George A. Abert
{{short description|19th century American politician}}
{{About|the Milwaukee politician born in 1840|his father, the Milwaukee politician born in 1817|George Abert}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = George A. Abert
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|state = Wisconsin
|state_senate = Wisconsin
|district = 7th
|term_start = January 1877
|term_end = January 1879
|predecessor = George E. Bryant
|successor = Edwin Hyde
|office1 = Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
|constituency1 = Milwaukee 7th district
|term_start1 = January 1893
|term_end1 = January 1895
|predecessor1 = Charles H. Anson
|successor1 = Edward C. Notbohm
|constituency2 = Milwaukee 2nd district
|term_start2 = January 1882
|term_end2 = January 1885
|predecessor2 = Otto Laverrenz
|successor2 = George Poppert
|party = Democratic
|birth_date = {{birth date|1840|10|22}}
|birth_place = {{nowrap|Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.}}
|death_date = {{death date and age|1918|3|27|1840|10|22}}
|death_place = Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
|resting_place = Forest Home Cemetery, Milwaukee
|alma_mater =
|occupation = Manufacturer, businessman
|spouse = {{marriage|Anna Marie Schmidtner||1911|end=died}}
|children = {{unbulleted list
| Louise Anna (Godejahn)
{{small|(b. 1877; died 1964)}}
| Adeline (Gaffney)
{{small|(b. 1878; died 1918)}}
| George Gideon Abert
{{small|(b. 1881; died 1951)}}
| Augusta (Wagner)
{{small|(b. 1889; died 1910)}}
}}
|father = George Abert
}}
George Ackerman Abert (October 22, 1840 – March 27, 1918) was an American manufacturer, businessman, and Democratic politician. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate and Assembly, representing Milwaukee.
Early life
Abert was born on October 22, 1840, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the first of eight children born to Louisa (née Ackerman; 1818–1889), a native of Bavaria, and George Abert Sr. (1817–1890), a native of Alsace, France. He attended the common schools in the area.{{cite book|last=Smith & Cullaton, State Printers|title=The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin|year=1877|publisher=Smith & Cullaton, State Printers|page=448|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nQ9WAAAAMAAJ&q=george+a+abert+wi&pg=PA448}} He was an iron founder and machine manufacturer by trade.{{cite book|last=Wisconsin|title=The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin for|year=1893|publisher=Wisconsin|page=647|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wSBWAAAAMAAJ&q=george+a+abert+State+Senate++1877&pg=PA647}}
Political career
Abert served as a Democratic member of the State Senate from 1877 to 1878.{{cite book|last=Thomas William Herringshaw|first=Thomas William|title=Herringshaw's Encyclopedia of American Biography of the Nineteenth Century: Accurate and Succinct Biographies of Famous Men and Women in All Walks of Life who are Or Have Been the Acknowledged Leaders of Life and Thought of the United States Since Its Formation|year=1904|publisher=American Publishers' Association|page=19|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Xxg7AQAAMAAJ&q=george+a+abert+wi+died&pg=PA19}} In 1879, he was the city commissioner of public works.{{cite book|last=Atwood|first=David|title=Blue Book for the State of Wisconsin, Volume 22|year=1883|publisher=David Atwood, State Printer|page=496|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8HXjAAAAMAAJ&q=george+a+abert+State+Senate++1877&pg=PA496}} He was a member of the State Assembly twice, serving from 1882 to 1883 and from 1893 to 1894.{{cite book|last=Legislative Reference Bureau|title=The Wisconsin Blue Book|year=1913|publisher=Legislative Reference Bureau|page=465|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OkflAAAAMAAJ&q=george+abert+wi&pg=PA465}}
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Category:Politicians from Milwaukee
Category:Democratic Party Wisconsin state senators
Category:Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Category:Businesspeople from Wisconsin
Category:19th-century American businesspeople
Category:American people of French descent