Edward Dithmar

Edward Frederick Dithmar (January 31, 1873 – September 22, 1938) was an American lawyer and politician from Wisconsin. He served as the 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin.

Edward Dithmar
23rd Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin
In office January 4, 1915 – January 3, 1921
Governor	Emanuel Philipp
Preceded by	Thomas Morris
Succeeded by	George Comings
Personal details
Born	Edward Dithmar January 31, 1873 Reedsburg, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died	September 22, 1938 (aged 65) Baraboo, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Emily A. (Upham) Dithmar
Children	2
Alma mater	University of Wisconsin–Madison
Profession	Lawyer Politician

Early life

Dithmar was born in Reedsburg, Wisconsin in 1873, the son of Rudolph E. Dithmar and Fredericka (Dargel) Dithmar. He attended Reedsburg Area High School[1] and graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1894.[2] He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1899. He began the practice of law in Baraboo.[3]

Political career

He held many political positions in Wisconsin, and began his political career as a messenger in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1889. Dithmar served as a court clerk in Sauk County from 1894 until 1900,[4] and as register of probate in Baraboo.[2] He was chairman of the Sauk County Republican committee for four years and served as vice-chairman of the Wisconsin State Central Committee during the 1910 campaign.[1] He served as the 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin for three terms, from 1915 until 1921, under Governor Emanuel L. Philipp.[5] He ran for the United States Senate in 1925 and for Governor of Wisconsin in 1928; he was unsuccessful in both elections.

He died in 1938 in Baraboo, Wisconsin.[6][7]

Family life

Dithmar married Emily A. Upham in 1894. They had two children, Edward Upham Dithmar and John Upham Dithmar.[8] They had a third child, Mary Eleanor Dithmar, in 1921.

References

1. Paul F. Hunter, ed. (1919). The Wisconsin Blue Book 1919. Madison: Democrat Printing Company. p. 451.
2. Thwaites, Reuben Gold (1900). The University of Wisconsin: Its History and Its Alumni. Madison, Wis.: J. N. Purcell. p. 804.
3. Harry Ellsworth Cole, ed. (1918). A Standard History of Sauk County Wisconsin, Volume 2. Chicago: Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 1010–1011.
4. Harry Ellsworth Cole, ed. (1918). A Standard History of Sauk County Wisconsin, Volume 1. Chicago: Lewis Publishing Company. p. 237.
5. Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau, ed. (1987). State of Wisconsin 1987-1988 Blue Book. Madison: Wisconsin Department of Administration. p. 704.
6. Industrial Commission of Wisconsin (comp.). The Wisconsin Blue Book 1915. Madison: Democrat Printing Co., 1915, p. 484.
7. "Edward F. Dithmar Obituary". Wisconsin State Journal, September 22, 1938.
8. Industrial Commission of Wisconsin, ed. (1917). The Wisconsin Blue Book 1917. Madison: Democrat Printing Company. p. 500.

External links

• "Wisconsin Constitutional Officers; Lieutenant Governors" (PDF). State of Wisconsin Blue Book 2005–2006. Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. July 2005. p. 31. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 25, 2007. Retrieved October 8, 2007.
• "Edward F. Dithmar". Office of the Lieutenant Governor. Retrieved October 8, 2007.