Albert George Schmedeman (November 25, 1864 – November 26, 1946) was an American politician who served as the 28th governor of Wisconsin. Jump to: navigation, search November 25 is the 329th (in leap years the 330th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1864 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search November 26 is the 330th day (331st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Jump to: navigation, search State nickname: Badger State State motto: Forward Other U.S. States Capital Madison Largest city Milwaukee Governor Jim Doyle (D) Senators Herb Kohl (D) Russ Feingold (D) Official languages None Area 169,790 km² (23rd)  - Land 140,787 km²  - Water 28,006 km² (17%) Population (2000...

Schmedeman was born in Madison, Wisconsin, the son of Heinrich Schmedeman, a "Forty-Eighter" from Germany. Albert Schmedeman was elected to the city council in 1904 and served for four years. A Democrat, he ran for a seat in the United States House of Representatives in 1910 but lost to John M. Nelson. In 1913 he was appointed the U.S. Minister to Norway and held this position until 1921. He then planned to retire from politics, but instead Schmedeman was elected Madison's mayor, serving from 1926 to 1932. In 1932 he was elected governor of Wisconsin and served only one term from 1933 to 1935. His term was both preceded and succeeded by Philip La Follette, son of former governor Robert M. La Follette, Sr. Jump to: navigation, search Wisconsin State Capitol Madison is the capital of Wisconsin, a state in the United States of America. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Forty-Eighters were Germans who traveled to the United States and Australia after the Revolutions of 1848. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Democratic Party, founded in 1792, is the second-oldest political party in the world (after the Tories of the United Kingdom). ... Jump to: navigation, search Seal of the House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the Congress of the United States, the other being the Senate. ... La Follette, as pictured on a 1928 cover of Time Philip Fox La Follette (May 8, 1897–August 18, 1965), son of Robert M. La Follette, Sr. ... Robert Marion La Follette, Sr. ...

In 1934, while attending the dedication for Rib Mountain State Park and campaigning for a second term, Schmedeman slipped on some loose rock and injured his foot. Gangrene developed, necessitating the amputation of his leg. Rib Mountain (formerly Rib Hill) is a glacially-eroded monadnock in central Wisconsin, located in the Town of Rib Mountain in Marathon County. ... Gangrene is necrosis and subsequent decay of body tissues caused by infection or thrombosis or lack of blood flow. ...

Schmedeman was fluent in German and also proficient in the Norwegian language. Jump to: navigation, search Norwegian is a Germanic language spoken in Norway. ...