Franz C. Eschweiler

Franz C. Eschweiler
The Honorable; Franz C. Eschweiler
Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court
	In office; January 1, 1917 – November 14, 1929
Preceded by	William H. Timlin
Succeeded by	Edward T. Fairchild
Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge for the 2nd Circuit, Branch 6
	In office; January 1, 1911 – January 1, 1917
Preceded by	Branch established
Succeeded by	Edward T. Fairchild
Personal details
Born	Franz Chadbourne Eschweiler; September 6, 1863; Houghton, Michigan
Died	November 14, 1929 (aged 66); Madison, Wisconsin
Resting place	Calvary Cemetery and Mausoleum ; Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Spouse(s)	Ida Caroline Kindt; (died 1952);
Children	at least 3
Mother	Hannah Lincoln (Chadbourne) Eschweiler
Father	Carl Ferdinand Eschweiler

Franz Chadbourne Eschweiler (September 6, 1863 – November 14, 1929) was an American lawyer and judge from Wisconsin. He was a Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court for the last 13 years of his life.

Biography

Born in Houghton, Michigan, Eschweiler studied at the University of Michigan and the University of Iowa. Eschweiler was admitted to the bar in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1889, and practiced law, in Milwaukee. In 1910, he was elected a Wisconsin Circuit Court judge for the newly created 6th Branch of the Milwaukee County-based 2nd Circuit. In 1916, before the end of his 6 year term as judge, Eschweiler was elected to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, serving until his death in 1929.[1][2]

Electoral history

Wisconsin Circuit Court (1910)

Wisconsin Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit Branch 6 Election, 1911[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
General Election, April 1910
	Independent	Franz C. Eschweiler	14,641	35.96%
	Independent	John C. Kleist	14,325	35.18%
	Independent	Julius E. Roehr	6,877	16.89%
	Independent	Casimir Gonski	4,875	11.97%
Total votes			'*40,718'*	'*100.0%'*

Wisconsin Supreme Court (1916, 1926)

Wisconsin Supreme Court Election, 1916[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
General Election, April 1916
	Independent	Franz C. Eschweiler	70,380	23.40%
	Independent	William J. Turner	64,568	21.46%
	Independent	Ellsworth B. Belden	57,670	19.17%
	Independent	Walter D. Corrigan	56,666	18.84%
	Independent	Chester A. Fowler	51,033	16.97%
		Scattering	489	0.16%
Total votes			'*300,806'*	'*100.0%'*

Wisconsin Supreme Court Election, 1926[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
General Election, April 6, 1926
	Independent	Franz C. Eschweiler (incumbent)	293,857	100.0%
Total votes			'*293,857'*	'*100.0%'*

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References

"Justice Franz Eschweiler, Wisconsin Supreme Court". Archived from the original on 2010-06-09. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
Franz Eschweiler, Wisconsin Historical Society
Beck, J. D., ed. (1911). "Part III. Election statistics". The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. p. 336. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
"Election statistics". The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1917 (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1917. p. 300. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
Holmes, Fred L., ed. (1927). "Election statistics". The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1927 (Report). Madison, Wisconsin: State of Wisconsin. p. 448. Retrieved December 27, 2019.

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Preceded by Branch established	Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge for the 2nd Circuit, Branch 6 1911 – 1916	Succeeded by Edward T. Fairchild
Preceded by William H. Timlin	Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court 1916 – 1929	Succeeded by Edward T. Fairchild

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[1] "Justice Franz Eschweiler, Wisconsin Supreme Court". Archived from the original on 2010-06-09. Retrieved 2011-04-23.

[2] Franz Eschweiler, Wisconsin Historical Society

[bb1911-3] Beck, J. D., ed. (1911). "Part III. Election statistics". The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. p. 336. Retrieved December 22, 2019.

[bb1917-4] "Election statistics". The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1917 (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1917. p. 300. Retrieved December 27, 2019.

[bb1927-5] Holmes, Fred L., ed. (1927). "Election statistics". The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1927 (Report). Madison, Wisconsin: State of Wisconsin. p. 448. Retrieved December 27, 2019.