Leopold Strasser was a member of the

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Biography

Strasser was born on September 19, 1843, in the

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. In 1867, he moved to

Stockbridge, Wisconsin Stockbridge is a village in Calumet County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 678 at the 2020 census. The village lies within the Town of Stockbridge. History Stockbridge is known as "The Sturgeon Capital of the World," and was ...

. He was a merchant by trade. Strasser died on June 25, 1908, in

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. He was a member of the Assembly during the 1885 session. He was a

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1843 births 1908 deaths 19th-century American merchants Emigrants from the Austrian Empire to the United States People from Stockbridge, Wisconsin Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly 19th-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Democratic-stub