Brucker was born in Bridgeport , Michigan , where he attended the common schools . He was a member of the State militia 1878-1881 . He graduated from the law department of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1881 , was admitted to the bar the same year , and commenced practice in Saginaw . He was an alderman of East Saginaw , 1882 – 1884 , a judge of the probate court of Saginaw County , 1888 – 1896 , and a delegate to the 1896 Democratic National Convention
1896 Democratic National Convention
1896 Democratic National Convention
Ferdinand Brucker