Introduction
Adam Schantz (October 9, 1819 – 1879) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate.
Biography
Schantz was born on October 9, 1819, in Bavaria, Germany. He moved with his family to the United States in 1828, settling in Oneida County, New York. After living for a time in Oswego County, New York, the family moved to Washington County, Wisconsin, in 1846. Schantz later lived in Addison, Wisconsin and Oak Grove, Dodge County, Wisconsin. In 1848, he married Catharine Schwartz, who was also a native of Bavaria. They had four children. He moved to Schleisingerville, Wisconsin (now Slinger) in 1874. Schantz died in 1879.
Career
Schantz was elected Justice of the Peace in what is now Hartford, Wisconsin, in 1846 and Register of Deeds of Washington County in 1852. He served two terms in the Assembly before serving in the Senate from 1868 to 1874. Schantz was a Democrat.