Charles F. Viebahn (1842 – March 17, 1915) was a member of the

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Biography

Viebahn was born in what is now

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in 1842. In 1851, he moved with his parents to

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. He attended what is now the

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and later became principal of Watertown High School in

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. Viehbahn married Lona Fischer in 1868. They had one son before her death in 1893. In 1895, Viebahn married Josephine Hall, a mother of two. He died of

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at his home in Watertown on March 17, 1915.

Political career

Viebahn was elected to the Assembly in 1908. Additionally, he was Superintendent of Schools of Watertown, as well as of

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and

Sauk County, Wisconsin Sauk County is a county in Wisconsin. It is named after a large village of the Sauk people. As of the 2020 census, the population was 65,763. Its county seat and largest city is Baraboo. The county was created in 1840 from Wisconsin Territor ...

. He was a

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* Politicians from Baraboo, Wisconsin Politicians from Sauk County, Wisconsin Politicians from Watertown, Wisconsin Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly Educators from Wisconsin University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni 1842 births 1915 deaths Deaths from pneumonia in Wisconsin 19th-century American people 20th-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Democratic-stub