Martin Emerich

Not to be confused with Martin Emmrich.

Martin Emerich (April 27, 1846 – September 25, 1922) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.^[1]

Martin Emerich
Emerich photographed by C. M. Bell Studio
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 1st district
In office March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905
Preceded by	James Robert Mann
Succeeded by	Martin B. Madden
Member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners
In office 1892-1894
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates
In office 1881-1883
Personal details
Born	(1846-04-27)April 27, 1846 Baltimore, Maryland
Died	September 25, 1922(1922-09-25) (aged 76) New York City, New York
Political party	Democratic

Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Emerich attended the public schools. He engaged in the importing business. He was appointed ward commissioner of the poor of Baltimore in 1870. He served as member of the Maryland House of Delegates 1881–1883. He served as aide-de-camp to Governor William T. Hamilton 1880–1884, and to Governor Elihu E. Jackson 1884–1887. He moved to Chicago, Illinois in 1887 and engaged in mercantile pursuits until 1896, when he engaged in the manufacture of bricks. He served as member of the Board of Commissioners of Cook County 1892–1894. He served as assessor of South Chicago 1897.

Emerich was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905).^[2][3] He was not a candidate for renomination in 1904. He retired in 1905. He died while on a visit in New York City on September 25, 1922, at age 76, and was interred in Rosehill Cemetery in Chicago.^[4]

Electoral history

Illinois's 1st congressional district general election, 1902^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Martin Emerich	16,591	51.29
	Republican	Martin B. Madden	15,339	47.42
	Prohibition	Howard T. Wilcoxon	415	1.28
Total votes			32,345	100.0

See also

• List of Jewish members of the United States Congress

References

1. "Martin Emerich". www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
2. "Martin Emerich, former Representative for Illinois's 1st Congressional District". GovTrack.us. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
3. "S. Doc. 58-1 - Fifty-eighth Congress. (Extraordinary session -- beginning November 9, 1903.) Official Congressional Directory for the use of the United States Congress. Compiled under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing by A.J. Halford. Special edition. Corrections made to November 5, 1903". GovInfo.gov. U.S. Government Printing Office. November 9, 1903. p. 20. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
4. "Martin Emerich, Former Congressman, Dies in N.Y." Chicago Tribune. September 28, 1922. p. 19. Retrieved January 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Downloadable Vote Totals". Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved October 12, 2022.

• United States Congress. "Martin Emerich (id: E000170)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

External links

• Martin Emerich at Find a Grave
• Martin Emerich at The Political Graveyard

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by James Robert Mann	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 1st congressional district 1903–1905	Succeeded by Martin B. Madden

  This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress