Gustav Riemer

Background

Riemer was born in Milwaukee on April 26, 1860.

Education

He was educated at the private German-English Academy in Milwaukee, and became a machinist.

Career

He had never held any public office until he was elected to the Assembly on the People"s Party ticket in 1886 from the 2nd Milwaukee County Assembly district (the Second Ward of the City of Milwaukee), receiving 1,214 votes to 871 votes for Democrat John C. F. Brand, 853 for Republican F. T. Stuewe, and 1 vote for Prohibitionist East. G. Comstock. He was assigned to the standing committee on roads and bridges.

Achievements

• In 1894, he was involved in arranging the purchase of the Interlachen Hotel on Beaver Lake in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, a transaction which ended up going to the Wisconsin Supreme Court due to a dispute over a verbal contract with the seller (Riemer won).