Ernst Sonnemann (composer)
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Ernst A. Sonnemann (April 29, 1858 – November 15, 1927) was an American politician and was in the fishing business. Born in
Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...
, Sonnemann emigrated with his parents to the
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in 1858 and settled in
Sheboygan, Wisconsin Sheboygan () is a city in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, United States, and its county seat. The population was 49,929 at the 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Sheboygan Metropolitan statistical area, metropolitan area, which has a pop ...
. He was in the fishing business until his retirement. Sonnemann served on the Sheboygan Common Council and was a Republican. From 1925 until his death in 1927, Sonnemann served in the
Wisconsin State Assembly The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The Assembly is controlled by the Republican ...
. Sonnemann died in
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after a short illness.'Prominent Men Of The State Attending Rites,' Sheboygan Press, November 17, 1927, pg. 14


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1858 births 1927 deaths Emigrants from the German Confederation to the United States Politicians from Sheboygan, Wisconsin Wisconsin city council members Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly 20th-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Republican-1850s-stub