Henry Edgar Roethe (May 1866 – August 16, 1939) was an American politician and newspaper editor who was a Republican candidate for governor of Wisconsin in 1914.[1]
Born in Whitewater, Wisconsin, Roethe attended Whitewater Normal State School.[2]
Roethe moved to Fennimore, Wisconsin, where he bought and published a newspaper. Roethe served in the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1907 to 1910 and 1913 to 1914. From 1917 to 1924, he was a member of the Wisconsin Senate for the 16th district.[3]
Roethe committed suicide on August 16, 1939;[4][5] his body was found in Lake Monona.[2][4] Roethe was succeeded by his younger brother, Edward J. Roethe, in the Wisconsin Senate.
... 3,000-mile walking tour faces Henry E. Roethe of Fennimore, candidate for the Republican nomination for governor of Wisconsin, who is running on a ...
He was editor and publisher of this paper until 1897 when his brother, Edward, became a junior partner in the enterprise, and the paper was restyled the Fennimore Times. Roethe continued as editor of the paper throughout most of his life and was its publisher until his death. ...
The body of Henry E. Roethe of Fennimore, former State Assemblyman and Senator and Republican candidate for Governor of Wisconsin in 1914, ...