Martin Emerich

Martin Emerich (April 27, 1846 – September 25, 1922) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.[1]

Not to be confused with Martin Emmrich.

Martin Emerich
Emerich photographed by C. M. Bell Studio
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois's 1st district
In office
March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905
Preceded byJames Robert Mann
Succeeded byMartin B. Madden
Member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners
In office
1892-1894
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates
In office
1881-1883
Personal details
Born(1846-04-27)April 27, 1846
Baltimore, Maryland
DiedSeptember 25, 1922(1922-09-25) (aged 76)
New York City, New York
Political partyDemocratic

Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Emerich attended the public schools. He engaged in the importing business. He was appointed ward commissioner of the poor of Baltimore in 1870. He served as member of the Maryland House of Delegates 1881–1883. He served as aide-de-camp to Governor William T. Hamilton 1880–1884, and to Governor Elihu E. Jackson 1884–1887. He moved to Chicago, Illinois in 1887 and engaged in mercantile pursuits until 1896, when he engaged in the manufacture of bricks. He served as member of the Board of Commissioners of Cook County 1892–1894. He served as assessor of South Chicago 1897.

Emerich was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905).[2][3] He was not a candidate for renomination in 1904. He retired in 1905. He died while on a visit in New York City on September 25, 1922, at age 76, and was interred in Rosehill Cemetery in Chicago.[4]

Electoral history
Illinois's 1st congressional district general election, 1902[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Martin Emerich 16,591 51.29
Republican Martin B. Madden 15,339 47.42
Prohibition Howard T. Wilcoxon 415 1.28
Total votes 32,345 100.0

See also

References
  1. "Martin Emerich". www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  2. "Martin Emerich, former Representative for Illinois's 1st Congressional District". GovTrack.us. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  3. "S. Doc. 58-1 - Fifty-eighth Congress. (Extraordinary session -- beginning November 9, 1903.) Official Congressional Directory for the use of the United States Congress. Compiled under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing by A.J. Halford. Special edition. Corrections made to November 5, 1903". GovInfo.gov. U.S. Government Printing Office. November 9, 1903. p. 20. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
  4. "Martin Emerich, Former Congressman, Dies in N.Y." Chicago Tribune. September 28, 1922. p. 19. Retrieved January 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Downloadable Vote Totals". Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved October 12, 2022.

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