Background
He was born in Camperdown in Victoria to Theodore Trautwein and Annie McCarthy.
He was born in Camperdown in Victoria to Theodore Trautwein and Annie McCarthy.
He became a publican, with a hotel at Katoomba and several others He was convicted of contempt of court in 1942. Trautwein"s bankruptcy was discharged in 1950 and he died in Sydney in 1955.
He was an independent member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1934 to 1940, when he was bankrupted after a conviction of making false representation with regards to ongoing litigation regarding tax income on betting.