C. F. Viebahn

Charles F. Viebahn (1842 – March 17, 1915) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

C. F. Viebahn
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
In office 1908–1910
Constituency	Jefferson County First District
Personal details
Born	Charles F. Viebahn 1842 (1842) Germany
Died	March 17, 1915(1915-03-17) (aged 72–73) Watertown, Wisconsin
Political party	Democratic
Spouses	Lona Fischer ​ ​ (m. 1868; died 1893)​ Josephine Hall ​ (m. 1895)​
Children	1
Education	University of Wisconsin-Madison
Occupation	Educator, politician

Biography

Viebahn was born in what is now Germany in 1842.^[1] In 1851, he moved with his parents to Baraboo, Wisconsin.^[2] He attended what is now the University of Wisconsin-Madison and later became principal of Watertown High School in Watertown, Wisconsin.

Viehbahn married Lona Fischer in 1868. They had one son before her death in 1893. In 1895, Viebahn married Josephine Hall, a mother of two. He died of pneumonia at his home in Watertown on March 17, 1915.^[3]

Political career

Viebahn was elected to the Assembly in 1908. Additionally, he was Superintendent of Schools of Watertown, as well as of Manitowoc County, Wisconsin and Sauk County, Wisconsin. He was a Democrat.