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{{Short description|American politician (1877–1957)}}
'''Wenzel Wiesner''' was a mayor of [[Green Bay, Wisconsin]].▼
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Wenzel Wiesner
| image = Wenzel Wiesner (1921) (cropped).png
| alt =
| caption = Wiesner in a 1921 newspaper
| office = [[List of mayors of Green Bay, Wisconsin|Mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin]]
| term_start = 1921
| term_end = 1927
| predecessor = [[Elmer Hall]]
| successor = [[James H. McGillan]]
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date|1877|4|18}}
| birth_place = [[Kewaunee County, Wisconsin]], U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|1957|5|21|1877|4|18}}
| resting_place = Woodlawn Cemetery
| party =
| spouse = {{marriage|Emma Drabonzel|1899}}
| children = 2
| education =
| alma_mater =
| occupation = Politician
| signature =
}}
'''Wenzel Wiesner''' (April 18, 1877 – May 21, 1957) was an American politician who served as the 33rd [[List of mayors of Green Bay, Wisconsin|mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin]], from 1921 to 1927.
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Wenzel Wiesner was born on April 18, 1877, in [[Kewaunee County, Wisconsin]].<ref name="obit">{{
==Career==
Wiesner was city clerk for four years and alderman for two years in [[Kewaunee, Wisconsin|Kewaunee]]. He was the first secretary of the municipal lighting commission for three years and served as sheriff of Kewaunee County.<ref name="obit"/><ref name="mayor2">{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/green-bay-press-gazette-green-bays-mayo/142419270/ |title=Green Bay's Mayor-Elect |date=1921-04-06 |newspaper=Green Bay Press-Gazette |page=1 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=2024-02-29}}{{Open access}}</ref> In 1911, his family moved to [[Green Bay, Wisconsin|Green Bay]].<ref name="obit"/> He worked with organized labor, the vocational school board and the board of education in Green Bay.<ref name="obit"/><ref name="mayor2"/><ref name="mayor"/> He was president of the federated trades council for 16 years, starting around 1919.<ref name="obit"/><ref name="mayor2"/> In Kewaunee, he ran a clothing store and he had a position at a clothing store on Washington Street in Green Bay.<ref name="mayor2"/>
He was mayor of Green Bay from 1921 to 1927. He was the last mayor during the commission form of government in Green Bay. During his tenure, the water department and park department were organized, the fire department was motorized, street cleaning was mechanized and the first electric traffic signal was installed on Washington and East Walnut streets. He helped move the [[Green Bay Packers]] to [[Joannes Stadium]] and find the funding for the first 4,000 seats of [[City Stadium (Green Bay)|City Stadium]]. He was a member of the Packers board of directors. He supported baseball in Green Bay, including the [[Green Bay Green Sox]] team.<ref name="mayor">{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/green-bay-press-gazette-wenzel-wiesner-s/142413989/ |title=Wenzel Wiesner Served Green Bay Well |date=1957-05-23 |newspaper=Green Bay Press-Gazette |page=4 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=2024-02-29}}{{Open access}}</ref><ref name="obit2">{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/green-bay-press-gazette-mr-wiesner-dies/142416561/ |title=Mr. Wiesner Dies; Was Mayor Here |date=1957-05-21 |newspaper=Green Bay Press-Gazette |page=2 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=2024-02-29}}{{Open access}}</ref> He was succeeded as mayor by [[James H. McGillin]].<ref name="obit2"/>
==Personal life==
Wiesner married Emma Drabonzel in 1899. They had one son and one daughter, W. Edwin and Olga.<ref name="obit"/><ref name="obit2"/><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/green-bay-press-gazette-olga-wiesner-wed/142419868/ |title=Olga Wiesner Weds Popular A. of C. Agent |date=1923-06-18 |newspaper=Green Bay Press-Gazette |page=14 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=2024-02-29}}{{Open access}}</ref>
Wiesner died on May 21, 1957, at his home at 521 Clay Street in Green Bay. He was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery.<ref name="obit"/><ref name="obit2"/>
==References==
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[[Category:People from Kewaunee County, Wisconsin]]▼
[[Category:Mayors of Green Bay, Wisconsin]]▼
[[Category:Wisconsin city council members]]▼
[[Category:1877 births]]
[[Category:1957 deaths]]
▲[[Category:People from Kewaunee County, Wisconsin]]
[[Category:People from Kewaunee, Wisconsin]]
▲[[Category:Mayors of Green Bay, Wisconsin]]
▲[[Category:Wisconsin city council members]]
[[Category:20th-century mayors of places in Wisconsin]]
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