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. He previously served five and a half years as a Wisconsin circuit court judge in Milwaukee County.

The Honorable
Franz C. Eschweiler
Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court
In office
August 30, 1916 – November 14, 1929
Appointed byEmanuel L. Philipp
Preceded byWilliam H. Timlin
Succeeded byEdward T. Fairchild
Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge for the 2nd Circuit, Branch 6
In office
January 1, 1911 – August 30, 1916
Preceded byBranch established
Succeeded byEdward T. Fairchild
Personal details
Born
Franz Chadbourne Eschweiler

(1863-09-06)September 6, 1863
Houghton, Michigan
DiedNovember 14, 1929(1929-11-14) (aged 66)
Madison, Wisconsin
Resting placeCalvary Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Spouses
  • Ida Caroline Kindt
  • (died 1952)
Childrenat least 3
Parents
  • Carl Ferdinand Eschweiler (father)
  • Hannah Lincoln (Chadbourne) Eschweiler (mother)
RelativesAlexander C. Eschweiler (Brother), Thomas Chadbourne (Cousin)

Biography

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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. Rather than running for re-election in 1916, he ran for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, set to be vacated by the pending retirement of justice William H. Timlin. Eschweiler won the spring 1916 election, and was appointed to begin his term early—in August 1916—following Timlin's death. Eschweiler ultimately served on the Wisconsin Supreme Court until his own death in 1929.[1][2]

Electoral history

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Wisconsin Circuit Court (1910)

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

Wisconsin Supreme Court (1916, 1926)

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Wisconsin Supreme Court Election, 1916[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
General Election, April 1916
Nonpartisan Franz C. Eschweiler 70,380 23.40%
Nonpartisan William J. Turner 64,568 21.46%
Nonpartisan Ellsworth B. Belden 57,670 19.17%
Nonpartisan Walter D. Corrigan 56,666 18.84%
Nonpartisan 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
Nonpartisan Franz C. Eschweiler (incumbent) 293,857 100.0%
Total votes 293,857 100.0%

References

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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". Archived from the original on 2012-11-07. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  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.
  4. ^ "Election statistics". The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1917 (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1917. p. 300. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  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.
Legal offices
Preceded by
Branch established
Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge for the 2nd Circuit, Branch 6
1911 – 1916
Succeeded by
Preceded by Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court
1916 – 1929
Succeeded by