| LC control no. | n 88093898 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Seidel, Emil |
| See also | Chief executive of: Milwaukee (Wis.). Mayor (1910-1912 : Seidel) |
| Birth date | 1864-12-13 |
| Death date | 1947-06-24 |
| Place of birth | Ashland (Pa.) |
| Place of death | Milwaukee (Wis.) |
| Field of activity | Woodwork Civil service |
| Affiliation | Socialist Labor Party |
| Profession or occupation | Wood-carvers City council members Mayors |
| Found in | His Which must go?, 1923: t.p. (Emil Seidel) NUCMC data from Milwaukee Public Library for His Papers, 1906-1933 (Emil Seidel; Socialist party politician, Milwaukee mayor, and vice-presidential candidate in 1912) Bio. dic. of Am. mayors, 1820-1980 (Emil Seidel, 1864-1947; mayor of Milwaukee, 1910-1912) Wikipedia, viewed October 23, 2019 (Emil Seidel was born on December 13, 1864 in Ashland Pennsylvania. He attended public school until age 13, when he dropped out to become a woodcarver. He studied wood carving in Berlin for six years. During this time he became an active socialist. When he returned to the United States, he joined the Socialist Labor Party of America. In 1904, he was elected alderman in the city of Milwaukee. In 1910, Seidel was elected mayor of Milwaukee, becoming the first socialist mayor in the United States. His bid for re-election for mayor failed in 1912 but did run as the Socialist Party's nominee for Vice President of the United States on the ticket with Eugene V. Debs. In 1914, he again ran for mayor but was defeated. He then returned to the city council as an alderman. He retired from public office in 1936. Seidel died in Milwaukee on June 24,1947.) |
| Associated language | eng |
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