Edward Voigt
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromWisconsin's2nd district
In office March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1927
Preceded by	Michael E. Burke
Succeeded by	Charles A. Kading
Personal details
Born	December 1, 1873 Bremen,Germany
Died	August 26, 1934(1934-08-26) (aged 60) Elkhart Lake,Wisconsin
Political party	Republican

Edward Voigt (December 1, 1873 – August 26, 1934) was aU.S. Representative fromWisconsin who representedWisconsin's 2nd congressional district.

Voigt was born inBremen,Germany. He immigrated to the United States with his parents, who settled inMilwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1883. He was employed in law and insurance offices for several years. He graduated from the law department of theUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison in 1899. He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice inSheboygan. He served as district attorney ofSheboygan County from 1905 to 1911. He was also the city attorney for Sheboygan from 1913 to 1917.

Voigt was elected as aRepublican to theSixty-fifth and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1927) as the representative to Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district. On April 5, 1917, he voted against declaring war on Germany. He was not a candidate for reelection in 1926 to theSeventieth Congress. He served as delegate to theRepublican National Convention in 1924.

He resumed the practice of law inSheboygan, Wisconsin, after congress. Voigt was elected in 1928 as a judge of the fourth judicialWisconsin Circuit Court. He served from January 1929 until his death at his summer home at Crystal Lake (in ruralSheboygan County nearElkhart Lake) on August 26, 1934. He was interred in Forest Home Cemetery inMilwaukee, Wisconsin.

• United States Congress."Edward Voigt (id: V000110)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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