Elmer L. Genzmer was a member of the

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Biography

Genzmer was born on January 3, 1903, in

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. He would attend the

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and

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. Genzmer died on December 11, 1977.

Career

Genzmer was a Justice of the Peace in Mayville from 1930 until 1942, when he became Mayor, serving until 1956. He became a member of the Assembly in 1935 and remained a member until 1962. During his time in the Assembly, he changed political parties, leaving the Democratic Party for the Republican Party.

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