Phillip Rossman

Phillip Rossman was an American businessman and politician.
Born in Germany, Rossman and his parents emigrated to the United States and settled in Sheboygan [County, Wisconsin], in 1851. In 1871, Rossman moved to Clark County, Wisconsin, and settled in the town of Beaver, [Clark County, Wisconsin|Beaver] where he had a farm and saw mill. He was a farmer and in the lumber and manufacturing business. Rossman served as chairman of the Beaver Town Board and as Beaver Town Treasurer; he also served on the Clark County Board of Supervisors and was a Republican [Party (United States)|Republican]. In 1891, Rossman served in the Wisconsin State Assembly until his death. Rossman died in a hospital in Chicago, Illinois of cancer of the abdomen and had undergone surgery.