Julius Kiesner
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Julius Kiesner was an American
tire
vulcanizer
from Milwaukee who served five terms (1919–1928) as a Socialist
member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
representing Milwaukee's 9th Assembly district (the 9th and 10th wards).
He was born in Chilton, Wisconsin
on Oct. 29, 1884 and was educated in the public schools of that city. He traveled extensively in the United States and Europe. In 1910, after moving to Milwaukee he joined the Socialist party.
. In his last race, in 1926, he ran unopposed (one of three Socialists to run unopposed in the 1926 election). He was succeeded by fellow Socialist Otto Kehrein
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tire
Tire
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vulcanizer
Vulcanization
Vulcanization or vulcanisation is a chemical process for converting rubber or related polymers into more durable materials via the addition of sulfur or other equivalent "curatives." These additives modify the polymer by forming crosslinks between individual polymer chains. Vulcanized material is...
from Milwaukee who served five terms (1919–1928) as a Socialist
Socialist Party of America
The Socialist Party of America was a multi-tendency democratic-socialist political party in the United States, formed in 1901 by a merger between the three-year-old Social Democratic Party of America and disaffected elements of the Socialist Labor Party which had split from the main organization...
member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Wisconsin State Assembly
The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin....
representing Milwaukee's 9th Assembly district (the 9th and 10th wards).
He was born in Chilton, Wisconsin
Chilton, Wisconsin
Chilton is a city in and county seat of Calumet County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 3,708 at the 2000 census. The city is located partially within the Town of Chilton.-History:...
on Oct. 29, 1884 and was educated in the public schools of that city. He traveled extensively in the United States and Europe. In 1910, after moving to Milwaukee he joined the Socialist party.
In the Assembly
He had never held public office until his successful 1918 bid for the Assembly to replace fellow Socialist Herman O. KentHerman O. Kent
Herman O. Kent was a farmhand, typesetter and trade union activist from Milwaukee, Wisconsin who served two terms as a Socialist member of the Wisconsin State Assembly representing Milwaukee County's 9th Assembly district .- Background :Kent was born in Germany on April 19, 1884...
. In his last race, in 1926, he ran unopposed (one of three Socialists to run unopposed in the 1926 election). He was succeeded by fellow Socialist Otto Kehrein
Otto Kehrein
Otto A. Kehrein was an American carpenter from Milwaukee who served two terms as a Socialist member of the Wisconsin State Assembly representing the 9th district of Milwaukee County ., and also served on the Milwaukee County Board of SupervisorsHe was born in the Town of Jackson in Washington...
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After the Assembly
In 1935 he was nominated as a possible "progressive" candidate for the City of Milwaukee election commissionElection management body
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