HON. CHRISTIAN WULLWEBER 1833-1877

WULLWEBER, JOARNS

Posted By: Cheryl Locher Moonen (email)
Date: 7/27/2016 at 22:59:56

HON. CHRISTIAN WULLWEBER, (deceased), was born in Hagenow, Germany, July 1, 1833. He grew up and attended school there and in 1847, entered college at Guerin; he came with his father's family to America, and arrived in Dubuque in 1850; he gave lessons in German and the classics, and, in 1853, was appointed a Professor in Alexander College, and occupied that position until 1856, when his parents returned to Germany; he went with them, and again entered college and completed his course and graduated at Hamburg; he subsequently entered the University at Berlin and studied civil law and the higher branches of learning; he continued his law studies at the famous Heidelberg University; in 1858, when the family returned to the United States, Mr. Wullweber entered the Dane Law School at Harvard College, where he graduated in 1859, and received his diploma; he returned to Dubuque and engaged in the practice of law. In 1864, he was elected Vice President of the Board of Education, in 1870, he was again elected a member of the Board, and, in 1874, was elected President of the Board.
On Nov. 10, 1861, he was united in marriage to Miss Johanna Joarns, a native of Holstein, Germany. Mr. Wullweber continued the practice of law until July, 1875, when he was appointed United States Minister to Ecuador. His death occurred Sept. 22, 1877. Mr. and Mrs. Wullweber had five children-four of whom survive- Anna, Hannah, Olga and Martha; they lost one daughter, Mary.

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