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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: American Legion, politicians, Wisconsin</title> <meta name="description" content="A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for 338,260 U.S. political figures, living and dead, from the 1700s to the present."> <meta name="keywords" content="political biography history genealogy cemeteries politics candidates congress senators legislators governors politicians biographies ancestors mayors birthplace geography elections"> <meta name="author" content="Lawrence Kestenbaum"> <script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-7383562-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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Abraham (1895-1973) — of Oshkosh, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/WI-lived.html">Winnebago County</a>, Wis. Born in Oshkosh, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/WI-born.html">Winnebago County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1895/01-15.html">January 15, 1895</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/photo.html">photo finishing business</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/misc-occ.html">traveling salesman</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/realestate.html">real estate broker</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/asmbly.html">Wisconsin state assembly</a> from Winnebago County 1st District, 1947-60. Member, American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>. Died in November, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1973/index.html">1973</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/78.html">78 years, 0 days</a>). Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Thomas Ryum Amlie (1897-1973) — also known as Thomas R. Amlie — of Elkhorn, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/WL-lived.html">Walworth County</a>, Wis. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ND/GI-born.html">Griggs County</a>, N.Dak., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1897/04-17.html">April 17, 1897</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Wisconsin</a> 1st District, 1931-33, 1935-39. Member, American Legion. Died in Madison, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/DA-died.html">Dane County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1973/08-22.html">August 22, 1973</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/76.html">76 years, 127 days</a>). <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/plcrem.html">Cremated</a>; ashes interred at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/DA-buried.html#cms00316">Sunset Memory Gardens</a>, Madison, Wis. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Paul William Amlie and Julia (Ryum) Amlie; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1925/02-21.html">February 21, 1925</a>, to Marian C. Strong; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1932/05-07.html">May 7, 1932</a>, to Gehrta Beyer.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000176">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400831">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas Ryum Amlie">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/6822541">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Roy Whitney Atkinson (1894-1962) — also known as Roy Atkinson — of Seattle, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/KI-lived.html">King County</a>, Wash. Born in Hertel, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/BN-born.html">Burnett County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1894/09-26.html">September 26, 1894</a>. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/mining.html">coal miner</a>; CIO <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/labor.html">Regional Director</a>; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1944/WA.html">1944</a> (member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1944/committees.html">Credentials Committee</a>), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1948/WA.html">1948</a> (member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1948/committees.html">Credentials Committee</a>), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1952/WA.html">1952</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/protestant.html">Protestant</a>. Member, American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/eagles.html">Eagles</a>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1962/08-31.html">August 31, 1962</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/67.html">67 years, 339 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/WH-buried.html# ">Woodlawn Cemetery</a>, Ferndale, Wash. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Jeremiah Atkinson and Nora (Whitney) Atkinson; married to Bertha Lee Catlett.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/5974253">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Thomas G. Atkinson (1928-1988) — of Green Bay, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/BR-lived.html">Brown County</a>, Wis. Born in Green Bay, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/BR-born.html">Brown County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1928/03-09.html">March 9, 1928</a>. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/greenbay.html">mayor of Green Bay, Wis.</a>, 1973-75; defeated, 1979, 1987. Member, American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/nra.html">National Rifle Association</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/eagles.html">Eagles</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/moose.html">Moose</a>. Died, of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/cancer.html">cancer</a>, on <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1988/06-10.html">June 10, 1988</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/60.html">60 years, 93 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/BR-buried.html#cms00729">Fort Howard Memorial Park</a>, Green Bay, Wis. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Henry Atkinson and Evelyn (Piron) Atkinson; married to Patricia Liebergen.</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Gerhard Adolph Bading (1870-1946) — also known as Gerhard A. Bading — of Milwaukee, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/MI-lived.html">Milwaukee County</a>, Wis. Born in Milwaukee, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/MI-born.html">Milwaukee County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1870/08-31.html">August 31, 1870</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/physician.html">Physician</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/milwaukee.html">mayor of Milwaukee, Wis.</a>, 1912-16; U.S. Minister to <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/EC-diplomats.html ">Ecuador</a>, 1922-29. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/lutheran.html">Lutheran</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/ama.html">American Medical Association</a>; American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-public-health-assoc.html">American Public Health Association</a>. Died in Milwaukee <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/misc-hospitals.html">Hospital</a>, Milwaukee, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/MI-died.html">Milwaukee County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1946/04-11.html">April 11, 1946</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/75.html">75 years, 223 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/MI-buried.html#cms00501">Forest Home Cemetery</a>, Milwaukee, Wis. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of John Bading and Dorothea (Ehlers) Bading; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1895/12-15.html">December 15, 1895</a>, to Carol Royal Clemmer.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/bading-gerhard-adolph ?">U.S. State Dept career summary</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/8477667">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Robert F. Barabe (1917-1971) — of Mellen, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/AS-lived.html">Ashland County</a>, Wis. Born in Mellen, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/AS-born.html">Ashland County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1917/06-14.html">June 14, 1917</a>. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/merchant.html">merchant</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/asmbly.html">Wisconsin state assembly</a> from Ashland and Bayfield counties, 1959-64; defeated, 1964, 1966. Member, American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>. Died in January, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1971/index.html">1971</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/53.html">53 years, 0 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/AS-buried.html#cms03635">Mellen Union Cemetery</a>, Mellen, Wis. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/12893169">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> George B. Belting (1914-1998) — of Beloit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/RO-lived.html">Rock County</a>, Wis.; St. Petersburg, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/PI-lived.html">Pinellas County</a>, Fla. Born in De Soto, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/VE-born.html">Vernon County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1914/07-15.html">July 15, 1914</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/asmbly.html">Wisconsin state assembly</a> from Rock County 3rd District, 1957-70. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/izaak-walton-league.html">Izaak Walton League</a>; American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/kiwanis.html">Kiwanis</a>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1998/08-31.html">August 31, 1998</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/84.html">84 years, 47 days</a>). Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Paul Benson (1918-2004) — of Grand Forks, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ND/GF-lived.html">Grand Forks County</a>, N.Dak. Born in Greenville Township, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ND/LM-born.html">LaMoure County</a>, N.Dak., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1918/06-01.html">June 1, 1918</a>. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; executive secretary (1946-49) and administrative assistant (1949) to U.S. Sen. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/young6.html#370.44.48">Milton R. Young</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ND/ofc/attygn.html">North Dakota state attorney general</a>, 1954-55; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ND/ofc/usdjud.html">U.S. District Judge for North Dakota</a>, 1971-85; took senior status 1985. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/lutheran.html">Lutheran</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/rotary.html">Rotary</a>; American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>. Died, in Willow Point Memory Care <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/nursing-homes.html">Assisted Living</a>, Verona, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/DA-died.html">Dane County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2004/04-22.html">April 22, 2004</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/85.html">85 years, 326 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ND/GF-buried.html#cms02654">Memorial Park Cemetery</a>, Grand Forks, N.Dak. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Carl Edwin Benson and Anne (Peterson) Benson; married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1942/">1942</a> to Laurel Mae Johnson.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://www.fjc.gov/servlet/nGetInfo?jid=160&cid=999&ctype=na&instate=na">federal judicial profile</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/34136437">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Frederick Elliott Biermann (1884-1968) — also known as Fred Biermann — of Decorah, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IA/WK-lived.html">Winneshiek County</a>, Iowa. Born in Rochester, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/OL-born.html">Olmsted County</a>, Minn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1884/03-20.html">March 20, 1884</a>. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/newspaper.html">newspaper editor and publisher</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/postal.html">postmaster</a>; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1928/IA.html">1928</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1940/IA.html">1940</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IA/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Iowa</a> 4th District, 1933-39; defeated, 1938. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/atheist-agnostic.html">Agnostic</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>. Died in La Crosse, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/LC-died.html">La Crosse County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1968/07-01.html">July 1, 1968</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/84.html">84 years, 103 days</a>). His <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/donated.html">body was donated</a> to the Iowa Medical School. Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IA/WK-buried.html#cms00504">Phelps Cemetery</a>, Decorah, Iowa. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of E. E. Biermann and Martha Biermann; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1930/01-25.html">January 25, 1930</a>, to Adel Rygg.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000449">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=401434">Govtrack.us page</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Jerome L. Blaska (1919-2000) — of Sun Prairie, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/DA-lived.html">Dane County</a>, Wis. Born in Sun Prairie, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/DA-born.html">Dane County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1919/07-04.html">July 4, 1919</a>. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/farmer.html">farmer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/asmbly.html">Wisconsin state assembly</a> from Dane County 4th District, 1959-66. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>; American Legion. Died in Sun Prairie, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/DA-died.html">Dane County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2000/05-02.html">May 2, 2000</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/80.html">80 years, 303 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/DA-buried.html# ">Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Cemetery</a>, Sun Prairie, Wis. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Rose F. (Schuster) Blaska and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/blandford-blaz.html#002.60.27">John Matthew Blaska</a>; brother of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/blandford-blaz.html#794.75.11">John James Blaska</a>; married to Helen Curl.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"> Political family: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/18993.html">Blaska family</a> of Sun Prairie, Wisconsin.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/61329667">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Gerald John Boileau (1900-1981) — also known as Gerald J. Boileau — of Wausau, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/MA-lived.html">Marathon County</a>, Wis. Born in Woodruff, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ON-born.html">Oneida County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1900/01-15.html">January 15, 1900</a>. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/MA-officials.html">Marathon County District Attorney</a>, 1926-30; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1928/WI.html">1928</a> (member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1928/committees.html">Credentials Committee</a>); <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Wisconsin</a>, 1931-39 (8th District 1931-33, 7th District 1933-39); defeated (Progressive), 1940; circuit judge in Wisconsin 16th Circuit, 1942-56. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-columbus.html">Knights of Columbus</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/delta-theta-phi.html">Delta Theta Phi</a>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1981/01-30.html">January 30, 1981</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/81.html">81 years, 15 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/MA-buried.html#cms02914">Restlawn Memorial Park</a>, Wausau, Wis. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of John Rosaria Boileau and Sophia Mary (Daigle) Boileau; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1925/08-29.html">August 29, 1925</a>, to Monica McKeon.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000598">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=401566">Govtrack.us page</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Clarence Alfred Bottolfsen (1891-1964) — also known as C. A. Bottolfsen — of Arco, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ID/BT-lived.html">Butte County</a>, Idaho. Born in Superior, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/DU-born.html">Douglas County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1891/10-10.html">October 10, 1891</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/newspaper.html">newspaper publisher</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ID/ofc/sthse.html">Idaho state house of representatives</a>, 1921-24, 1929-32, 1959-64; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ID/ofc/spkr.html">Speaker of the Idaho State House of Representatives</a>, 1931; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/ID.html">Idaho Republican state chair</a>, 1937-38; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ID/ofc/gov.html">Governor of Idaho</a>, 1939-41, 1943-45; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ID/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from Idaho</a>, 1944. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/lutheran.html">Lutheran</a>. Member, American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-templar.html">Knights Templar</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/oes.html">Order of the Eastern Star</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/shriners.html">Shriners</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>. Died in Boise, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ID/AD-died.html">Ada County</a>, Idaho, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1964/07-18.html">July 18, 1964</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/72.html">72 years, 282 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ID/BT-buried.html#cms07944">Hillcrest Cemetery</a>, Arco, Idaho. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Andrew C. Bottolfsen and Mary (Carlson) Bottolfsen; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1912/08-27.html">August 27, 1912</a>, to Elizabeth Hanna.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://www.nga.org/governor/clarence-a-bottolfsen/">National Governors Association biography</a> — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C. A. Bottolfsen">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/9606762">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/884/94.85.jpg" width=70 height=106 border=0 alt="Grover L. Broadfoot"></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Grover Lee Broadfoot (1892-1962) — also known as Grover L. Broadfoot — of Mondovi, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/BU-lived.html">Buffalo County</a>, Wis. Born in Independence, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/TR-born.html">Trempealeau County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1892/12-27.html">December 27, 1892</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/BU-officials.html">Buffalo County District Attorney</a>, 1923-35; mayor of Mondovi, Wis., 1943-47; president, Mondovi State <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/banking.html">Bank</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/asmbly.html">Wisconsin state assembly</a>, 1945-48; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/attygn.html">Wisconsin state attorney general</a>, 1948; appointed 1948; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/spju.html">justice of Wisconsin state supreme court</a>, 1948-62; appointed 1948; died in office 1962. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/congregationalist.html">Congregationalist</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>; American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-pythias.html">Knights of Pythias</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/moose.html">Moose</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/kappa-sigma.html">Kappa Sigma</a>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1962/05-18.html">May 18, 1962</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/69.html">69 years, 142 days</a>). Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Dr. Alexander Broadfoot and Celia (Tillotson) Broadfoot; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1925/12-29.html">December 29, 1925</a>, to Margaret Jacobi.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grover L. Broadfoot">Wikipedia article</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1954</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Ellsworth Brewer Buck (1892-1970) — also known as Ellsworth B. Buck — of Staten Island, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/RI-lived.html">Richmond County</a>, N.Y. Born in Chicago, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/CO-born.html">Cook County</a>, Ill., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1892/07-03.html">July 3, 1892</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/misc-occ.html">business executive</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from New York</a>, 1944-49 (11th District 1944-45, 16th District 1945-49); <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/attempts.html">shot</a> and seriously wounded, by Charles Van Newkirk, at the Richmond Borough Hall, April 5, 1949; District Attorney <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/metaker-meyenborg.html#249.40.12">Herman Methfessel</a> witnessed the shooting from his office; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/RI-parties.html">chair of Richmond County Republican Party</a>, 1951-52; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1952/NY.html">1952</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/delta-tau-delta.html">Delta Tau Delta</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; American Legion. Died in Stephenson town, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/MR-died.html">Marinette County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1970/08-14.html">August 14, 1970</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/78.html">78 years, 42 days</a>). <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/plcrem.html">Cremated</a>; ashes interred at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/MR-buried.html#cms00317">Thunder Mountain Ranch Cemetery</a>, Stephenson town, Marinette County, Wis. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Orlando Jacob Buck and Lillian Louisa (Brewer) Buck; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1919/04-12.html">April 12, 1919</a>, to Constance Tyler.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B001016">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=401966">Govtrack.us page</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Isaac N. Coggs (b. 1920) — of Milwaukee, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/MI-lived.html">Milwaukee County</a>, Wis. Born in Muskogee, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OK/MU-born.html">Muskogee County</a>, Okla., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1920/06-05.html">June 5, 1920</a>. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/accounting.html">accountant</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/tavern-biz.html">tavern keeper</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/asmbly.html">Wisconsin state assembly</a> from Milwaukee County 6th District, 1953-64. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/african.html">African</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/naacp.html">NAACP</a>; American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/disabled-am-vets.html">Disabled American Veterans</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/amvets.html">Amvets</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Robert A. Collins (b. 1924) — of Wauwatosa, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/MI-lived.html">Milwaukee County</a>, Wis. Born in Milwaukee, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/MI-born.html">Milwaukee County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1924/11-04.html">November 4, 1924</a>. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/asmbly.html">Wisconsin state assembly</a> from Milwaukee County 21st District, 1959-62. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/eagles.html">Eagles</a>; American Legion. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/politicalgraveyard/8254105354/"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/096/13.84.jpg" width=70 height=104 border=0 alt="Albert J. Connors"></a></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Albert James Connors (b. 1891) — also known as Albert J. Connors — of Barron, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/BA-lived.html">Barron County</a>, Wis. Born in Duluth, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/SL-born.html">St. Louis County</a>, Minn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1891/09-13.html">September 13, 1891</a>. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/BA-officials.html">Barron County District Attorney</a>, 1929; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1932/WI.html">1932</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/stsen.html">Wisconsin state senate</a> 29th District, 1939-42. Member, American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of David Connors and Mary Connors.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1940</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Timothy T. Cronin (b. 1884) — of Oconomowoc, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/WK-lived.html">Waukesha County</a>, Wis. Born in Chicago, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/CO-born.html">Cook County</a>, Ill., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1884/06-27.html">June 27, 1884</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/usatty.html">U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin</a>, 1944-55. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/fed-bar-assoc.html">Federal Bar Association</a>; American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/40-8.html">Forty and Eight</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/phi-delta-phi.html">Phi Delta Phi</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/rotary.html">Rotary</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-columbus.html">Knights of Columbus</a>. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Timothy Cronin and Mary (Swanson) Cronin; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1916/11-09.html">November 9, 1916</a>, to Maud F. Clohisy.</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> John Lewis Cunningham (1891-1951) — also known as John L. Cunningham — of Beaver Dam, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/DO-lived.html">Dodge County</a>, Wis. Born in Beaver Dam, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/DO-born.html">Dodge County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1891/05-03.html">May 3, 1891</a>. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/beaverdam.html#2">Beaver Dam, Wis.</a>, 1935-51. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. Member, American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-columbus.html">Knights of Columbus</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/holy-name-soc.html">Holy Name Society</a>. Died in Beaver Dam, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/DO-died.html">Dodge County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1951/06-19.html">June 19, 1951</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/60.html">60 years, 47 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/DO-buried.html#cms02985">St. Patrick's Cemetery</a>, Beaver Dam, Wis. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Peter Cunningham; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1936/08-31.html">August 31, 1936</a>, to Jean Tracy.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/10955090">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> William Arthur Draheim (1898-1976) — also known as William A. Draheim — of Neenah, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/WI-lived.html">Winnebago County</a>, Wis. Born in Neenah, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/WI-born.html">Winnebago County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1898/12-15.html">December 15, 1898</a>. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/asmbly.html">Wisconsin state assembly</a> from Winnebago County 2nd District, 1938 (Democratic), 1948 (Independent); major in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/stsen.html">Wisconsin state senate</a> 19th District, 1951-70; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1952/WI.html">1952</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/rotary.html">Rotary</a>; American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1976/08-10.html">August 10, 1976</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/77.html">77 years, 239 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/WI-buried.html# ">St. Margarets Cemetery</a>, Neenah, Wis. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Charles Draheim and Mary (Pingle) Draheim.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/46986320">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Thomas J. Duffey (b. 1927) — of Milwaukee, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/MI-lived.html">Milwaukee County</a>, Wis. Born in Milwaukee, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/MI-born.html">Milwaukee County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1927/12-26.html">December 26, 1927</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/asmbly.html">Wisconsin state assembly</a> from Milwaukee County 16th District, 1955-60. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/eagles.html">Eagles</a>; American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/amvets.html">Amvets</a>. Still living as of 1960. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Francis Ryan Duffy (1888-1979) — also known as F. Ryan Duffy — of Fond du Lac, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/FD-lived.html">Fond du Lac County</a>, Wis.; Milwaukee, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/MI-lived.html">Milwaukee County</a>, Wis. Born in Fond du Lac, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/FD-born.html">Fond du Lac County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1888/06-23.html">June 23, 1888</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1932/WI.html">1932</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1936/WI.html">1936</a> (alternate); <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from Wisconsin</a>, 1933-39; defeated, 1938; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/usdjud.html">U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin</a>, 1939-49; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/offices/us-ct-apps.html">Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit</a>, 1949. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. Member, American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-columbus.html">Knights of Columbus</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/phi-alpha-delta.html">Phi Alpha Delta</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/delta-sigma-rho.html">Delta Sigma Rho</a>. Died in Milwaukee, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/MI-died.html">Milwaukee County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1979/08-16.html">August 16, 1979</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/91.html">91 years, 54 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/FD-buried.html#cms04192">Calvary Cemetery</a>, Fond du Lac, Wis. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Francis Fee Duffy and Hattie (Ryan) Duffy; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1918/01-26.html">January 26, 1918</a>, to Louise Haydon.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Cross-reference: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sloane-slusarev.html#532.88.77">John J. Slocum</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000518">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=403628">Govtrack.us page</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> James Randall Durfee (1897-1977) — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DC/wa-lived.html">Washington</a>, D.C. Born in Oshkosh, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/WI-born.html">Winnebago County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1897/11-03.html">November 3, 1897</a>. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/offices/judicial.html#f">Judge of U.S. Court of Claims</a>, 1960-. Member, American Legion. Died, from a <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/heart.html">heart attack</a>, in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DC/wa-died.html">Washington</a>, D.C., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1977/10-29.html">October 29, 1977</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/79.html">79 years, 360 days</a>). Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Thomas Henry Durfee and Marie Elisa (Rossiter) Durfee; married to Mona Margaret Burns; first cousin thrice removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/shawcroft-sheean.html#059.67.91">Sylvester Gardiner Shearman</a>; second cousin five times removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cornell.html#652.15.91">Ezekiel Cornell</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"> Political families:Four Thousand Related Politicians</a>).</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/272/38.10.jpg" width=70 height=112 border=0 alt="John E. Evans"></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> John E. Evans — of Wausau, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/MA-lived.html">Marathon County</a>, Wis. Candidate in primary for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/wausau.html">mayor of Wausau, Wis.</a>, 1964. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/holy-name-soc.html">Holy Name Society</a>; American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/moose.html">Moose</a>. Still living as of 1964. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Image source: Wausau (Wis.) Daily Herald, March 7, 1964</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/790/36.35.jpg" width=70 height=107 border=0 alt="Harry F. Franke, Jr."></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Harry F. Franke Jr. (b. 1922) — of Milwaukee, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/MI-lived.html">Milwaukee County</a>, Wis. Born in Milwaukee, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/MI-born.html">Milwaukee County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1922/10-13.html">October 13, 1922</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/asmbly.html">Wisconsin state assembly</a> from Milwaukee County 14th District, 1951-52; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/stsen.html">Wisconsin state senate</a> 4th District, 1953-56. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/jaycees.html">Jaycees</a>; American Legion. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1954</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/politicalgraveyard/8276634956/"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/521/28.05.jpg" width=70 height=103 border=0 alt="James C. Fritzen"></a></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> James C. Fritzen (b. 1889) — of Neenah, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/WI-lived.html">Winnebago County</a>, Wis. Born in Neenah, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/WI-born.html">Winnebago County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1889/04-14.html">April 14, 1889</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/food.html">Grocer</a>; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/postal.html">postmaster</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/merchant.html">merchant</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/asmbly.html">Wisconsin state assembly</a> from Winnebago County 2nd District, 1939-46. Member, American Legion. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1940</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Harold Vernon Froehlich (b. 1932) — also known as Harold Froehlich — of Appleton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/OU-lived.html">Outagamie County</a>, Wis. Born in Appleton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/OU-born.html">Outagamie County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1932/05-12.html">May 12, 1932</a>. Republican. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/asmbly.html">Wisconsin state assembly</a>, 1963-73; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/spkr.html">Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly</a>, 1967-71; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1972/WI.html">1972</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Wisconsin</a> 8th District, 1973-75; defeated, 1974, 1976; circuit judge in Wisconsin, 1981. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/lutheran.html">Lutheran</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>; American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/optimist-club.html">Optimist Club</a>. Still living as of 2014. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Cross-reference: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/procum-pryde.html#015.49.23">David T. Prosser, Jr.</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=F000388">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=404333">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/322/000167818">NNDB dossier</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Bernard E. Gehrmann (b. 1920) — of Ashland, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/AS-lived.html">Ashland County</a>, Wis. Born in Mellen, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/AS-born.html">Ashland County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1920/11-06.html">November 6, 1920</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/asmbly.html">Wisconsin state assembly</a> from Ashland, Bayfield and Iron counties, 1965-68. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>; American Legion. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Clarence William Gilley (b. 1919) — also known as Clarence W. Gilley — of Rhinelander, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ON-lived.html">Oneida County</a>, Wis. Born in Rhinelander, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ON-born.html">Oneida County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1919/05-11.html">May 11, 1919</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/electrician.html">electrician</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/electrician.html">electrical contractor</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/insurance.html">insurance</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/realestate.html">real estate</a> business; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/asmbly.html">Wisconsin state assembly</a> from Florence, Forest and Oneida counties, 1949-54. Member, American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Marshall Conant Graff (1892-1966) — also known as Marshall C. Graff — of Appleton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/OU-lived.html">Outagamie County</a>, Wis. Born in Elkhorn, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/WL-born.html">Walworth County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1892/06-06.html">June 6, 1892</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1948/WI.html">1948</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/episcopalian.html">Episcopalian</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/shriners.html">Shriners</a>; American Legion. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1966/07-22.html">July 22, 1966</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/74.html">74 years, 46 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/BX-buried.html#cms05610">Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery</a>, San Antonio, Tex. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/713754">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Joseph Anthony Greco (b. 1919) — also known as Joseph A. Greco — of Milwaukee, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/MI-lived.html">Milwaukee County</a>, Wis. Born in Milwaukee, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/MI-born.html">Milwaukee County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1919/12-05.html">December 5, 1919</a>. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/asmbly.html">Wisconsin state assembly</a> from Milwaukee County 3rd District, 1955-60. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/holy-name-soc.html">Holy Name Society</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/disabled-am-vets.html">Disabled American Veterans</a>; American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/moose.html">Moose</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/eagles.html">Eagles</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Robert D. Haase (b. 1923) — of Marinette, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/MR-lived.html">Marinette County</a>, Wis. Born in Marinette, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/MR-born.html">Marinette County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1923/05-10.html">May 10, 1923</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/asmbly.html">Wisconsin state assembly</a> from Marinette County, 1957-66; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1964/WI.html">1964</a>. Member, American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/40-8.html">Forty and Eight</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/amvets.html">Amvets</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/kiwanis.html">Kiwanis</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Paul Haugh (b. 1896) — of Hillsboro, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/VE-lived.html">Vernon County</a>, Wis. Born in Union town, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/VE-born.html">Vernon County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1896/05-12.html">May 12, 1896</a>. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/farmer.html">farmer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/asmbly.html">Wisconsin state assembly</a> from Vernon County, 1959-60. Member, American Legion. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/politicalgraveyard/8254107276/"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/968/92.98.jpg" width=70 height=109 border=0 alt="Charles Hawks, Jr."></a></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Charles Hawks Jr. (1899-1960) — of Horicon, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/DO-lived.html">Dodge County</a>, Wis. Born in Horicon, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/DO-born.html">Dodge County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1899/07-07.html">July 7, 1899</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/insurance.html">insurance business</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/banking.html">investment banker</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Wisconsin</a> 2nd District, 1939-41; defeated, 1940. Member, American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>. Died in Bryn Mawr, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/MO-died.html">Montgomery County</a>, Pa., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1960/01-09.html">January 9, 1960</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/60.html">60 years, 186 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/DO-buried.html#cms03852">Oak Hill Cemetery</a>, Horicon, Wis. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Charles Hawks and Linda (Yankey) Hawks; married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1928/">1928</a> to Lucile Alma McGinnis.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000375">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=405243">Govtrack.us page</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1940</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Gervase A. Hephner (b. 1936) — of Chilton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/CA-lived.html">Calumet County</a>, Wis. Born in Rantoul town, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/CA-born.html">Calumet County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1936/02-05.html">February 5, 1936</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/farmer.html">Farmer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/infotech.html">systems analyst</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/asmbly.html">Wisconsin state assembly</a>, 1967-86. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/eagles.html">Eagles</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-columbus.html">Knights of Columbus</a>; American Legion. Still living as of 1986. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Gilbert J. Hipke (b. 1898) — of New Holstein, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/CA-lived.html">Calumet County</a>, Wis. Born in New Holstein, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/CA-born.html">Calumet County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1898/07-12.html">July 12, 1898</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/farmer.html">farmer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/food.html">food processor</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/asmbly.html">Wisconsin state assembly</a> from Calumet County, 1959-62; defeated (Independent Republican), 1956. Member, American Legion. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Martin F. Howard (1892-1969) — of Milwaukee, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/MI-lived.html">Milwaukee County</a>, Wis. Born in Milwaukee, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/MI-born.html">Milwaukee County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1892/09-12.html">September 12, 1892</a>. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/electrician.html">electrician</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/autodealer.html">automobile dealer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/insurance.html">insurance business</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/manufacturing.html">manufacturer's sales agent</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/asmbly.html">Wisconsin state assembly</a> from Milwaukee County 17th District, 1935-38, 1947-52; defeated, 1938 (Democratic), 1952 (Republican), 1954 (Republican); Republican candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/stsen.html">Wisconsin state senate</a> 7th District, 1942, 1962. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>; American Legion. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1969/04-09.html">April 9, 1969</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/76.html">76 years, 209 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/MI-buried.html# ">Holy Sepulcher Cemetery</a>, Cudahy, Wis. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin F. Howard">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/136202202">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Walter J. F. Ireland Jr. (1923-2010) — also known as "Butch" — of Sheboygan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/SH-lived.html">Sheboygan County</a>, Wis. Born in Kohler, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/SH-born.html">Sheboygan County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1923/06-15.html">June 15, 1923</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/insurance.html">insurance broker</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/asmbly.html">Wisconsin state assembly</a> from Sheboygan County 2nd District, 1959-60. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/lutheran.html">Lutheran</a>. Member, American Legion. Died, in Sunny Ridge <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/nursing-homes.html">Nursing Home</a>, Sheboygan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/SH-died.html">Sheboygan County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2010/03-21.html">March 21, 2010</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/86.html">86 years, 279 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/SH-buried.html# ">Woodland Cemetery</a>, Kohler, Wis. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Walter J. Ireland and Flora (Zurheide) Ireland; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1946/12-28.html">December 28, 1946</a>, to Mabel F. Spatzek.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/50498782">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Edward Halsey Jenison (1907-1996) — also known as Edward H. Jenison — of Paris, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/ED-lived.html">Edgar County</a>, Ill. Born in Fond du Lac, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/FD-born.html">Fond du Lac County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1907/07-27.html">July 27, 1907</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/newspaper.html">Newspaper editor</a>; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Illinois</a>, 1947-53 (18th District 1947-49, 23rd District 1949-53); defeated, 1952, 1954; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1956/IL.html">1956</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1968/IL.html">1968</a> (alternate). <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/methodist.html">Methodist</a>. Member, American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/sigma-delta-chi.html">Sigma Delta Chi</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1996/06-22.html">June 22, 1996</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/88.html">88 years, 331 days</a>). Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Ernest Manley Jenison and Laura (Hinsey) Jenison; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1929/09-14.html">September 14, 1929</a>, to Barbara E. Weinburgh.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=J000080">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=405983">Govtrack.us page</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/politicalgraveyard/8276635498/"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/816/29.17.jpg" width=70 height=100 border=0 alt="Norris J. Kellman"></a></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Norris J. Kellman (b. 1898) — of Galesville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/TR-lived.html">Trempealeau County</a>, Wis. Born in Galesville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/TR-born.html">Trempealeau County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1898/10-23.html">October 23, 1898</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/postal.html">assistant postmaster</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/insurance.html">insurance business</a>; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1936/WI.html">1936</a> (alternate), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1940/WI.html">1940</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1944/WI.html">1944</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/asmbly.html">Wisconsin state assembly</a> from Trempealeau County, 1939-40; sergeant-at-arms, Wisconsin Assembly. Member, American Legion. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kellian-kellum.html#337.60.96">Frank A. Kellman</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1940</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/048/28.65.jpg" width=70 height=116 border=0 alt="Warren P. Knowles"></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Warren Perley Knowles (1908-1993) — also known as Warren P. Knowles — of New Richmond, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/SC-lived.html">St. Croix County</a>, Wis.; Milwaukee, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/MI-lived.html">Milwaukee County</a>, Wis. Born in River Falls, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/PI-born.html">Pierce County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1908/08-19.html">August 19, 1908</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/stsen.html">Wisconsin state senate</a> 10th District, 1941-54; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1948/WI.html">1948</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1956/WI.html">1956</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1960/WI.html">1960</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1964/WI.html">1964</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1972/WI.html">1972</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/ltgov.html">Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin</a>, 1955-59, 1961-63; Republican Presidential Elector for Wisconsin, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/pr1956-meeting.html">1956</a> (voted for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/eichelroth-elcan.html#075.91.63">Dwight D. Eisenhower</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nixon.html#870.67.93">Richard M. Nixon</a>); candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from Wisconsin</a>, 1957; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/gov.html">Governor of Wisconsin</a>, 1965-71. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/protestant.html">Protestant</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>; American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/eagles.html">Eagles</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/kiwanis.html">Kiwanis</a>. Suffered a <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/heart.html">heart attack</a> at the end of a day of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/hunting.html">fishing</a>, during the annual "Governor's Open" fishing tournament, and died soon after at Black River Memorial <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/misc-hospitals.html">Hospital</a>, Black River Falls, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/JA-died.html">Jackson County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1993/05-01.html">May 1, 1993</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/84.html">84 years, 255 days</a>). His <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/donated.html">body was donated</a> to the Medical College of Wisconsin. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Brother of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/knowles-knowlton.html#371.24.25">Robert P. Knowles</a>; married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1943/">1943</a> to Dorothy C. Guidry.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://www.nga.org/governor/warren-p-knowles/">National Governors Association biography</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/580/000122214">NNDB dossier</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1954</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Paul John Kvale (1896-1960) — also known as Paul J. Kvale — of Benson, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/SW-lived.html">Swift County</a>, Minn. Born in Orfordville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/RO-born.html">Rock County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1896/03-27.html">March 27, 1896</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Minnesota</a>, 1929-39 (7th District 1929-33, at-large 1933-35, 7th District 1935-39). <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/lutheran.html">Lutheran</a>. Member, American Legion. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1960/06-14.html">June 14, 1960</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/64.html">64 years, 79 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/SW-buried.html#cms02673">Protestant Cemetery</a>, Benson, Minn. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kurvink-kyros.html#724.19.32">Ole Juulson Kvale</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=K000350">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=406503">Govtrack.us page</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/439/18.21.jpg" width=70 height=115 border=0 alt="Everett F. LaFond"></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Everett F. LaFond (b. 1901) — of Two Rivers, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/MN-lived.html">Manitowoc County</a>, Wis. Born in Two Rivers, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/MN-born.html">Manitowoc County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1901/01-04.html">January 4, 1901</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/fish.html">commercial fisherman</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/stsen.html">Wisconsin state senate</a> 1st District, 1947-54; defeated (Union), 1938. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>; American Legion. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1954</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><a href="https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/virtuallibrary/releases/jun12/Laird,_Melvin_MUG-L-175.jpg"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/540/89.62.jpg" width=70 height=111 border=0 alt="Melvin R. Laird"></a></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Melvin Robert Laird Jr. (1922-2016) — also known as Melvin R. Laird — of Marshfield, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/WO-lived.html">Wood County</a>, Wis. Born in Omaha, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NE/DO-born.html">Douglas County</a>, Neb., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1922/09-01.html">September 1, 1922</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/stsen.html">Wisconsin state senate</a> 24th District, 1947-52; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1948/WI.html">1948</a> (alternate), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1952/WI.html">1952</a> (member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1952/committees.html">Resolutions Committee</a>), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1956/WI.html">1956</a> (member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1956/committees.html">Resolutions Committee</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1956/speakers.html">speaker</a>), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1960/WI.html">1960</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1964/WI.html">1964</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Wisconsin</a> 7th District, 1953-69; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/offices/cabinet.html">U.S. Secretary of Defense</a>, 1969-73. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/presbyterian.html">Presbyterian</a>. Member, American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/40-8.html">Forty and Eight</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/disabled-am-vets.html">Disabled American Veterans</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/un-comm-travelers.html">United Commercial Travelers</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/purple-heart.html">Purple Heart</a>. Received the <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/medal-of-freedom.html">Presidential Medal of Freedom</a> in 1974. Died in Fort Myers, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/LE-died.html">Lee County</a>, Fla., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2016/11-16.html">November 16, 2016</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/94.html">94 years, 76 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/AR-buried.html#cms00004">Arlington National Cemetery</a>, Arlington, Va. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/laird.html#394.69.89">Melvin Robert Laird Sr.</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/laird.html#154.62.19">Helen Connor Laird</a>; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1945/10-15.html">October 15, 1945</a>, to Barbara Masters; uncle of Jessica Laird (who married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/doyle.html#086.39.17">James Edward Doyle</a>); grandson of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/connor.html#387.62.93">William Duncan Connor</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"> Political family: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/13278.html">Laird-Doyle family</a> of Marshfield, Wisconsin.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Epitaph: "Purple Heart. Father. Friend. Statesman."</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=L000024">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=406534">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/058/000057884">NNDB dossier</a> — <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0481981">Internet Movie Database profile</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/172831191">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Books about Melvin Laird: Dale Van Atta, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0299226808/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0299226808&linkCode=as2&tag=thepoliticalg-20&linkID=7777aaaa7777bbbb7777cccc7777dddd">With Honor: Melvin Laird in War, Peace, and Politics</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Image source: Nixon Presidential Library and Museum</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> James G. Lippert (b. 1917) — of Milwaukee, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/MI-lived.html">Milwaukee County</a>, Wis. Born in Milwaukee, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/MI-born.html">Milwaukee County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1917/01-13.html">January 13, 1917</a>. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/realestate.html">real estate broker</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/asmbly.html">Wisconsin state assembly</a> from Milwaukee County 7th District, 1955-56; defeated (Republican), 1948. Member, American Legion. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> John Edward Longworth (1910-1985) — also known as John E. Longworth; Jack Longworth — of Petersburg, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AK/PT-lived.html">Petersburg census area</a>, Alaska. Born in Prescott, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/PI-born.html">Pierce County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1910/12-10.html">December 10, 1910</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/fish.html">commercial fisherman</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AK/ofc/sthse.html">Alaska state house of representatives</a>, 1959-64 (3rd District 1959-62, 2nd District 1963-64); defeated in primary, 1968; delegate to Republican National Convention from Alaska, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1964/AK.html">1964</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/lambda-chi-alpha.html">Lambda Chi Alpha</a>; American Legion. Died in Petersburg, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AK/PT-died.html">Petersburg census area</a>, Alaska, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1985/05-14.html">May 14, 1985</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/74.html">74 years, 155 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AK/PT-buried.html# ">Petersburg Memorial Cemetery</a>, Petersburg, Alaska. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Edward G. Longworth and Anna Belle (Cooney) Longworth; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1942/07-07.html">July 7, 1942</a>, to Mary Alice Foster.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/64392265">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Gerald D. Lorge (1922-2001) — of Bear Creek, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/OU-lived.html">Outagamie County</a>, Wis. Born in Bear Creek, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/OU-born.html">Outagamie County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1922/07-09.html">July 9, 1922</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/asmbly.html">Wisconsin state assembly</a> from Outagamie County 2nd District, 1951-54; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/stsen.html">Wisconsin state senate</a> 14th District, 1955-84; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from Wisconsin</a>, 1957. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/moose.html">Moose</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/disabled-am-vets.html">Disabled American Veterans</a>; American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2001/02-14.html">February 14, 2001</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/78.html">78 years, 220 days</a>). Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/056/31.22.jpg" width=70 height=104 border=0 alt="Henry W. Maier"></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Henry W. Maier (1918-1994) — of Milwaukee, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/MI-lived.html">Milwaukee County</a>, Wis. Born in Dayton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/MY-born.html">Montgomery County</a>, Ohio, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1918/02-07.html">February 7, 1918</a>. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/insurance.html">insurance business</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/stsen.html">Wisconsin state senate</a> 9th District, 1951-60; defeated, 1948; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from Wisconsin</a>, 1956; Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for Wisconsin, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/pr1956-election.html">1956</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/milwaukee.html">mayor of Milwaukee, Wis.</a>, 1960-88; defeated, 1948. Member, American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/labor-unions.html">American Federation of Teachers</a>. Died, of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/pneumonia.html">pneumonia</a>, in Delafield, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/WK-died.html">Waukesha County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1994/index.html">1994</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/76.html">about 76 years</a>). Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Charles Maier, Jr. and Marie L. (Knisley) Maier.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Books by Henry Maier: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/081918621X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=081918621X&linkCode=as2&tag=thepoliticalg-20&linkID=7777aaaa7777bbbb7777cccc7777dddd">The Mayor Who Made Milwaukee Famous : An Autobiography</a> (1993)</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1954</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Nathan Langley Marden (1896-1957) — also known as Nathan L. Marden — of Oshkosh, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/WI-lived.html">Winnebago County</a>, Wis. Born in Chichester, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/ME-born.html">Merrimack County</a>, N.H., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1896/02-09.html">February 9, 1896</a>. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/insurance.html">insurance agent</a>; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/oshkosh.html">mayor of Oshkosh, Wis.</a>, 1951. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/episcopalian.html">Episcopalian</a>. Member, American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1957/05-10.html">May 10, 1957</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/61.html">61 years, 90 days</a>). <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/plcrem.html">Cremated</a>. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mara-margolis.html#611.24.04">Peter Lyman Marden</a> and Elizabeth (Langley) Marden; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1923/10-31.html">October 31, 1923</a>, to Zua Dane; nephew of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mara-margolis.html#394.17.42">Walter A. Marden</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"> Political family: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/35832.html">Marden family</a> of Oshkosh, Wisconsin.</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/politicalgraveyard/8253033721/"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/953/91.68.jpg" width=70 height=101 border=0 alt="Joseph E. McDermid"></a></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Joseph E. McDermid (b. 1894) — of Ladysmith, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/RU-lived.html">Rusk County</a>, Wis. Born in Minneapolis, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/HE-born.html">Hennepin County</a>, Minn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1894/03-20.html">March 20, 1894</a>. Progressive. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/veterinarian.html">veterinarian</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/stsen.html">Wisconsin state senate</a> 12th District; elected 1936. Member, American Legion. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1940</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Edward Francis Mertz (1890-1970) — also known as Edward F. Mertz — of Milwaukee, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/MI-lived.html">Milwaukee County</a>, Wis. Born in Milwaukee, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/MI-born.html">Milwaukee County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1890/08-15.html">August 15, 1890</a>. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/construction.html">building contractor</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/restaurant.html">restaurant</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/tavern-biz.html">tavern</a> operator; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1944/WI.html">1944</a> (alternate), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1948/WI.html">1948</a> (alternate), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1952/WI.html">1952</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/asmbly.html">Wisconsin state assembly</a>, 1949-56, 1965-68 (Milwaukee County 16th District 1949-54, Milwaukee County 1st District 1955-56, Milwaukee County 9th District 1965-68). <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/german.html">German</a> ancestry. Member, American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/40-8.html">Forty and Eight</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/eagles.html">Eagles</a>. Died in Milwaukee, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/MI-died.html">Milwaukee County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1970/05-03.html">May 3, 1970</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/79.html">79 years, 261 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/MI-buried.html#cms01545">Calvary Cemetery</a>, Milwaukee, Wis. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Joseph M. Mertz and Catherine (Dickmann) Mertz; married to Meta Fluck.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward F. Mertz">Wikipedia article</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> David R. Mogilka (b. 1915) — of Milwaukee, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/MI-lived.html">Milwaukee County</a>, Wis. Born in Milwaukee, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/MI-born.html">Milwaukee County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1915/06-30.html">June 30, 1915</a>. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/asmbly.html">Wisconsin state assembly</a> from Milwaukee County 14th District; elected 1956, 1958. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/polish.html">Polish</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/holy-name-soc.html">Holy Name Society</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-columbus.html">Knights of Columbus</a>; American Legion. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Victor W. Nehs (b. 1887) — of Neillsville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/CL-lived.html">Clark County</a>, Wis. Born in Menomonee Falls, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/WK-born.html">Waukesha County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1887/07-28.html">July 28, 1887</a>. Progressive. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; justice of the peace; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/asmbly.html">Wisconsin state assembly</a> from Clark County, 1935-37. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/kiwanis.html">Kiwanis</a>; American Legion. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Jack B. Olson (b. 1920) — of Wisconsin Dells, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/CO-lived.html">Columbia County</a>, Wis. Born in Kilbourn City (now Wisconsin Dells), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/CO-born.html">Columbia County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1920/08-29.html">August 29, 1920</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; manager, Olson <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/nautical.html">Boat</a> Company, Wisconsin Dells; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/CO-parties.html">chair of Columbia County Republican Party</a>, 1957-60; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1960/WI.html">1960</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1964/WI.html">1964</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1972/WI.html">1972</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/ltgov.html">Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin</a>, 1963-65, 1967-71; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/gov.html">Governor of Wisconsin</a>, 1970; U.S. Ambassador to <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/BI-diplomats.html ">Bahamas</a>, 1976-77. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/presbyterian.html">Presbyterian</a>. Member, American Legion. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Grover Olson and Jane (Zimmerman) Olson; married to Eleanor Lang.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/olson-jack-b ?">U.S. State Dept career summary</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> James J. Omerberg (b. 1894) — also known as Jim Omerberg — of Parkersburg, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/WO-lived.html">Wood County</a>, W.Va. Born in La Crosse, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/LC-born.html">La Crosse County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1894/07-28.html">July 28, 1894</a>. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/sthse.html">West Virginia state house of delegates</a> from Wood County, 1959-60; defeated, 1954, 1960. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/presbyterian.html">Presbyterian</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/eagles.html">Eagles</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/shriners.html">Shriners</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/lions.html">Lions</a>; American Legion. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Byron Clifford Ostby (1924-2003) — also known as Byron C. Ostby — of Superior, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/DU-lived.html">Douglas County</a>, Wis. Born in Superior, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/DU-born.html">Douglas County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1924/08-17.html">August 17, 1924</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/asmbly.html">Wisconsin state assembly</a> from Douglas County 1st District, 1949-52; defeated, 1956. Member, American Legion. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2003/index.html">2003</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/78.html">about 78 years</a>). Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/osburn-ostrowski.html#351.97.50">Brynjulf Ostby</a> and Ingeborg C. (Lerann) Ostby.</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Richard E. Peterson (b. 1920) — of Waupaca, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/WP-lived.html">Waupaca County</a>, Wis. Born in Waupaca, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/WP-born.html">Waupaca County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1920/07-17.html">July 17, 1920</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/asmbly.html">Wisconsin state assembly</a> from Waupaca County, 1951-64. Member, American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Foster B. Porter (b. 1891) — of Bloomington, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/GT-lived.html">Grant County</a>, Wis. Born in Barnum, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/CR-born.html">Crawford County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1891/08-22.html">August 22, 1891</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/merchant.html">merchant</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/banking.html">banker</a>; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1948/WI.html">1948</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1956/WI.html">1956</a> (alternate); member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/stsen.html">Wisconsin state senate</a> 16th District; elected 1948; elected unopposed 1952. Member, American Legion. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Howard Everett Race (b. 1918) — also known as Howard E. Race — of Milwaukee, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/MI-lived.html">Milwaukee County</a>, Wis. Born in Rome, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/OE-born.html">Oneida County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1918/05-09.html">May 9, 1918</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/engineer.html">Engineer</a>; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/WI.html">Wisconsin Republican State Central Committee</a>, 1962; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1964/WI.html">1964</a>. Member, American Legion. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Homer D. Race and Estelle Maude (Herman) Race; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1944/08-14.html">August 14, 1944</a>, to Mary Theresa Thiery.</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/541/47.40.jpg" width=70 height=108 border=0 alt="Robert P. Robinson"></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Robert P. Robinson (1884-1953) — of Beloit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/RO-lived.html">Rock County</a>, Wis. Born in Beloit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/RO-born.html">Rock County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1884/05-15.html">May 15, 1884</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/teacher.html">School teacher</a>; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/advertising.html">advertising business</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/stsen.html">Wisconsin state senate</a> 15th District, 1943-53; died in office 1953. Member, American Legion. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1953/12-26.html">December 26, 1953</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/69.html">69 years, 225 days</a>). Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1954</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Tobias Anton Roth (b. 1938) — also known as Toby Roth — of Appleton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/OU-lived.html">Outagamie County</a>, Wis. Born in Strasburg, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ND/EM-born.html">Emmons County</a>, N.Dak., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1938/10-10.html">October 10, 1938</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/realestate.html">Realtor</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/asmbly.html">Wisconsin state assembly</a> 42nd District, 1972-78; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Wisconsin</a> 8th District, 1979-97. Member, American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/jaycees.html">Jaycees</a>. Still living as of 2014. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=R000459">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=409423">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/862/000129475">NNDB dossier</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><a href="https://www.waukeganweb.net/Sabonjian,Robert%20V.-1957-1977.jpg"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/365/01.43.jpg" width=70 height=101 border=0 alt="Robert Sabonjian"></a></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Robert V. Sabonjian (1916-1992) — also known as "The Rock" — of Waukegan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/LA-lived.html">Lake County</a>, Ill. Born in Waukegan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/LA-born.html">Lake County</a>, Ill., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1916/01-04.html">January 4, 1916</a>. Served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/laundry.html">dry cleaning business</a>; acting postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/ofc/waukegan.html#3">Waukegan, Ill.</a>, 1952-53; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/ofc/waukegan.html">mayor of Waukegan, Ill.</a>, 1957-77, 1985-89; defeated, 1977; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/banking.html">bank director</a>; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from Illinois</a>, 1966. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/disciples-of-christ.html">Disciples of Christ</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/armenian.html">Armenian</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/eagles.html">Eagles</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/moose.html">Moose</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/disabled-am-vets.html">Disabled American Veterans</a>; American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/amvets.html">Amvets</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/scottish-rite-masons.html">Scottish Rite Masons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/shriners.html">Shriners</a>. Died in Milwaukee, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/MI-died.html">Milwaukee County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1992/08-19.html">August 19, 1992</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/76.html">76 years, 228 days</a>). Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Lazurus Sabonjian and Zaruhey (Mooradian) Sabonjian; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1947/06-07.html">June 7, 1947</a>, to Lorene Terrill; father of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/saal-sacket.html#810.74.42">Robert Sabonjian Jr.</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Image source: City of Waukegan</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Henry Carl Schadeberg (1913-1985) — also known as Henry C. Schadeberg — of Burlington, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/RA-lived.html">Racine County</a>, Wis. Born in Manitowoc, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/MN-born.html">Manitowoc County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1913/10-12.html">October 12, 1913</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Wisconsin</a> 1st District, 1961-65, 1967-71; defeated, 1964, 1970; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1964/WI.html">1964</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/congregationalist.html">United Church of Christ</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/rotary.html">Rotary</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>; American Legion. Died in Rockbridge Baths, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/RB-died.html">Rockbridge County</a>, Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1985/12-11.html">December 11, 1985</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/72.html">72 years, 60 days</a>). <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/plcrem.html">Cremated</a>. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000108">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=409617">Govtrack.us page</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> John George Schmitz (1930-2001) — also known as John G. Schmitz — of California. Born in Milwaukee, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/MI-born.html">Milwaukee County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1930/08-12.html">August 12, 1930</a>. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/ofc/stsen.html">California state senate</a>, 1965-70, 1979; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from California</a> 35th District, 1970-73; defeated in Republican primary, 1972, 1976, 1984; American Independent candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/offices/pres-vp.html">President of the United States</a>, 1972; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/trouble/index.html">reprimanded</a> by the California Senate in 1982 over a press release issued by his office, which characterized a critic and her supporters with <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/trouble/hatred.html">crude slurs</a>; candidate in Republican primary for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from California</a>, 1982. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/young-ams-freedom.html">Young Americans for Freedom</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/john-birch-soc.html">John Birch Society</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/nra.html">National Rifle Association</a>; American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/mil-ord-world-wars.html">Military Order of the World Wars</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-columbus.html">Knights of Columbus</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/ord-alhambra.html">Order of Alhambra</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/toastmasters.html">Toastmasters</a>. Died, of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/prostate-cancer.html">prostate cancer</a>, in the <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/walter-reed.html">National Naval Medical Center</a>, Bethesda, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/MO-died.html">Montgomery County</a>, Md., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2001/01-10.html">January 10, 2001</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/70.html">70 years, 151 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/AR-buried.html#cms00004">Arlington National Cemetery</a>, Arlington, Va. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Father of Mary Kay LeTourneau.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Campaign slogan: "When you're out of Schmitz, you're out of gear."</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000133">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=409641">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/041/000087777">NNDB dossier</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach (1894-1948) — also known as Lewis B. Schwellenbach — of Neppel (now Moses Lake), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/GA-lived.html">Grant County</a>, Wash. Born in Superior, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/DU-born.html">Douglas County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1894/09-20.html">September 20, 1894</a>. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/KI-parties.html">chair of King County Democratic Party</a>, 1928-30; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/ofc/gov.html">Governor of Washington</a>, 1932; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from Washington</a>, 1935-40; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/ofc/usdjud.html">U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Washington</a>, 1940-45; resigned 1945; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/offices/cabinet.html">U.S. Secretary of Labor</a>, 1945-48; died in office 1948. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/episcopalian.html">Episcopalian</a>. Member, American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-soc-int-law.html">American Society for International Law</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-acad-pol-soc-sci.html">American Academy of Political and Social Science</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/rotary.html">Rotary</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/eagles.html">Eagles</a>. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/walter-reed.html">Walter Reed Hospital</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DC/wa-died.html">Washington</a>, D.C., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1948/06-10.html">June 10, 1948</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/53.html">53 years, 264 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/KI-buried.html#cms04242">Evergreen-Washelli Memorial Park</a>, Seattle, Wash. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Francis W. Schwellenbach and Martha (Baxter) Schwellenbach; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1935/12-30.html">December 30, 1935</a>, to Anne Duffy.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000160">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=409667">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://www.fjc.gov/servlet/nGetInfo?jid=2127&cid=999&ctype=na&instate=na">federal judicial profile</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/751/000118397">NNDB dossier</a> — <a href="https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/schwellenbach-lewis-baxter">Biographical Directory of Federal Judges</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/824/40.31.jpg" width=70 height=117 border=0 alt="Lawrence H. Smith"></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Lawrence Henry Smith (1892-1958) — also known as Lawrence H. Smith — of Racine, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/RA-lived.html">Racine County</a>, Wis. Born in Racine, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/RA-born.html">Racine County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1892/09-15.html">September 15, 1892</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Wisconsin</a> 1st District, 1941-58; died in office 1958. Member, American Legion. Died in the U.S. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/us-capitol.html">Capitol Building</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DC/wa-died.html">Washington</a>, D.C., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1958/01-22.html">January 22, 1958</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/65.html">65 years, 129 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/RA-buried.html#cms01680">West Lawn Memorial Park</a>, Racine, Wis. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000585">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=410065">Govtrack.us page</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1954</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Lynn Ellsworth Stalbaum (1920-1999) — also known as Lynn E. Stalbaum — of Racine, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/RA-lived.html">Racine County</a>, Wis.; Bethesda, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/MO-lived.html">Montgomery County</a>, Md. Born in Waterford, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/RA-born.html">Racine County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1920/05-15.html">May 15, 1920</a>. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/stsen.html">Wisconsin state senate</a> 21st District, 1955-65; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Wisconsin</a> 1st District, 1965-67; defeated, 1966, 1968. Member, American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/kiwanis.html">Kiwanis</a>. Died in Bethesda, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/MO-died.html">Montgomery County</a>, Md., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1999/06-27.html">June 27, 1999</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/79.html">79 years, 43 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/RA-buried.html#cms06071">Norway Lutheran Cemetery</a>, Wind Lake, Wis. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of John Martin Stalbaum and Amanda (Ebert) Stalbaum; brother of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stafseth-standifer.html#506.70.06">Merrill Emmet Stalbaum</a>; married to Alice I. Gunderson.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000782">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=410248">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/7901878">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Christ M. Stauffer (b. 1896) — of Monticello, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/GR-lived.html">Green County</a>, Wis. Born in Monticello, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/GR-born.html">Green County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1896/05-25.html">May 25, 1896</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/horsedrawn.html">blacksmith</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/metal.html">welder</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawenforcement.html">fire chief</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/asmbly.html">Wisconsin state assembly</a> from Green County, 1957-64. Member, American Legion. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> William T. Sullivan (b. 1894) — of Kaukauna, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/OU-lived.html">Outagamie County</a>, Wis. Born in Oconto, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/OC-born.html">Oconto County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1894/04-06.html">April 6, 1894</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/teacher.html">School teacher</a>; served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/teacher.html">school administrator</a>; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/farmer.html">tree farmer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/asmbly.html">Wisconsin state assembly</a> from Outagamie County 2nd District; elected 1954, 1956, 1958. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. Member, American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/40-8.html">Forty and Eight</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-columbus.html">Knights of Columbus</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Donald Edgar Tewes (1916-2012) — also known as Donald E. Tewes — of Waukesha, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/WK-lived.html">Waukesha County</a>, Wis. Born in Merrill, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/LI-born.html">Lincoln County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1916/08-04.html">August 4, 1916</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; president, Tewes <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/plastics.html">Plastics</a> Corporation; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Wisconsin</a> 2nd District, 1957-59; defeated, 1958, 1960. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>; American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/kiwanis.html">Kiwanis</a>. Died in Waukesha, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/WK-died.html">Waukesha County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2012/08-29.html">August 29, 2012</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/96.html">96 years, 25 days</a>). Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Herman F. Tewes and Mabel (Rickman) Tewes; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1946/08-17.html">August 17, 1946</a>, to Mabel Torhorst.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=T000139">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=410721">Govtrack.us page</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Clark Wallace Thompson (1896-1981) — also known as Clark W. Thompson — of Galveston, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/GV-lived.html">Galveston County</a>, Tex. Born in La Crosse, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/LC-born.html">La Crosse County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1896/08-06.html">August 6, 1896</a>. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/insurance.html">insurance business</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/realestate.html">real estate developer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Texas</a>, 1933-35, 1947-67 (7th District 1933-35, 9th District 1947-67); served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1956/TX.html">1956</a> (alternate), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1960/TX.html">1960</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1964/TX.html">1964</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/episcopalian.html">Episcopalian</a>. Member, American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/phi-delta-theta.html">Phi Delta Theta</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/shriners.html">Shriners</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/eagles.html">Eagles</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/redmen.html">Redmen</a>. Died in Galveston, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/GV-died.html">Galveston County</a>, Tex., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1981/12-16.html">December 16, 1981</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/85.html">85 years, 132 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/GV-buried.html#cms04631">Galveston Memorial Park Cemetery</a>, Hitchcock, Tex. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Clark Wallace Thompson (1866-1918) and Jessie Marilla (Hyde) Thompson; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1918/11-16.html">November 16, 1918</a>, to Libbe Moody.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=T000198">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=410777">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/7775083">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> William F. Trinke (1897-1982) — of Lake Geneva, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/WL-lived.html">Walworth County</a>, Wis. Born in Wisconsin, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1897/01-25.html">January 25, 1897</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/stsen.html">Wisconsin state senate</a> 22nd District; elected 1948, 1952, 1956. Member, American Legion. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1982/09-25.html">September 25, 1982</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/85.html">85 years, 243 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/WL-buried.html# ">Oak Hill Cemetery</a>, Lake Geneva, Wis. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/34268890">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Andrew F. Warga (b. 1919) — of Phillips, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/PR-lived.html">Price County</a>, Wis. Born in Thayer, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/SG-born.html">Sangamon County</a>, Ill., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1919/02-12.html">February 12, 1919</a>. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/farmer.html">farmer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/autoservice.html">garage business</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/farmsupply.html">farm implement dealer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/asmbly.html">Wisconsin state assembly</a> from Price and Taylor counties; elected 1958. Member, American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/201/14.11.jpg" width=70 height=117 border=0 alt="George E. Watson"></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> George Earl Watson (b. 1897) — also known as George E. Watson — of Madison, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/DA-lived.html">Dane County</a>, Wis. Born in Neenah, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/WI-born.html">Winnebago County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1897/10-16.html">October 16, 1897</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/teacher.html">School teacher and principal</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/teacher.html">superintendent of schools</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/sppi.html">Wisconsin superintendent of public instruction</a>; elected 1949; elected unopposed 1953. Member, American Legion. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1954</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Anthony Matthias Werner (1894-1977) — also known as A. Matt Werner — of Sheboygan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/SH-lived.html">Sheboygan County</a>, Wis. Born in Kewaskum, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/WA-born.html">Washington County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1894/02-19.html">February 19, 1894</a>. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/newspaper.html">newspaper publisher</a>; president, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/radiotv.html">radio station</a> WHBL; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1932/WI.html">1932</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1940/WI.html">1940</a> (alternate), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1948/WI.html">1948</a> (alternate); candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/stsen.html">Wisconsin state senate</a> 20th District, 1972. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>; American Legion; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-columbus.html">Knights of Columbus</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/foresters.html">Foresters</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/eagles.html">Eagles</a>. Died in November, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1977/index.html">1977</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/83.html">83 years, 0 days</a>). Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Anton Werner and Emma (Deutsch) Werner; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1924/10-15.html">October 15, 1924</a>, to Dorothy Elizabeth Bowler.</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="center"> </td></tr></table> <hr> <table width=100%> <tr><td align="center"> "Enjoy the hospitable entertainment of a political graveyard." Henry L. 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