Senior member of the old and reliable firm of Nielander & Brockhausen, was born in Detmold, Princedom Lippe, Germany, in 1833. In 1851 he came to the U.S., and first located at Waupun, Wis. The next year he went to Galena, Ill., and served as clerk in a general store. In 1854 he associated Theo. Brockhausen and Charles Shierholz as partners, tame to Lansing and in the month of September established a general merchandise and grain business under the firm name of Nielander, Schierholz & Co. This firm continued with marked success until 1869, when Mr. Schierholz withdrew, and the firm became Nielander & Brockhausen. In 1872-3-4 the business of this firm amounted to one million ($1,000,000) annually. Mr. Nielander in politics first belonged to the Free-soil party, next he joined the Republican ranks, and remained there all through the war and until 1872. He then supported Horace Greeley, again returned to the fold as a liberal Republican. He has held numerous local offices at different intervals and in 1879 was elected State Senator of the Forty-first District, and is now serving in that capacity as the first Republican that ever represented the district. Mr. Nielander is a member of the A.F. & A.M., I.O.O.F and the Deutscher Verein. He was a stockholder in the First National Bank during its entire career, also served as its vice president, and is at present a partner in the bank of Lansing, firm J. W. Thomas & Co. Mr. Nielander was also president of the Allamakee County Savings Bank, from 1873 until it went into voluntary liquidation. Thus it can be seen that Mr. Nielander is a man of extraordinary business ability. During his entire career he has always been careful to meet all obligations promptly, and he therefore has the highest confidence and esteem of his fellowmen. He was united in marriage in 1864 with Miss Augusta Schierholz.

Senior member of the old and reliable firm of Nielander & Brockhausen, was born in Detmold, Princedom Lippe, Germany, in 1833. In 1851 he came to the U.S., and first located at Waupun, Wis. The next year he went to Galena, Ill., and served as clerk in a general store. In 1854 he associated Theo. Brockhausen and Charles Shierholz as partners, tame to Lansing and in the month of September established a general merchandise and grain business under the firm name of Nielander, Schierholz & Co. This firm continued with marked success until 1869, when Mr. Schierholz withdrew, and the firm became Nielander & Brockhausen. In 1872-3-4 the business of this firm amounted to one million ($1,000,000) annually. Mr. Nielander in politics first belonged to the Free-soil party, next he joined the Republican ranks, and remained there all through the war and until 1872. He then supported Horace Greeley, again returned to the fold as a liberal Republican. He has held numerous local offices at different intervals and in 1879 was elected State Senator of the Forty-first District, and is now serving in that capacity as the first Republican that ever represented the district. Mr. Nielander is a member of the A.F. & A.M., I.O.O.F and the Deutscher Verein. He was a stockholder in the First National Bank during its entire career, also served as its vice president, and is at present a partner in the bank of Lansing, firm J. W. Thomas & Co. Mr. Nielander was also president of the Allamakee County Savings Bank, from 1873 until it went into voluntary liquidation. Thus it can be seen that Mr. Nielander is a man of extraordinary business ability. During his entire career he has always been careful to meet all obligations promptly, and he therefore has the highest confidence and esteem of his fellowmen. He was united in marriage in 1864 with Miss Augusta Schierholz.