Legal Career
Esch was admitted to the Wisconsin Bar in 1887, and began to practice law in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Esch was a partner in the firm of Winter, Esch & Winter.
In 1883, Esch had founded a military group he called the Sparta Rifles, which later became part of the Wisconsin National Guard, and led that company from 1883 to 1887. After he moved to La Crosse, he helped organize the Gateway City Guards, which also became part of the Guard, and served initially as First Lieutenant and later as captain of the company. In 1894, he became Acting Judge Advocate General of the Guard, appointed by Governor William H. Upham.
In 1889, Esch married Anna Herbst; they would have two sons and five daughters. Esch interested himself in Republican politics, becoming a delegate to the state conventions in 1894 and 1896. In 1898, he was elected as Congressman from Wisconsin's seventh district.
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