Leopold Strasser was a member of 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. Representatives are elected for two-year terms ...

Biography

Strasser was born on September 19, 1843, in the

Austrian Empire The Austrian Empire (german: link=no, Kaiserthum Oesterreich, modern spelling , ) was a Central- Eastern European multinational great power from 1804 to 1867, created by proclamation out of the realms of the Habsburgs. During its existence ...

. In 1867, he moved to

Stockbridge, Wisconsin Stockbridge is a village in Calumet County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 686 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 Democrat.

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