William F. Arnemann (October 14, 1850 – December 10, 1917) was a German-born American businessman and politician who served as 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. The Assembly is controlled by the Republican ...

Background

Born in

Hanover Hanover ( ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the States of Germany, German state of Lower Saxony. Its population of 535,932 (2021) makes it the List of cities in Germany by population, 13th-largest city in Germany as well as the fourth-l ...

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, Arnemann emigrated with his parents at age five and settled in

West Bend, Wisconsin West Bend is a city in Washington County, Wisconsin, United States, and its county seat. As of the 2020 census, the population was 31,752. It is part of the Milwaukee metropolitan area. History Early history and settlement Northeastern Washi ...

. In 1870, Arnemann started a soda water factory in

Neenah, Wisconsin Neenah ( ) is a city in Winnebago County, Wisconsin, United States. It is situated on the banks of Lake Winnebago, Little Lake Butte des Morts, and the Fox River (Green Bay tributary), Fox River approximately northeast of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, O ...

and was also in the ice business. He married Mary Bruening in 1872, with whom he had 10 children. Bruening was killed by a train in 1916. Arnemann served on the Neenah Common Council and was mayor of Neenah. He also served on the

Winnebago County, Wisconsin Winnebago County is a county (United States), county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 171,730. Its county seat is Oshkosh, Wisconsin, Oshkosh. It was named for the historic Ho- ...

Board of Supervisors. Arnemann was a

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. He served in the

in 1903 and from 1915 until his death in 1917. Arnemann died of heart failure in 1917 in

, aged 67.'The Laws of Wisconsin, Wisconsin Legislative Research Bureau: 1918, Joint Resolution No. 1, William Arnemann, p. 33

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1850 births 1917 deaths Emigrants from the Kingdom of Hanover to the United States Politicians from Neenah, Wisconsin People from West Bend, Wisconsin Businesspeople from Wisconsin Wisconsin city council members Mayors of places in Wisconsin County supervisors in Wisconsin 19th-century American legislators 19th-century American businesspeople Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly 19th-century Wisconsin politicians 20th-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Democratic-stub