Birth Name: William Frederick Lemke
Date of Birth: August 13, 1878
Place of Birth: Albany, Minnesota, U.S.
Date of Death: May 30, 1950
Place of Death: Fargo, North Dakota
Ethnicity: German
William Lemke was an American politician. As a Republican, he was a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Dakota, from March 4, 1933 to January 3, 1941, and again from January 3, 1943 to May 30, 1950.
He was the Union Party’s nominee for President of the United States in 1936. The Union Party existed between 1935 and 1936.
William was the son of Julia Anna (Kleir) and Frederick William Lemke. His father was born in Zachodniopomorskie, Poland, to ethnic German parents, and moved to the U.S. in 1851. His mother was born in Wisconsin, to parents from Landkreis, Bavaria, Germany.
William’s paternal grandparents were Carl/Charles Lemke (the son of Ludwig Lemke and Wilhelmine) and Friederieke/Friedericka Pesch.
William’s maternal grandparents were Antonius Adam “Anton” Klier and Theresa Hotter.
Source: Genealogy of William Lemke – https://www.findagrave.com