Carl Schmidt (politician)

Carl Schmidt
From Soldiers' and Citizens' Album of Biographical Record (1888)
County Judge of Manitowoc County, Wisconsin
In office January 4, 1886 – January 7, 1888
Preceded by	Reuben D. Smart
Succeeded by	Emil Baensch
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
In office January 1, 1872 – January 4, 1875
Preceded by	Francis Little
Succeeded by	John Schuette
Constituency	15th district
In office January 2, 1871 – January 1, 1872
Preceded by	George B. Reed
Succeeded by	James H. Foster
Constituency	19th district
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Manitowoc 3rd district
In office January 3, 1870 – January 2, 1871
Preceded by	Jabez L. Fobes
Succeeded by	Joseph Rankin
Personal details
Born	(1835-09-30)September 30, 1835 Luebbecke, Westphalia, Prussia
Died	January 7, 1888(1888-01-07) (aged 52) Manitowoc, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting place	Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	married
Children	Emil Schmidt C. Otto Schmidt Carl Schmidt Arthur Schmidt Walter Schmidt
Occupation	Newspaper publisher
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Volunteers Union Army
Years of service	1861–1864
Rank	Captain, USV
Unit	9th Reg. Wis. Vol. Infantry
Battles/wars	American Civil War

Carl Heinrich (Henry) Schmidt (September 30, 1835 – January 7, 1888) was a German American immigrant, newspaper publisher, and Democratic politician. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate and the State Assembly, representing Manitowoc County during the 1870s.