Background
Lehmann was born in the village of Alternate-Küstrinchen in the Kingdom of Prussia on May 29, 1842.
Lehmann was born in the village of Alternate-Küstrinchen in the Kingdom of Prussia on May 29, 1842.
He received a common school education. He came to Wisconsin in 1858, and eventually settled in Hustisford, where he became a restaurateur. He was assigned to the joint committee on local legislation.
He was not a candidate for re-election in 1874, and was succeeded by Democrat William M. Morse.
(There was no Reform candidate in the race).
In 1873 he was elected as Assemblyman for Dodge County"s 5th district (the Towns of Herman, Hubbard, Hustisford and Rubicon) as a member of the new Liberal Reform Party, with 495 votes, to 462 for Independent Beder Wood and 219 for Republican C. A. Melcher (Democratic incumbent Satterlee Clark, Junior was not a candidate).