▁ 1 8 7 6 ▁to ▁ 1 8 7 9 . ▁ ▁Biography ▁But z ▁was ▁a ▁Fort y ▁E ighter ▁who ▁imm igr ated ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 1 , ▁sett ling ▁first ▁in ▁Boston . ▁A ▁journalist ▁by ▁trade , ▁he ▁quickly ▁became ▁polit ically ▁active ▁and ▁joined ▁the ▁newly - created ▁Republican ▁Party , ▁serving ▁as ▁a ▁political ▁writer ▁for ▁both ▁the ▁Fr ém ont ▁and ▁Lincoln ▁campaign s . ▁But z ▁himself ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Illinois ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 8 , ▁where ▁he ▁served ▁alongside ▁Eb ene zer ▁Pe ck ▁as ▁Represent ative ▁from ▁the ▁ 5 7 th ▁District . ▁But z ▁was ▁act ively ▁involved ▁in ▁German ▁language ▁journal ism ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁and ▁held ▁several ▁positions ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁publications , ▁including ▁the ▁Illinois ▁Staats - Ze itung ▁and ▁the ▁Michigan ▁Trib une , ▁the ▁latter ▁of ▁which ▁he ▁briefly ▁owned . ▁ ▁But z ▁died ▁in ▁Des ▁Mo ines , ▁Iowa ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 5 , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 5 9 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 2 5 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 8 8 5 ▁death s ▁Category : American ▁newspaper ▁edit ors ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Illinois ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁Category : G erman ▁em igr ants ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : J ournal ists ▁from ▁Illinois ▁Category : Ill inois ▁Republic ans ▁Category : 1 9 th