Legislator Details


Herman L. Koehler
AKA:
Number of sessions served 3
Sessions served
Gender: Male
Age at election: 63

Vital Records Information:

Birth
Date: 3/20/1849
City: Waldeck Germany
County:
Country: Germany
 
Death
Date: 6/16/1920
City:
County: Cheboygan County, MI
Country: US
Type of Burial:
Burial
Date: 6/21/1920
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County:
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Marital Information:
married Emma D. Hoenighausen 7/23/1879, in Detroit, MI: children: 0

Number of Children: 0

Background

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Race: Caucasian or White

Education:
attended private and high schools

Biographical Sketch:
He came to America in 1864 hoping to enlist in the Union army but was t00 young. In 1866 he began a newspaper career as a proofreader for the Detroit Tribune. By 1869 he was city editor for the Abend Post. About 1878 he moved to Cheboygan county and held several county posts. He had business and political interests in Cheboygan in the early 1890s and served as supervisor, postmaster and justice of the peace. He returned to Detroit and the Abend in the 1890's. He had timber holdings in Cheboygan and real estate in the Detroit area. Member and trustee of the Arbeiter Society.

Notable Facts:
Koehler township , Cheboygan county, was named for him. With Herbert F. Baker, he started the first movement for primary nominations in the county. Originated the first German Day celebration in Detroit; brought about the organization of the German - American bund , being a federation of Detroit German societies. 1913 Manual says he came from Germany in 1874. Per 1920 Census , he emigrated in 1864 and naturalized in 1872.

Sessions Served:

Forty-Ninth Legislature, 1917-1918
Chamber: Senate
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Apportionment , Federal Relations , Gaming Interests , Industrial Home for Girls , Michigan Farm Colony for Epileptics, Religious and Benevolent Societies
Postions Held:

City of Residence: Detroit
County of Residence Wayne
District: 1
District Description:

Date Elected: 11/7/1916
Date Sworn In: 1/3/1917
Date Left Office:

Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed

Maritial Status: Married
Notes:
Forty-Eighth Legislature, 1915-1916
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Apportionment , Federal Relations , Industrial School for Boys , Religious and Benevolent Societies
Postions Held:

City of Residence: Detroit
County of Residence Wayne
District: Wayne 1
District Description:

Date Elected: 11/3/1914
Date Sworn In: 1/6/1915
Date Left Office:

Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected

Maritial Status: Married
Notes: Chair of Federal Relations;
Forty-Seventh Legislature, 1913-1914
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Apportionment , Game Laws , Ionia State Hospital , Religious and Benevolent Societies
Postions Held:

City of Residence: Detroit
County of Residence Wayne
District: Wayne 1
District Description:

Date Elected: 11/5/1912
Date Sworn In: 1/1/1913
Date Left Office:

Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected

Maritial Status: Married
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Bibliography:

DFP 6/19/1920 p.5; MIBiog 1:479-80; Manual 1917 p. 780; PolGryd; Manual 1913 p.750-51; USCen 1910, 1920
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