Frederick W. Cotzhausen
American politician
Intro | American politician | |
A.K.A. | Frederick William Cotzhausen | |
A.K.A. | Frederick William Cotzhausen | |
Places | United States of America | |
was | Politician | |
Work field | Politics | |
Gender |
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Birth | 21 July 1838 | |
Death | 10 December 1924 (aged 86 years) | |
Star sign | Cancer |
Frederick William Cotzhausen (July 21, 1838 – December 10, 1924) was an American lawyer and politician.
Born in Aix la Chapelle, Rhine, Prussia, Cotzhausen went to college in Cologne and graduated in 1855. In 1856, Cotzhausen emigrated to the United States and settled in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Cotzhausen studied law and was admitted to the Wisconsin bar in 1859. He then practiced law in Milwaukee. In 1873 and 1874, Cotzhausen served in the Wisconsin State Senate and was a Democrat. He also served a regent on the Wisconsin Normal Schools Board of Regent. Cotzhausen died at his home in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.