Herman Dahle

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Herman Dahle
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Wisconsin's 2nd district
In office
March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1903
Preceded by Edward Sauerhering
Succeeded by Henry Cullen Adams
Personal details
Born March 30, 1855
Perry, Wisconsin
Died April 25, 1920(1920-04-25) (aged 65)
Mount Horeb, Wisconsin
Political party Republican

Herman Bjorn Dahle (March 30, 1855 - April 25, 1920) was a United States Congressman in the House of Representatives from Wisconsin. [1]

Background

Herman Bjorn Dahle was born in the town of Perry, Dane County, Wisconsin. He received his education in the district schools of his native town and in the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where he graduated in 1877. He resided at Mount Vernon, Wisconsin from 1877 to 1888 where he conducted a general mercantile business. He was also the principal owner of the Mount Horeb bank beginning in 1890. [2]

Political career

Dahle was elected as a Republican for Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district for the Fifty-sixth and Fifty-seventh Congresses (March 4, 1899 - March 3, 1903), but was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1902. He resumed mercantile pursuits and banking in Mount Horeb, Wisconsin. He was buried in the Lutheran Cemetery.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Dahle, Herman Bjorn (Biographical Directory of the United States Congress)
  2. ↑ The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin (compiled and published under the direction of Wm. H. Froehlich, Secretary of State. 1901)
  3. ↑ Dahle, Herman Bjorn 1855 - 1920 (Wisconsin Historical Society)

Other sources

  • Keyes, Elisha W. History of Dane County. Biographical And Genealogical (Madison, Wisconsin: Western Historical Association, 1906)
United States House of Representatives
Preceded by
Edward Sauerhering		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district
1899-1903 		Succeeded by
Henry Cullen Adams
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