title: Edward J. Roethe
text: # Edward J. Roethe
  
  Edward J. Roethe (May 12, 1878 – May 1, 1952) was an American politician and newspaper editor.
  
  ## Early life
  
  Roethe was born in Whitewater, Wisconsin.
  
  ## Career
  
  Roethe began his career as a teacher. He later worked as the publisher of the Fennimore Times in Fennimore, Wisconsin. He served as president of the village of Fennimore in 1919 and after the community was incorporated as a city he served as the first mayor of Fennimore from 1919 to 1924. He served in the Wisconsin Senate as a Republican twice, initially as successor to his brother Henry Edgar Roethe.
  
  ## Personal life
  
  Roethe died after suffering a stroke while working in his garden.
  
  