Martin Emerich

Martin Emerich (* April 27, 1846 in Baltimore, Maryland, † September 27, 1922 in New York City ) was an American politician of the Democratic Party, who represented the state of Illinois for a term in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Life

After attending public schools Emerich was involved in the import trade, and was appointed in 1870 to the District Commissioner for the poor in Baltimore. Between 1880 and 1884 he was aide- de-camp of the Governor of Maryland, William Thomas Hamilton, and at the same time between 1881 and 1883 Member of the Lower House of Maryland. After that, he was from 1884 to 1887 aide- de-camp of Elihu Jackson, a member of the Senate of Maryland, who was elected on November 8, 1887 Governor of Maryland.

In 1887 he settled in Chicago, where he worked as a merchant before he owner of a factory for bricks was built in 1896. Between 1892-1894 he was a member of the Board of Directors ( Board of Commissioners ) of Cook County Assessor in 1897 and of South Chicago.

The U.S. midterm elections in 1902, he was elected as a Democratic candidate for member of the U.S. House of Representatives and represented there March 4, 1903 to March 3, 1905 for a term of the first Congressional District of Illinois. In 1904, he opted not to run again.

After his death, during a visit to New York City, he was buried in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Illinois.

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