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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: Madison, 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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Fairchild</a> 1856-57 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bird.html#139.46.16">Augustus A. Bird</a> 1857-58 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith4.html#579.20.56">George B. Smith</a> 1858-61 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/vilac-vinal.html#514.99.25">Levi B. Vilas</a> 1861-62 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lehmann-lemp.html#856.87.54">William T. Leitch</a> 1862-65 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/keyes.html#549.20.33">Elisha W. Keyes</a> 1865-67 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sanborn.html#066.81.89">Alden S. Sanborn</a> 1867-68 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/atwood.html#299.14.72">David Atwood</a> 1868-69 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/procum-pryde.html#086.52.97">Andrew Proudfit</a> 1869-71 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bowen.html#723.94.93">J. B. Bowen</a> 1871-72 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hill5.html#054.43.98">James L. Hill</a> 1872-73 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gregor-grennell.html#573.53.96">Jared C. Gregory</a> 1873-74 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pinkerton-pittoni.html#812.30.40">Silas U. Pinney</a> 1874-76 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jones5.html#791.32.90">John N. Jones</a> 1876-77 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/orrice-orvyl.html#583.31.18">Harlow S. Orton</a> 1877-78 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith4.html#579.20.56">George B. Smith</a> 1878-79 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ballam-bancroft.html#251.02.61">John R. Baltzell</a> 1879-80 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/speranza-sprafka.html#371.92.02">Philip L. Spooner, Jr.</a> 1880-81 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/conduit-conkling.html#964.36.95">James Conklin</a> 1881-84 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stevens1.html#973.97.27">Breese J. Stevens</a> 1884-85 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/moulton.html#921.10.50">Hiram N. Moulton</a> 1885-86 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/keyes.html#549.20.33">Elisha W. Keyes</a> 1886-87 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/conduit-conkling.html#964.36.95">James Conklin</a> 1887-88 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dracos-drane.html#238.88.86">M. Ransom Doyon</a> 1888-90 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bartos-bason.html#628.73.66">Robert M. Bashford</a> 1890-91 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rogers9.html#416.10.98">William H. Rogers</a> 1891-93 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/corsentino-costas.html#730.74.75">John Corscot</a> 1893-95 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/alexandre-allee.html#226.69.61">Jabe B. Alford</a> 1895-96 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dyal-dyell.html#730.25.88">Albert A. Dye</a> 1896-97 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/houstoun-howan.html#046.44.27">Mathias J. Hoven</a> 1897-98 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wheelock-whipp.html#030.45.55">Charles E. Whelan</a> 1898-99 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/houstoun-howan.html#046.44.27">Mathias J. Hoven</a> 1899-1901 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/buffum-bulloch.html#803.74.29">Storm Bull</a> 1901-02 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/grovenor-guert.html#136.81.44">John W. Groves</a> 1902-03 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/curtis.html#882.99.05">William Dexter Curtis</a> 1904-05 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/schroer-schulte.html#879.60.95">Joseph C. Schubert</a> 1906-11 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/heft-heiple.html#616.38.76">John B. Heim</a> 1912-13 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kaufmann-keast.html#299.46.38">Adolph H. Kayser</a> 1914-15 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sawyers-sayward.html#185.94.04">George C. Sayle</a> 1916-20 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kirksey-kittleman.html#370.55.72">Milo Kittleson</a> 1920-25 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/schlacter-schmies.html#209.85.25">Albert G. Schmedeman</a> 1926-32 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/law.html#437.67.52">James R. Law, Jr.</a> 1932-43 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kovach-krapohl.html#093.45.97">Fred Halsey Kraege</a> 1943-47 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fornance-forsythe.html#172.49.45">George J. Forster</a> 1950-55 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/barc-barhite.html#273.69.30">Alfred W. Bareis</a> 1955-56 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nemanich-neveu.html#065.57.33">Ivan A. Nestingen</a> 1956-61 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hansford-hanzl.html#778.30.46">Harold E. Hanson</a> 1961 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/reynolds.html#393.68.48">Henry Edward Reynolds</a> 1961-65 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ferriss-fieger.html#755.52.30">Otto Festge</a> 1965-69 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dyess-dzula.html#419.63.73">William Dyke</a> 1969-73 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/soapy-solwin.html#126.99.65">Paul R. Soglin</a> 1973-79 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/skipper-slason.html#788.24.66">Joel Skornicka</a> 1979-83 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sena-serphin.html#446.29.20">F. Joseph Sensenbrenner, Jr.</a> 1983-89 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/soapy-solwin.html#126.99.65">Paul R. Soglin</a> 1989-97 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/battles-baxmeyer.html#925.60.23">Susan J. M. Baumann</a> 1997-2003 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/churchwell-ciro.html#812.22.47">Dave Cieslewicz</a> 2003- Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!) <li> 1912 Apr 2: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/heft-heiple.html#616.38.76">John B. Heim</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kribbs-krzycki.html#772.28.50">A. G. Kroncke</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/martin5.html#877.52.51">John C. Martin</a> (Prohibition), defeated. <li> 1920 Mar 23: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/blight-block.html#092.88.65">Frank C. Blied</a>, nominated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kirksey-kittleman.html#370.55.72">Milo Kittleson</a>, nominated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sawyers-sayward.html#185.94.04">George C. Sayle</a>, defeated in primary. <li> 1920 Apr 6: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kirksey-kittleman.html#370.55.72">Milo Kittleson</a>, elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/blight-block.html#092.88.65">Frank C. Blied</a>, defeated. <li> 1922 Apr 4: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kirksey-kittleman.html#370.55.72">Milo Kittleson</a>, elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/blight-block.html#092.88.65">Frank C. Blied</a>, defeated. <li> 1926 Apr 6: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/schlacter-schmies.html#209.85.25">Albert G. Schmedeman</a>, elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lockyer-loftus.html#513.91.58">Henry J. Loftsgordon</a>, defeated. <li> 1999 Apr 6: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/battles-baxmeyer.html#925.60.23">Susan J. M. Baumann</a>, elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/parks.html#396.77.14">Eugene Parks</a>, defeated. <li> 2003 Feb 18: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/churchwell-ciro.html#812.22.47">Dave Cieslewicz</a>, nominated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/soapy-solwin.html#126.99.65">Paul R. Soglin</a>, nominated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/zimmermann-zywicki.html#766.12.25">Bert G. Zipperer</a>, defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/battles-baxmeyer.html#925.60.23">Susan J. M. Baumann</a>, defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sandford-sanfemio.html#203.85.18">Will Sandstrom</a>, defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mayall-maynadier.html#039.69.84">Davy Mayer</a>, defeated in primary. <li> 2003 Apr 1: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/churchwell-ciro.html#812.22.47">Dave Cieslewicz</a>, elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/soapy-solwin.html#126.99.65">Paul R. Soglin</a>, defeated. <li> 2007 Feb 20: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/churchwell-ciro.html#812.22.47">Dave Cieslewicz</a>, nominated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/allen7.html#837.78.09">Ray Allen</a>, nominated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/muncell-murdoch.html#370.63.79">Peter Munoz</a>, defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sandford-sanfemio.html#203.85.18">Will Sandstrom</a>, defeated in primary. <li> 2007 Apr 3: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/churchwell-ciro.html#812.22.47">Dave Cieslewicz</a>, elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/allen7.html#837.78.09">Ray Allen</a>, defeated. <a name=2><hr></a> Village Presidents of Madison, 1846-56 (may be incomplete!) <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sumners-sutliff.html#732.98.74">Thomas W. Sutherland</a> 1846-47 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/collins1.html#195.31.45">A. L. Collins</a> 1847-50 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/seymour.html#468.12.06">William N. Seymour</a> 1850-51 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mills.html#310.21.12">Simeon Mills</a> 1851-52 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/abbott.html#191.57.06">Chauncey Abbott</a> 1852-53 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/templeton-terrill.html#043.43.06">Horace A. Tenney</a> 1853-54 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mills.html#310.21.12">Simeon Mills</a> 1854-55 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/valerius-vancamp.html#437.82.16">Peter Van Bergen</a> 1855-56 <a name=3><hr></a> Postmasters at Madison, 1837-1979 (may be incomplete!) <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/castleberry-catone.html#932.78.68">John Catlin</a> 1837-41 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brigham.html#676.93.34">David Brigham</a> 1841-42 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/castleberry-catone.html#932.78.68">John Catlin</a> 1842-44 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/castleberry-catone.html#280.30.94">Steptoe Catlin</a> 1844-45 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/holt.html#284.78.48">David Holt, Jr.</a> 1845-49 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/morrison.html#026.48.01">James Morrison</a> 1849-50 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/abbott.html#191.57.06">Chauncey Abbott</a> 1850-53 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jones5.html#791.32.90">John N. Jones</a> 1853-61 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/keyes.html#549.20.33">Elisha W. Keyes</a> 1861-82 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bryan-bucciarelli.html#631.14.68">George E. Bryant</a> 1882-86 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gregor-grennell.html#573.53.96">Jared C. Gregory</a> 1886-90 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bryan-bucciarelli.html#631.14.68">George E. Bryant</a> 1890-94 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/conduit-conkling.html#964.36.95">James Conklin</a> 1894-98 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/keyes.html#549.20.33">Elisha W. Keyes</a> 1898-1910 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/anderson7.html#767.53.30">Rasmus B. Anderson</a> 1910 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/devine.html#639.38.92">William A. Devine</a> 1910-33 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hyden-hyzer.html#724.98.82">Walter J. Hyland</a> 1934 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hyden-hyzer.html#724.98.82">Walter J. Hyland</a> 1934-48 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/winterberg-wisdom.html#605.44.51">Joseph A. Wirka</a> 1948-49 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/winterberg-wisdom.html#605.44.51">Joseph A. Wirka</a> 1949-52 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/riley.html#027.56.99">William R. Riley</a> 1952-53 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cooper.html#471.78.22">Elmo C. Cooper</a> 1953-54 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cooper.html#471.78.22">Elmo C. Cooper</a> 1954-58 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/whitmore-whitner.html#718.08.81">John F. Whitmore</a> 1958-60 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/whitmore-whitner.html#718.08.81">John F. Whitmore</a> 1960-79 Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!) <li> 1910 Nov 29: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/keyes.html#549.20.33">Elisha W. Keyes</a>, died in office. <a name=4><hr></a> U.S. Collectors of Internal Revenue at Madison, 1866-1917 (may be incomplete!) <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hayworth-heacock.html#920.10.00">Gerry W. Hazelton</a> 1866 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lewis4.html#662.81.00">Henry M. Lewis</a> as of 1867 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harms-harpending.html#252.52.24">Henry Harnden</a> as of 1879 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rogers3.html#632.80.38">Earl M. Rogers</a> as of 1891 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bent-bentnall.html#092.88.35">Frank R. Bentley</a> as of 1909 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/williams1.html#773.87.98">Burt Williams</a> as of 1917 </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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Founded in 1996, it is the Internet's most comprehensive free source for American political biography, listing 338,260 politicians, living and dead.</td></tr> <tr><td colspan=3> </td></tr> <tr><td width=32 align="right" valign="top"> </td> <td valign="top"> <img src="rd.gif" width=10 height=10> The coverage of this site includes (1) the President, Vice President, members of Congress, elected state and territorial officeholders in all fifty states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories; and the chief elected official, typically the mayor, of qualifying municipalities; (2) candidates at election, including primaries, for any of the above; (3) all federal judges and all state appellate judges; (4) certain federal officials, including the federal cabinet, diplomatic chiefs of mission, consuls, U.S. district attorneys, collectors of customs and internal revenue, members of major federal commissions; and political appointee (pre-1969) postmasters of qualifying communities; (5) state and national political party officials, including delegates, alternate delegates, and other participants in national party nominating conventions; (6) Americans who served as "honorary" consuls for other nations before 1950. 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