Herman Kroeger

Herman Kroeger
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 6th district
In office
January 7, 1889  January 2, 1893
Preceded byJulius Wechselberg
Succeeded byOscar Altpeter
Personal details
Born(1831-12-16)December 16, 1831
Coesfeld, Westphalia, Prussia
DiedJune 20, 1916(1916-06-20) (aged 84)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting placeHoly Trinity Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Political party
Spouses
  • Anna Maria Artus
    (died 1874)
  • Catharine Schmutte
    (died 1910)
Children
  • with Anna Maria Artus
  • Casper Henry Kroeger
  • (b. 1858; died 1917)
  • Mary Lydia (Maria Elisabeth) Kroeger
  • (b. 1866; died 1937)
  • Lambert Kroeger
  • (b. 1870; died 1873)
  • with Catharine Schmutte
  • Infant
  • (b. 1878; died 1879)
  • Josephus M. Kroeger
  • (b. 1881; died 1925)

Herman Kroeger (December 16, 1831  June 20, 1916) was a German American immigrant, dry goods merchant, and politician. He served a four-year term in the Wisconsin State Senate representing the south side of the city of Milwaukee. He was elected as a Democrat, but was affiliated with Wisconsin's socialist Union Labor Party for part of his Senate term.