William Frederick Voss was a German American immigrant, banker, and politician.
18 Facts About William Voss
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William Voss was the 25th and 27th mayor of Watertown, Wisconsin, and represented Dodge County in the Wisconsin State Senate during the 1891 and 1893 sessions.
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William Voss was born on December 23,1847, in Berlin, in what was then the Kingdom of Prussia.
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William Voss emigrated to the United States with his parents in 1850.
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William Voss was educated at the public schools of Watertown, but by the time of his graduation in 1863, both his parents were dead.
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William Voss returned to Watertown in the employment of Justus T Moak, and when Moak was appointed postmaster at Watertown in 1867, he designated Voss as his deputy.
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William Voss worked with Moak for several years, and then determined to prospect for gold in Colorado.
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William Voss ultimately abandoned that goal, but worked on a farm for about two years near Denver before returning to Wisconsin.
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William Voss remained with the bank for most of the rest of his career, and later became president of the bank.
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William Voss was elected to the Watertown city council in 1879,1880,1881, and 1882, and was then elected mayor in 1886,1887,1888, and 1889.
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William Voss represented Wisconsin's 13th State Senate district, which then comprised all of Dodge County.
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William Voss was a member of the school board in Watertown on and off throughout his life, and served two long stretches as president of the school board.
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William Voss was president of the library board and secretary of the waterworks board.
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William Voss worked as president of the Wisconsin National Bank until his death.
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William Voss died in his sleep on the morning of at his home in Watertown.
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William F Voss was the eldest surviving child of Frederick Voss.
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William Voss's mother died in 1856 and his father in 1861.
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William Voss married Mary Schempf, daughter of pioneer merchant George L Schempf, on in Watertown.