Sherburn M. Becker
Sherburn Merrill Becker | |
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34th Mayor of Milwaukee | |
In office 1906–1908 | |
Preceded by | David Rose |
Succeeded by | David Rose |
Personal details | |
Born | New York, U.S. | November 13, 1876
Political party | Republican |
Spouse |
Irene B. Smith (m. 1898) |
Education | Harvard Law School |
Sherburn Merrill Becker (November 13, 1876 – February 5, 1949) was a Wisconsin politician and the 34th mayor of Milwaukee. He was the last Republican to hold this office.
Biography
Sherburn Merrill Becker was born in
On November 21, 1906, as mayor of Milwaukee, Becker attended the Packy McFarland versus Kid Herman boxing bout at the Davenport Coliseum in Iowa. He traveled by special train leaving from Chicago's La Salle Station to Davenport at 1PM. He was accompanied by a "Dr. Krohn" and several others.[6]
In 1906 Mayor Becker ordered the city's street clocks removed officially claiming they obstructed sidewalks. Allegedly Mayor Becker thought they made his city look old fashioned and he wanted to project a more modern image for the city. When the businesses that owned the clocks failed to comply with Mayor Becker's order Becker had the Milwaukee Fire Department destroy clocks on Grand Avenue, (now Wisconsin Avenue) the city's main street.
References
- ^ Milwaukee Mayors, Milwaukee Public Library-Sherburne Merrill Becker
- ^ Washington Becker, Wisconsin Historical Society
- ^ Former 'Boy Mayor' Dies At Age 71, Otsego Farmer, February 11, 1949
- ^ Bio data
- ^ "Historical People". Forest Home Cemetery. Retrieved May 16, 2014.
- ^ Chicago Tribune, November 21, 1907, Pg. 8, thesweetscience.com