Emil Anneke
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Emil Anneke was a German revolutionary and Forty-Eighter and American journalist
, lawyer
and politician (Republican Party
). From 1863 until 1866 he served as Michigan Auditor General
, the first Republican serving in that position. Emil was the younger brother of U.S. colonel and former German revolutionary commander Fritz Anneke
, his sister-in-law was the famous German-American writer, college founder, abolitionist and suffragette Mathilde Anneke.
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Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
, lawyer
Lawyer
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
and politician (Republican Party
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
). From 1863 until 1866 he served as Michigan Auditor General
Michigan Auditor General
The Michigan Auditor General is the chief fiscal officer of the State of Michigan. The office was established in 1839 and has been made an electoral office in 1850. The first Michigan Auditor General was Robert Abbott, and the first elected Auditor General John Swegles, Jr....
, the first Republican serving in that position. Emil was the younger brother of U.S. colonel and former German revolutionary commander Fritz Anneke
Fritz Anneke
Friedrich 'Fritz' Anneke was a German socialist and newspaper editor, owner, and reporter. He immigrated to the United States with his family in 1849 and became an officer in the Union army, and later an entrepreneur and journalist...
, his sister-in-law was the famous German-American writer, college founder, abolitionist and suffragette Mathilde Anneke.
Literature
- Michigan Historical Commission: Michigan biographies, including members of Congress [...]. Band I, Michigan Historical Commission, Lansing 1924
- John Andrew Russell: The Germanic Influence in the Making of Michigan. University, Detroit 1927
- Heinrich Annecke: Die Bauernfamilie Annecke in Schadeleben und ihre Stammfolge. In: Deutsches Familienarchiv. Band 13, 1960, p. 116–140 (p. 129 briefly about Emil Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Annecke)
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