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Brentano, Lorenzo "Lorenz"
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| Affiliation | Republican |
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| Name | Lorenzo "Lorenz" Brentano |
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Chicago, Illinois , United States |
| Email | None |
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November 04, 1813
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| Died | September 18, 1891
(77 years)
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| Contributor | ev |
| Last Modifed | RBH
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| Info | a Representative from Illinois; born in Manneheim, Grand Duchy of Baden, Germany, November 4, 1813; studied jurisprudence in the Universities of Heidelberg and Freiburg and was graduated; practiced before the supreme court of Baden; elected to the Chamber of Deputies and in 1848 to the Frankfort Parliament; president of the provisional republic established by the revolutionists in 1849; sentenced to imprisonment for life after the failure of the revolution, but sought refuge in the United States; settled in Kalamazoo County, Mich., and engaged in agricultural pursuits; moved to Chicago in 1859; was admitted to the bar in 1859 and commenced practice in Chicago, Ill; became editor in chief and principal proprietor of the Illinois Staats-Zeitung; member of the State house of representatives in 1862; member of the Chicago Board of Education 1862-1868; delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1864; appointed United States consul at Dresden in 1872 and served until April 1876; elected as a Republican to the Forty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1877-March 3, 1879); unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1878; engaged in literary pursuits; died in Chicago, Ill., September 18, 1891; interment in Graceland Cemetery.
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