Lorenzo Brentano
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 3rd district |
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In office March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879 |
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| Preceded by | John V. Le Moyne |
| Succeeded by | Hiram Barber, Jr. |
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November 4, 1813 Mannheim, Grand Duchy of Baden, Germany |
| Died | September 18, 1891 (aged 77) Chicago, Illinois |
| Political party | Republican |
Lorenzo Brentano (November 4, 1813 – September 18, 1891) was a journalist and a U.S. Representative from Illinois.
Born as Lorenz Peter Carl Brentano in Mannheim, Grand Duchy of Baden, Germany, Brentano received a thorough classical training and studied jurisprudence at the Universities of Heidelberg and Freiburg. He practiced before the supreme court of Baden.
Brentano was elected to the Chamber of Deputies and in 1848 to the Frankfurt Parliament. He served as president of the provisional republic of Baden established by the revolutionists in 1849. He was sentenced to imprisonment for life after the failure of the revolution, but sought refuge in the United States via Switzerland.
He established Der Leuchtturm, a German anti-slavery journal, in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. He settled in Kalamazoo County, Michigan, and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He moved to Chicago, Illinois, in 1859. He was admitted to the bar in 1859 and commenced practice in Chicago. He became editor-in-chief and principal proprietor of the Illinois Staats-Zeitung from 1862 to 1867. The paper was sold in 1867, and Hermann Raster took over Brentano's position as editor. He served as member of the Illinois House of Representatives in 1862, as a member of the Chicago Board of Education 1862-1868, and as a delegate to the 1864 Republican National Convention. In 1868 he was presidential elector on the Grant and Colfax ticket.
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