John Luchsinger (June 29, 1839 – April 23, 1922) was an American jurist, legislator, writer, and pioneer from Wisconsin. Born in the

Canton of Glarus The canton of Glarus (german: Kanton Glarus rm, Chantun Glaruna; french: Canton de Glaris; it, Canton Glarona) is a canton in east central Switzerland. The capital is Glarus. The population speaks a variety of Alemannic German. The majority of ...

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

, Luchsinger came to the United States with his family. They lived in

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and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, before moving to New Glarus, Wisconsin, where they settled on a farm. Luchsinger eventually moved to Monroe, Wisconsin. Luchsinger served four terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly, 1873, 1876–1878, and 1887. He served as mayor of Monroe, Wisconsin from 1894 to 1896 and as county judge for Green County, Wisconsin from 1918 to 1920. He also served on the draft board for Green County during World War I. Luchsinger was also a writer and historian and wrote papers for the Wisconsin Historical Society about the Swiss settling in Wisconsin.''Publication of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin'', Joseph Schaefer: 1922, The Death of the Honorable John Luchsinger, p. 30.

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People from the canton of Glarus People from New Glarus, Wisconsin Wisconsin state court judges Mayors of places in Wisconsin Members of the Wisconsin State Assembly Writers from Wisconsin 1839 births 1922 deaths People from Monroe, Wisconsin {{Wisconsin-mayor-stub