
Wisconsin State Senate. Also in 1918, Melms was a candidate for the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 4th congressional district, losing to John C. Kleczka. He ran for the seat again in 1922 and 1926, losing both times to John C. Schafer
.
He died on January 6, 1933, in Milwaukee and is buried at Forest Home Cemetery there.
References
- ^ "Melms, Edmund [Ludwig Robert Paul) Theodore 1874 - 1933". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-06-23.
- ^ "Melms, Edmund T." Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2013-06-23.
- ^ Industrial Commission of Wisconsin (1912). Workmen's Compensation ... Annual Report. Industrial Commission of Wisconsin. pp. 3–.