Emanuel L. Philipp

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Emanuel L. Philipp
23rd Governor of Wisconsin
In office
January 4, 1915 – January 3, 1921
LieutenantEdward Dithmar
Preceded byFrancis E. McGovern
Succeeded byJohn J. Blaine
Personal details
Born
Emanuel Lorenz Philipp

(1861-03-25)March 25, 1861
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting placeForest Home Cemetery
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseBertha Schweke
Children3, including Cyrus L. Philipp
ProfessionRailroad executive

Emanuel Lorenz Philipp (March 25, 1861 – June 15, 1925) was an

from 1915 to 1921.

Early life

Philipp was born in

Career

Philipp also worked for the Gould transcontinental system and as traffic manager for Schlitz Brewery Company.[3]

While he was a manager of a lumber company in

Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[4]

Political career

He held various political positions in Wisconsin. He served with

Robert M. La Follette, Sr. as chairman of the Milwaukee County Convention, before disagreeing with him over railroad oversight.[3] From 1909-1914, he was the Milwaukee Police Commissioner.[5]

A conservative Republican, he wrote, with the help of Edgar Werlock, Political Reform in Wisconsin: A Historical Review of the Subjects of Primary Election, Taxation and Railway Regulation (1910).[6]

Governorship of Wisconsin

In 1914, Philipp was nominated for Governor of Wisconsin, and first won the 1914 Wisconsin gubernatorial election. He would go on to be reelected twice, and served as the 23rd Governor of Wisconsin from 1915-1921.[7]

During the First World War he was accused of holding divided loyalty's between the

model farms and was regent of Marquette University.[2]

Death

Philipp died on June 15, 1925, aged 64, in

Family life

Philipp married Bertha Schweke in 1887, and they had three children. Their son Cyrus L. Philipp served as the Chairman of the Republican Party of Wisconsin.[13]

References

  1. ^ "Wisconsin Historical Society-Emanuel Philipp". Archived from the original on 2012-11-05. Retrieved 2009-09-16.
  2. ^
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  3. ^ .
  4. ^ Wisconsin History
  5. ^ "Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission 125th Anniversary Report" (PDF). Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
  6. ^ Emanuel L. Philipp. Political Reform in Wisconsin. Milwaukee, Wis.: Author, 1910.
  7. ^ Industrial Commission (1917). State of Wisconsin Blue Book. Industrial Commission. p. 499. emanuel l phillip Honey Creek wi.
  8. ^ Wisconsin Blue Book 2003-2004, "Political Composition of the Wisconsin Legislature 1885-2003," p. 260.
  9. ^ Sperling, Hayley (2018-08-27). "The Rise Of Wisconsin's 'Hyper-Patriots' During World War I". WisContext. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
  10. ^ "Philipp, Emanuel Lorenz 1861 - 1925". Wisconsin Historical Society. 2017-08-08. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
  11. ^ "Historical People". Forest Home Cemetery. Archived from the original on April 3, 2016. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
  12. ^ "Emanuel L. Philipp | Newspaper Article/Clipping". Wisconsin Historical Society. 2012-01-01. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
  13. ^ Cyrus Philipp papers

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Party political offices
Preceded by Republican nominee for Governor of Wisconsin
1914, 1916, 1918
Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by
Governor of Wisconsin

1915–1921
Succeeded by