Wisconsin, its story and biography, 1848-1913 . View Golf Club; the Chicago Ath-letic Association, of which he has served as treasurer; the ColumbiaYacht Club; the Union League Club; the South Shore Country politics is Republican. On June 28, 1910, Mr. Lampert married Miss Nettie Tuohy, whowas born at Woodstock, In MeHenry county, Illinois. Robert Rom. In Milwaukee since pioneer times the Rom family haveheen manufacturers and business men, producers not spenders of wealth,making their enterprise a factor in community prosperity; have beennotable for normal yet spirited participation i
Wisconsin, its story and biography, 1848-1913 . View Golf Club; the Chicago Ath-letic Association, of which he has served as treasurer; the ColumbiaYacht Club; the Union League Club; the South Shore Country politics is Republican. On June 28, 1910, Mr. Lampert married Miss Nettie Tuohy, whowas born at Woodstock, In MeHenry county, Illinois. Robert Rom. In Milwaukee since pioneer times the Rom family haveheen manufacturers and business men, producers not spenders of wealth,making their enterprise a factor in community prosperity; have beennotable for normal yet spirited participation in the social and civicaffairs of their home city; and all in all have been the sort of men andwomen whose lives count for most in the substantial integrity of a cityor state. The founder of the family in Milwaukee was the late Andrew is not overstatement to say that his career was a distinctive con-tribution to the industrial and civic welfare* of this city. Andrew Rom,whose death occurred in Milwaukee September 14, 1897, was one of tho. HISTORY OF WISCONSIN 1079 founders of Milwaukee industry in the packing business, and had livedin Milwaukee since 1849. He was seventy-eight years, nine months, andtwenty-three days of age when his death occured. He was born inRegansburg, Bavaria, November 22, 1818. He left his native land dur-ing the political trouble that caused the departure of so many otherGermans who contended for liberty in the Fatherland and who subse-quently became estimable citizens in America. Immediately upon hisarrival in Milwaukee in 1849 Mr. Rom established a packing plant atState and Third Streets, and retired in 1876 after a successful was the first butcher in Milwaukee to employ steam in the manu-facture of sausage. He was an associate of Cudahy, Plankinton, Lay-ton and Armour. The late Mr. Rom was beyond military age whenthe Civil war started, but gave his moral support to the war for thepreservation of the Union. He was a man of deep patrioti
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