Frederick Scheiber (September 2, 1843 – June 10, 1913) was an American politician. Born in

Rhenish Prussia The Rhine Province (german: Rheinprovinz), also known as Rhenish Prussia () or synonymous with the Rhineland (), was the westernmost province of the Kingdom of Prussia and the Free State of Prussia, within the German Reich, from 1822 to 1946. It ...

, Scheiber moved with his parents to

West Bend, Wisconsin West Bend is the county seat of Washington County, Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 31,752. History Early history and settlement Northeastern Washington County's earliest known inhabitants were pre-Columbian Mound Builder ...

in 1847. He studied at the

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and then taught school. Schreiber then studied law and was admitted to the Wisconsin bar in 1871. He served in the

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in 1883 as a Democrat. He also served as a court commissioner and on the board of regents for the Wisconsin Normal Schools (now the University of Wisconsin System). He was arrested on charges on conspiracy in 1905.

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1843 births 1913 deaths People from West Bend, Wisconsin German emigrants to the United States University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni Wisconsin lawyers 19th-century American politicians 19th-century American lawyers Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Democratic-stub