Theobald Otjen | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromWisconsin's4th district | |
| In office March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1907 | |
| Preceded by | Peter J. Somers |
| Succeeded by | William J. Cary |
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| Born | October 27, 1851 China Township, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | April 11, 1924(1924-04-11) (aged 72) |
| Political party | Republican |
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| Children | 5 |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan Law School |
Theobald Otjen (October 27, 1851 – April 11, 1924) was aU.S. Representative fromWisconsin.
Theobald was born to German immigrants John Conrad and Dorothea (Schreiner) Otjen, in westChina Township inSt. Clair County, Michigan and attended the Marine City (Michigan) Academy and a private school in Detroit. He was employed as foreman in the rolling mill of the Milwaukee Iron Co. in Milwaukee 1870–1872. He graduated from the law department of theUniversity of Michigan at Ann Arbor on March 25, 1875. He was admitted to the bar at Ann Arbor in 1875 and commenced practice inDetroit,Michigan. He moved toMilwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1883. He served as member of the common council of Milwaukee 1887–1894. Otjen also served as a trustee of the Milwaukee Public Library 1887–1891, and a trustee of the public museum 1891–1894. He was an unsuccessful candidate for comptroller of the city in April 1892. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1892 to the53rd Congress and in 1893 to the same Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation ofJohn L. Mitchell.
Otjen was eventually elected as aRepublican to the54th and to the five succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1907) as the representative ofWisconsin's 4th congressional district. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1906. He resumed the practice of law inMilwaukee, Wisconsin.
Theobald married Louisa Elizabeth Heames, daughter of prominent Detroit civil engineer Henry Heames, in Detroit on March 27, 1879, and had five children between 1880 and 1892. He died inMilwaukee, Wisconsin, April 11, 1924. He was interred in Forest Home Cemetery.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromWisconsin's 4th congressional district March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1907 | Succeeded by |
