Baruch Schleisinger Weil, born Baruch Schleisinger, also known as Benjamin S. Weil, () was a

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immigrant, farmer,

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, and politician. He is the founder and namesake of

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; he served three years in the

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and four years in the Assembly representing Washington County.

Biography

Born in

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, in a Jewish family, as Baruch Schleisinger, he legally changed his name to Baruch Schleisinger Weil. In 1843, he emigranted to the United States, settling first in New York City and then in

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. Then in 1845 he moved to

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. Weil platted the village of Schleisingerville, Wisconsin (now

) in

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, where he had various business interests. Since the nearest Jewish community was in Milwaukee, he arranged for teachers to come the roughly 35 miles by ox team to instruct his children. In 1853, 1856, 1857, Weil served as a Democratic member of the

from Washington County's 4th Senate District. He also served in the

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in 1852, 1871–1873, and 1880. Weil served in the Wisconsin Militia as a brigadier general. Eventually Weil and his family moved to

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and then to

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. Weil died in

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, on March 28, 1893,Baruch Schleisinger Weil
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Weil, Baruch Schleisinger 1802 births 1893 deaths Military personnel from Wisconsin Farmers from Wisconsin Businesspeople from Wisconsin Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly People from West Bend, Wisconsin Democratic Party Wisconsin state senators American real estate brokers People from Slinger, Wisconsin French emigrants to the United States People from Wisconsin Territory 19th-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature