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  Seidel, Emil
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NameEmil Seidel
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin , United States
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Born December 13, 1864
DiedJune 24, 1947 (82 years)
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InfoEmil Seidel (December 13, 1864-June 24, 1947) was born in Ashland, Pennsylvania. His family moved to Wisconsin when he was a child. As a young man he lived in Germany where he trained as a woodcarver and also became a socialist.

When he returned to the United States he joined the Socialist Party of America. Settling in Milwaukee, he and eight other socialists were elected as city aldermen in 1904.

In 1910, Seidel became the first socialist mayor of a major city in the United States. During his administration the first public works department was established, The first fire and police commission was organized, and a city park system came into being. He was also the first socialist Mayor of Milwaukee and cleaned the town up with strict regulation of bars and the closing of Brothels and Sporting Parlors (Modern day Casinos).

In the 1912 election the Democratic and Republican Parties joined forces to defeat him and he lost the election of 1912 to Gerhard Bading. Seidel chose to run for Vice President of the United States on the socialist ticket with Eugene V. Debs and the pair won a respectable 897,011 votes in the national election. Siedel served two more terms as alderman, in 1916-20 and 1932-36, before his death.

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  11/08/1932 WI US Senate Lost 6.14% (-50.83%)
  11/05/1918 WI Governor Lost 17.35% (-29.64%)
  11/03/1914 WI US Senate Lost 9.67% (-34.14%)
  04/07/1914 Milwaukee Mayor Lost 43.60% (-12.80%)
  03/24/1914 Milwaukee Mayor - Primary Won 34.26% (+1.68%)
  11/05/1912 US Vice President Lost 0.00% (-81.92%)
  05/17/1912 US Vice President - SOC Convention Won 62.11% (+33.59%)
  05/17/1912 US President - SOC Convention Lost 20.36% (-39.64%)
  04/02/1912 Milwaukee Mayor Lost 41.22% (-17.57%)
  04/05/1910 Milwaukee Mayor Won 46.50% (+11.97%)
  04/07/1908 Milwaukee Mayor Lost 33.46% (-3.56%)
  11/04/1902 WI Governor Lost 4.37% (-48.53%)
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