Born Sept. 14, 1832 in Prussia; in 1852 he came to Buffalo, N.Y.; in 1854 to Michigan, and in the fall returned to New York; in 1855, he went to Indiana and traveled, on account of poor health, through Michigan and Canada, and in the fall returned to Buffalo; In 1857, he went to Detroit, and was there employed as a clerk in a store; Jan. 6, 1858 he came to Dubuque Co,. where he has since lived; he owns sixty acres of land. He has been Township Clerk, County Superintendent, Justice of the Peace, Treasurer and Secretary of the School Board, and is now a member of the Legislature, having been elected in 1879; he is also President of the Farmers' Mutual Insurance Company. He married Miss Anna Blasiar, in Detroit, in 1857, and they had seven children. He is Catholic and a Democrat.

Born Sept. 14, 1832 in Prussia; in 1852 he came to Buffalo, N.Y.; in 1854 to Michigan, and in the fall returned to New York; in 1855, he went to Indiana and traveled, on account of poor health, through Michigan and Canada, and in the fall returned to Buffalo; In 1857, he went to Detroit, and was there employed as a clerk in a store; Jan. 6, 1858 he came to Dubuque Co,. where he has since lived; he owns sixty acres of land. He has been Township Clerk, County Superintendent, Justice of the Peace, Treasurer and Secretary of the School Board, and is now a member of the Legislature, having been elected in 1879; he is also President of the Farmers' Mutual Insurance Company. He married Miss Anna Blasiar, in Detroit, in 1857, and they had seven children. He is Catholic and a Democrat.