For the baseball coach, see Billy Disch.
William Disch was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Biography[edit | edit source]
Disch was born on January 12, 1840 in Glarus, Switzerland.[1] He later moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. During the American Civil War, he served with the 24th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment of the Union Army. Disch died in 1912 and was buried at Forest Home Cemetery.
Political career[edit | edit source]
Disch was elected to the Assembly in 1906 and 1908. Previously, he had been a security guard at the Wisconsin State Capitol. He was a Republican.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.". Wisconsin Blue Book 1909. https://books.google.com/books?id=AEwNAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA1128&lpg=PA1128&dq=William+Disch%2BWisconsin&source=bl&ots=ZhYF7sTJrJ&sig=c-vwwUXtp5hpK90MnZUSjJlN1dQ&hl=en&sa=X&ei=CBx1VeL0DsXNsAWn3YKwAw&ved=0CEIQ6AEwCDgK#v=onepage&q=William%20Disch%2BWisconsin&f=false. Retrieved 2015-06-08.
See also[edit | edit source]
- William Disch at Find a Grave
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