William Frederick Voss (December 23, 1847 – November 2, 1921) was a German American immigrant, banker, and politician.
[1] He was educated at the public schools of Watertown, but by the time of his graduation in 1863, both his parents were dead.
The day after his graduation, he walked to Columbus, Wisconsin, and secured temporary employment as a farmhand.
He ultimately abandoned that goal, but worked on a farm for about two years near Denver before returning to Wisconsin.
In 1890, he was elected to the Wisconsin State Senate, running on the Democratic Party ticket.