Edmund Jüssen

Edmund Jüssen (1830 – February 17, 1891) was a German-American politician and diplomat.

Edmund Jüssen
United States Consul General in Vienna
In office
1885–1891
Appointed byGrover Cleveland
Collector of Internal Revenue for the First District of Illinois
In office
April 19, 1869 – December 1869
Preceded byJohn M. Corse
Succeeded byHermann Raster
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Dane 5th district
In office
January 1, 1862 – January 1, 1863
Preceded byDominick O'Malley
Succeeded byGeorge Hyer
Personal details
Born1830
Prussia
DiedFebruary 17, 1891(1891-02-17) (aged 60–61)
Frankfurt, Germany[1]
Political partyRepublican
Parent
  • Jacob Jüssen (father)
ProfessionPolitician
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
Union Army
Rank Colonel, USV
Commands23rd Reg. Wis. Vol. Infantry
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Biography

Jüssen was the son of Jacob Jüssen (1802–1880), who served as postmaster of Columbus, Wisconsin in the 1860s,[2] and Catharina Rütz Jüssen (1811–1891). Edmund Jüssen came to the Wisconsin Territory from Germany in 1847. He opened a store in Columbus. He then moved to Saint Louis, Missouri but returned to Columbus. He studied law and was admitted to the Wisconsin bar.[3]

Jüssen served in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1862 as a Republican.[2] He served in the 23rd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment as a lieutenant-colonel in the American Civil War.[2][3] After the war he practiced law in Chicago, Illinois.[2]

He was United States Consul General in Vienna, Austria-Hungary, in 1885.[3] His father, Jacob Jüssen, until 1848 mayor of Jülich, Rhine Province, Kingdom of Prussia, was an uncle of Carl Schurz.

He died in Frankfurt, German Empire,[2] while returning to the United States.[4] He was buried at Rosehill Cemetery in Chicago.[2]

References
  1. Monroe, Marie Jussen "Biographical sketch of Edmund Jussen" Wisconsin Magazine Of History. Volume: 12 /Issue: 2 (1928-1929)
  2. "Death of Edmund Juessen". The Watertown News. Watertown, WI. February 25, 1891. p. 5. Retrieved June 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  3. "Edmund Jussen Dead". The Oshkosh Northwstern. Watertown, WI. February 20, 1891. p. 1. Retrieved June 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  4. Wisconsin Historical Society
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