Conrad Krez
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Conrad Krez (April 27, 1828 – March 9, 1897) was a German-American politician, military officer and poet.
Krez was born on April 27, 1828, in Landau, Palatinate, Kingdom of Bavaria. He attended the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München and Heidelberg University.[1] After the failed Revolutions of 1848 in the German states, Krez fled to France. In 1851, he moved to the United States and settled in New York City. The following year, he married Adolphine Stemmler.[2] They had seven children. His son was Judge Paul T. Krez who was Sheboygan County judge and his grandson was Frederick W. Krez who also served in the Wisconsin State Assembly.[3] In 1854, he and his family moved to Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Krez died on March 9, 1897, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He is buried at Forest Home Cemetery.
