Person Record
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Haben, Andrew |
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Andrew Haben was born in Urexweiler, Saarland, Prussia, Germany , December 23, 1834. He was the son of Maria Anna Ritter and Wendell Haben. At the age of three years he was brought by his parents to this country and they located at North Dansville, Livingston County, NY where Andrew was given a common school and commercial education. In 1855 he came to Wisconsin and settled in Oshkosh, where he had lived most of the time ever since. In 1862 he engaged in the clothing business on his own responsibility, meeting with marked success in the years following and amassing a comfortable fortune. He married Mathilda McCourt on October 30, 1866 and the couple raised six children. In 1872 he was chosen to a place on the board of education. In 1876 he was elected mayor the city in one of the most hotly contested campaigns ever held in Oshkosh, securing the election as the first Democratic mayor of Oshkosh by a majority of eight votes. In 1877 he was reelected by a majority of 450 votes. In 1878 he was elected State Senator and served in the General Assembly. In 1885 he was again elected mayor. He died in Oshkosh on january 18,1908. |
