Frederick Zetteler, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Frederick Zetteler

American real estate developer and politician

Date of Birth: 11-Feb-1812

Date of Death: 19-Aug-1897

Profession: businessperson, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Frederick Zetteler

  • Frederick Tobias Zetteler (February 11, 1812 – August 19, 1896) was an American real estate developer, pioneer, and politician. Born in Rotterdam, Netherlands, Zetteler was the son of a royal tailor.
  • On March 5, 1841 he married Sarah Jacoba (Smith) Fagg, a widow who was a Vlissingen native from a prominent local family of English and Dutch ancestry, who had managed the family business for two years after the death of her husband, Captain John Fagg.
  • After Zetteler's second bankruptcy the family came to the United States, taking passage at Antwerp on a sailing ship that landed them at New York City.
  • They proceeded to Albany, New York and thence by canals and the Great Lakes to Milwaukee, landing July 3, 1848, and there they settled down on a farm.
  • In 1853 Zetteler moved the family to Madison, Wisconsin and opened a general store.
  • The mother and children ran the store and Zetteler worked for official offices of the State, including the Secretary of State of Wisconsin and the State Register of Deeds.
  • He became a notary public in 1855. In 1858, a fire destroyed all of the family's property, and Zetteler returned to Milwaukee and went into the real estate business as a developer.
  • He served as a justice of the peace, a notary public, and was a deputy United States Marshal.
  • In 1863 Zetteler was elected to serve as a Democrat in the 6th Milwaukee County district (the 6th and 9th wards of the City of Milwaukee) of the Wisconsin State Assembly, succeeding fellow Democrat Adam Poertner (or PÅ“rtner).
  • He was assigned to the standing committee on engrossed bills.
  • He was succeeded in the 1865 term by Jacob Oberman, another Democrat. In 1867, he was elected as a delegate to the convention which revised the city charter of Milwaukee.
  • In 1874, Zetteler was elected to the Assembly (again as a Democrat), this time from the 9th Milwaukee County district (9th and 10th wards), with 922 votes, against 675 for Republican Andrew Keye.
  • In this second term, he served simultaneously with his stepson Peter Fagg, who represented the 2nd Milwaukee County district.
  • He was not a candidate for re-election, and was succeeded by George H.
  • Walther of the Reform Party (to which Peter Fagg belonged).

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