George Berz
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==Biography== |
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Berz was born in [[German Confederation|Germany]] in 1844 and immigrated with his family to [[Louisville, Kentucky]] when he was a child. He enlisted in the [[Union Army]] in the [[American Civil War]] and was wounded at the [[Battle of Shiloh]] in 1862. Following his discharge, he went to Chicago and thereafter operated a hotel on the [[West Side, Chicago|West Side]]. A Republican, Berz was appointed Postmaster of the West Division post office by [[President of the United States|President]] [[Benjamin Harrison]], an office he held until his appointment as [[Cook County Sheriff|Deputy Sheriff of Cook County]]. He was elected [[Cook County Medical Examiner|Coroner of Cook County]] in 1896 and held office until 1900.{{cite book |last=Wood |first=David Ward |author-link= |date=1895 |title=History of the Republican Party and Biographies of Its Supporters: Illinois volume |url= |location= |publisher=Lincoln Engraving & Publishing Company |page=200 |isbn=}} He died in 1920 in Chicago."Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1871-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2MW-2LRT : 8 March 2018), George Berz, 27 Feb 1920; citing Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference 9494, record number |
Berz was born in [[German Confederation|Germany]] in 1844 and immigrated with his family to [[Louisville, Kentucky]] when he was a child. He enlisted in the [[Union Army]] in the [[American Civil War]] and was wounded at the [[Battle of Shiloh]] in 1862. Following his discharge, he went to Chicago and thereafter operated a hotel on the [[West Side, Chicago|West Side]]. A Republican, Berz was appointed Postmaster of the West Division post office by [[President of the United States|President]] [[Benjamin Harrison]], an office he held until his appointment as [[Cook County Sheriff|Deputy Sheriff of Cook County]]. He was elected [[Cook County Medical Examiner|Coroner of Cook County]] in 1896 and held office until 1900.{{cite book |last=Wood |first=David Ward |author-link= |date=1895 |title=History of the Republican Party and Biographies of Its Supporters: Illinois volume |url= |location= |publisher=Lincoln Engraving & Publishing Company |page=200 |isbn=}} He died in 1920 in Chicago."Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1871-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2MW-2LRT : 8 March 2018), George Berz, 27 Feb 1920; citing Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference 9494, record number, Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm 1,309,233. |
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