Herman Dahle | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromWisconsin's2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1903 | |
| Preceded by | Edward Sauerhering |
| Succeeded by | Henry Cullen Adams |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Herman Bjorn Dahle March 30, 1855 |
| Died | April 25, 1920(1920-04-25) (aged 65) Mount Horeb, Wisconsin |
| Resting place | Mount Horeb Union Cemetery |
| Party | Republican |
Herman Bjorn Dahle (March 30, 1855 – April 25, 1920) was a two-termUnited States Congressman fromWisconsin from 1899 to 1903.[1]
Herman Bjorn Dahle was born in the town ofPerry,Dane County, Wisconsin. He received his education in the district schools of his native town and in what is now theUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison, where he graduated in 1877. He resided atMount 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]
His former home, now known as theHerman B. and Anne Marie Dahle House, is listed on theNational Register of Historic Places.
Dahle was elected as aRepublican forWisconsin's 2nd congressional district for theFifty-sixth andFifty-seventh Congresses (March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1903), but was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1902.
He resumed mercantile pursuits and banking inMount Horeb, Wisconsin, where he died in 1920.[3] He left behind an estate worth $280,000.[4] Dahle was buried in Mount Horeb Union Cemetery.[5]
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromWisconsin's 2nd congressional district 1899-1903 | Succeeded by |
