The National cyclopædia of American biography : being the history of the United States as illustrated in the lives of the founders, builders, and defenders of the republic, and of the men and women who are doing the work and moulding the thought of the present time, edited by distinguished biographers, selected from each state, revised and approved by the most eminent historians, scholars, and statesmen of the day . helped organize the volunteer fire department ofthe city, and was its treasurer for many years. Hewas one of the founders, and for over twenty yearspresident of the Natural
The National cyclopædia of American biography : being the history of the United States as illustrated in the lives of the founders, builders, and defenders of the republic, and of the men and women who are doing the work and moulding the thought of the present time, edited by distinguished biographers, selected from each state, revised and approved by the most eminent historians, scholars, and statesmen of the day . helped organize the volunteer fire department ofthe city, and was its treasurer for many years. Hewas one of the founders, and for over twenty yearspresident of the Natural history association of Wis-consin. When its collections were presented to thecity of Milwaukee, in 1883, he was appointed one ofthe trustees of the Public , and was activein procuring the valuable Ward museum. Mr. Preus-ser was also treasurer of the German-English acad-emy, from the time of its founding in 1853, andalso of the National German - American teachersseminary until 1886, when on account of ill healthhe was compelled to resign both positions. became the president of the Mechanics in-surance company, in 1854, a position he has heldnow for thirty-eight years. He has had the satisfac-tion of seeing the company so , under his care-ful management, that it holds nearly two millionsof assets, with a cash .surplus of over one Preusser was married, in 1851, to Louise. Herman of Dietz, dukedom of Nassau, Germany, bywliom he had four children, two of whom are yet(1893) living. A daughter is Mrs. Schneider, thewife of an eminent oculist, resident in son is associated in business with him, and istreasurer of the company. Few if any of the earliersettlers of Jlilwaukee have met with greater successthan Mr. Preusser. From small beginnings therehas been, in his case, steady and uninternipted prog-ress in all the material interests in which he has en-gaged. Each year of energetic effort secured itslegitimate reward, and his labor
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