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Harry Wilfred Adams (b. 1879) —
also known as Harry W. Adams —
of Beloit, Rock
County, Wis.
Born in Blanchardville, Lafayette
County, Wis., February
13, 1879.
Grandson of John
Adams; son of John A. Adams and Alice B. (Collie) Adams; nephew
of Alva
Adams and William
Herbert Adams; married, June 15,
1904, to Prudence M. Bennett.
Lawyer; chairman, Dell Food Specialty
Co.; director, Mutual Benefit Life Insurance
Co.; mayor of
Beloit, Wis., 1914-18.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Woodmen;
Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lynn S. Adelman (b. 1939) —
of New Berlin, Waukesha
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., October
1, 1939.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 9th District, 1974; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1977-97; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1997-.
Still living as of 2000.
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Thomas Ryum Amlie (1897-1973) —
also known as Thomas R. Amlie —
of Elkhorn, Walworth
County, Wis.
Born in Griggs
County, N.Dak., April 17,
1897.
Son of Paul William Amlie and Julia (Ryum) Amlie; married, February
21, 1925, to Marian C. Strong (died 1930); married, May 7,
1932, to Gehrta Beyer.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 1st District, 1931-33, 1935-39.
Member, American
Legion.
Died in Madison, Dane
County, Wis., August
22, 1973 (age 76 years, 127
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Sunset
Memory Gardens, Madison, Wis.
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Norman C. Anderson (b. 1928) —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Hammond, Lake
County, Ind., March 11,
1928.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1957-58, 1973-76 (Dane County 1st District
1957-58, 37th District 1973-76); chief clerk, Wisconsin Assembly,
1959-60.
Still living as of 1976.
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William A. Anderson (1873-1954) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Adams
County, Wis., October
19, 1873.
Son of Daniel Anderson and Cynthia E. (Harrison) Anderson; married,
November
25, 1897, to Myra Blackmun.
Lawyer; mayor
of Minneapolis, Minn., 1931-33; candidate for justice of
Minnesota state supreme court, 1934; municipal judge in
Minnesota, 1936-43; district judge in Minnesota, 1944.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Modern
Woodmen; Sons of
Norway; Foresters.
Died December
12, 1954 (age 81 years, 54
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Hawley Atwell (1869-1961) —
also known as William H. Atwell —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Sparta, Monroe
County, Wis., June 9,
1869.
Son of Capt. Benjamin D. Atwell and De Emma (Greene) Atwell; married,
December
7, 1892, to Susie Snyder.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, 1898-1913; candidate
for Governor of
Texas, 1920; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Texas, 1923-54; took
senior status 1954.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Redmen.
Died December
22, 1961 (age 92 years, 196
days).
Interment at Sparkman
Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.
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Dana Reed Bailey (b. 1833) —
also known as Dana R. Bailey —
of Highgate, Franklin
County, Vt.; St. Albans, Franklin
County, Vt.; Baldwin, St. Croix
County, Wis.; Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Montgomery, Franklin
County, Vt., April 27,
1833.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Vermont, 1868;
Franklin
County State's Attorney; member of Vermont
state senate, 1871-74; founder of village of Baldwin, Wis., 1871;
built the Matchless Flour Mills
there, and owned three saw mills;
member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1878-79; St.
Croix County Commissioner, 1880-82; insurance
business; Minnehaha
County State's Attorney, 1890-95.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Samuel Baird (1800-1875) —
also known as Henry S. Baird —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.
Born in Dublin, Ireland,
May
16, 1800.
Son of Henry Samuel Baird (1763-1847) and Ann (Burnside) Baird
(1766-1852); married, August
12, 1824, to Elizabeth Therese Fisher.
Whig. Lawyer; Wisconsin
territory attorney general, 1836-39; delegate to
Wisconsin state constitutional convention, 1846; candidate for Governor of
Wisconsin, 1853; mayor
of Green Bay, Wis., 1861-62.
Died in Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis., April 30,
1875 (age 74 years, 349
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Green Bay, Wis.
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Tammy Baldwin (b. 1962) —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Madison, Dane
County, Wis., February
11, 1962.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1993-99; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Wisconsin, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 2nd District, 1999-.
Female.
Lesbian.
Member, American Civil
Liberties Union; National
Organization for Women.
Still living as of 2009.
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Levi Horace Bancroft (b. 1861) —
also known as Levi H. Bancroft —
of Richland Center, Richland
County, Wis.
Born in Bear Valley, Sauk
County, Wis., December
26, 1861.
Son of George I. Bancroft and Helen M. (Randolph) Bancroft; married,
June
11, 1890, to Myrtle DeLap.
Republican. Lawyer; Richland
County District Attorney, 1886-88; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1900,
1932
(alternate); member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1907-10; Speaker of
the Wisconsin State Assembly, 1909-10; Wisconsin
state attorney general, 1911-13; circuit judge in Wisconsin 5th
Circuit, 1920-22; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1927-32.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joel Allen Barber (1809-1881) —
also known as J. Allen Barber —
of Lancaster, Grant
County, Wis.
Born in Georgia, Franklin
County, Vt., January
17, 1809.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to
Wisconsin state constitutional convention, 1846; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1852-53, 1863-64; Speaker of
the Wisconsin State Assembly, 1863; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1856-57; Presidential Elector for Wisconsin, 1860;
U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 3rd District, 1871-75.
Died in Lancaster, Grant
County, Wis., June 17,
1881 (age 72 years, 151
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, Lancaster, Wis.
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Stephen Steele Barlow (1818-1900) —
also known as Stephen S. Barlow —
of Elkhorn, Walworth
County, Wis.; Delton, Sauk
County, Wis.
Born in Ballston Spa, Saratoga
County, N.Y., August
17, 1818.
Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1852, 1867; Presidential Elector for Wisconsin,
1868;
member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1868-69; Wisconsin
state attorney general, 1870-74.
Died October
5, 1900 (age 82 years, 49
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Stanley Nelson Barnes (1900-1990) —
also known as Stanley N. Barnes —
of San Marino, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Baraboo, Sauk
County, Wis., May 1,
1900.
Son of Rev. Charles L. Barnes and Janet (Rankin) Barnes; married, October
18, 1929, to Anne Fisk.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; superior
court judge in California, 1947-53; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1956-70; took senior
status 1970.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Sigma
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died March 5,
1990 (age 89 years, 308
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel Stebbins Barney (1846-1919) —
also known as Samuel S. Barney —
of West Bend, Washington
County, Wis.
Born in Hartford, Washington
County, Wis., January
31, 1846.
Son of John Barney and Adalina (Knox) Barney; married, May 18,
1876, to Ellen S. McHenry (died 1901).
Republican. Lawyer; superintendent
of schools; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Wisconsin, 1884;
U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 5th District, 1895-1903; defeated,
1884; Judge of
U.S. Court of Claims, 1906-16.
Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., December
31, 1919 (age 73 years, 334
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, West Bend, Wis.
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Thomas Mark Barrett (b. 1953) —
also known as Thomas M. Barrett; Tom
Barrett —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., December
8, 1953.
Democrat. Lawyer; clerk to U.S. District Judge Robert
W. Warren, 1980-82; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1983-89; defeated, 1982; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1989-91; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 5th District, 1993-2003; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
candidate for Governor of
Wisconsin, 2002; mayor
of Milwaukee, Wis., 2004-.
Catholic.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Still living as of 2009.
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Coles Bashford (1816-1878) —
of Wayne
County, N.Y.; Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis.
Born near Cold Spring, Putnam
County, N.Y., January
24, 1816.
Father of Levi
Bashford.
Republican. Lawyer; Wayne
County District Attorney, 1847-50; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1853-55; Governor of
Wisconsin, 1856-58; defeated, 1855; Arizona
territory attorney general, 1864-66; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Arizona Territory, 1867-69; secretary
of Arizona Territory, 1869-76.
Died in Prescott, Yavapai
County, Ariz., April 25,
1878 (age 62 years, 91
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
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David Lionel Bazelon (1909-1993) —
also known as David L. Bazelon —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Superior, Douglas
County, Wis., September
3, 1909.
Son of Israel Bazelon and Lena (Krasnovsky) Bazelon; married, June 7,
1936, to Miriam M. Kellner.
Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1948;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1949-79; took
senior status 1979.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; American
Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
19, 1993 (age 83 years, 169
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George B. Belting (b. 1914) —
of Beloit, Rock
County, Wis.
Born in De Soto, Vernon
County, Wis., July 15,
1914.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War
II; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Rock County 3rd District, 1957-70.
Member, Izaak
Walton League; American
Legion; Elks; Kiwanis.
Still living as of 1970.
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Willis E. Benedict (1858-1917) —
of Custer, Custer
County, S.Dak.
Born in Wisconsin, July 16,
1858.
Son of Hiram F. Benedict and Lydia A. (Thompson) Benedict.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; member of South
Dakota state senate 41st District, 1899-1900; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 43rd District, 1901-02.
Died in 1917
(age about
58 years).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Canton, S.Dak.
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Mark W. Bennett (b. 1950) —
of Iowa.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., June 4,
1950.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Iowa, 1994-.
Still living as of 2000.
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Benjamin Pixley Birdsall (1858-1916) —
also known as Benjamin P. Birdsall —
of Clarion, Wright
County, Iowa.
Born in Weyauwega, Waupaca
County, Wis., October
26, 1858.
Son of Benjamin Birdsall (1810-1888) and Ann Birdsall (1831-1906);
second cousin once removed of Ausburn
Birdsall; married to Bertha Schultz (died 1886); married 1888 to Belle
Johnston.
Republican. Lawyer; district judge in Iowa 11th District,
1893-1900; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 3rd District, 1903-09.
Most sources give his date of death as May 26, 1917, but his New
York Times obituary and the Iowa cemetery record (WPA
transcription) contradict this.
Died in Clarion, Wright
County, Iowa, May 16,
1916 (age 57 years, 203
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Clarion, Iowa.
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Charles Alvord Bishop (1854-1908) —
also known as Charles A. Bishop —
of La Porte City, Black Hawk
County, Iowa; Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Waukesha
County, Wis., May 22,
1854.
Son of Matthew Patrick Bishop and Roxana (Alvord) Bishop; married, November
2, 1873, to Della M. Dow (1855-1900); married, June 24,
1902, to Alice S. Lyman.
Lawyer; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1882; district judge in Iowa 9th
District, 1889-90, 1897-1902; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1902-08.
Died in 1908
(age about
54 years).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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John James Blaine (1875-1934) —
also known as John J. Blaine —
of Boscobel, Grant
County, Wis.
Born in Wingville town, Grant
County, Wis., May 4,
1875.
Son of James F. Blaine and Elizabeth Blaine; married, August
23, 1904, to Anna C. McSpaden.
Lawyer; vice-president, Boscobel Telephone
Company; mayor of Boscobel, Wis., 1901-04, 1906-07; member of Wisconsin
state senate 16th District, 1909-12; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1912
(alternate), 1916,
1920,
1924,
1928,
1932;
Wisconsin
state attorney general, 1919-21; Governor of
Wisconsin, 1921-27; defeated (Independent), 1914; U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1927-33.
Died in Boscobel, Grant
County, Wis., April 16,
1934 (age 58 years, 347
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, Boscobel, Wis.
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David J. Blanchard (b. 1921) —
of Edgerton, Rock
County, Wis.
Born in Edgerton, Rock
County, Wis., January
5, 1921.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Rock County 2nd District; elected 1956, 1958;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1960.
Still living as of 1960.
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George Washington Blanchard (1884-1964) —
also known as George W. Blanchard —
of Edgerton, Rock
County, Wis.
Born in Colby, Marathon
County, Wis., January
26, 1884.
Son of Horace Jones Blanchard and Emma (Brinker) Blanchard; married,
November
5, 1910, to Helen Sherman.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1925-26; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1927-32; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 1st District, 1933-35.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Edgerton, Rock
County, Wis., October
2, 1964 (age 80 years, 250
days).
Interment at Fassett
Cemetery, Edgerton, Wis.
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Henry H. Bodenstab (b. 1874) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Howards Grove, Sheboygan
County, Wis., June 29,
1874.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state senate 4th District, 1909-12.
Burial
location unknown.
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Gerald John Boileau (1900-1981) —
also known as Gerald J. Boileau —
of Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis.
Born in Woodruff, Oneida
County, Wis., January
15, 1900.
Son of John Rosaria Boileau and Sophia Mary (Daigle) Boileau;
married, August
29, 1925, to Monica McKeon.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Marathon
County District Attorney, 1926-30; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1928;
U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin, 1931-39 (8th District 1931-33, 7th
District 1933-39); defeated (Progressive), 1940; circuit judge in
Wisconsin 16th Circuit, 1942-56.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died January
30, 1981 (age 81 years, 15
days).
Interment at Restlawn
Memorial Park, Wausau, Wis.
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Alexander Botkin (1801-1857) —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Kentucky, March 4,
1801.
Father of Alexander
Campbell Botkin.
Whig. Lawyer; candidate for delegate to
Wisconsin state constitutional convention, 1846; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1849-50; defeated, 1850; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1852.
Died in Sun Prairie, Dane
County, Wis., March 5,
1857 (age 56 years, 1
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wis.
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John Joseph Boyle (b. 1885) —
also known as John J. Boyle —
of Darlington, Lafayette
County, Wis.
Born in Gratiot, Lafayette
County, Wis., July 23,
1885.
Son of John Joseph Boyle and Rosann (Gallagher) Boyle; married, June 6,
1916, to Mabel Stansell.
Democrat. Lawyer; Lafayette
County District Attorney, 1920-25; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1932;
U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, 1935-44.
Catholic.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Stuyvesant Bragg (1827-1912) —
also known as Edward S. Bragg —
of Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac
County, Wis.
Born in Unadilla, Otsego
County, N.Y., February
20, 1827.
Son of Joel Bragg and Margaretha (Kohl) Bragg; married, January
2, 1854, to Cornelia Colman.
Democrat. Lawyer; Fond du
Lac County District Attorney, 1854-56; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1860,
1872,
1880,
1884,
1892,
1896;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; postmaster;
member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1868-69; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin, 1877-83, 1885-87 (5th District
1877-83, 2nd District 1885-87); U.S. Minister to Mexico, 1888-89; U.S. Consul General in Havana, 1902-03; Hong Kong, 1903-06.
Member, Kappa
Alpha Society.
In 1884, made a famous speech supporting Grover
Cleveland, in which he declared: "We love him for the enemies he
has made," meaning the Tammany Hall organization in New York.
Died in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac
County, Wis., June 20,
1912 (age 85 years, 121
days).
Interment at Rienzi
Cemetery, Fond du Lac, Wis.
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Philip E. Brown (1856-1915) —
of Luverne, Rock
County, Minn.
Born in Lafayette
County, Wis., June 19,
1856.
Son of George O. Brown and Sarah R. Brown; married, October
8, 1882, to Ella Ford.
Republican. Lawyer; district judge in Minnesota 13th District,
1891-1910; justice of
Minnesota state supreme court, 1912-13.
Died February
6, 1915 (age 58 years, 232
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Everts Browne (1868-1945) —
also known as Edward E. Browne —
of Waupaca, Waupaca
County, Wis.
Born in Waupaca, Waupaca
County, Wis., February
16, 1868.
Son of Edward L. Browne and Mary (Parish) Browne; married to Rose
Cleveland.
Republican. Lawyer; Waupaca
County Prosecuting Attorney; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1907-13; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 8th District, 1913-31.
Died in Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., November
23, 1945 (age 77 years, 280
days).
Interment at Lakeside
Cemetery, Waupaca, Wis.
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Ervin M. Bruner (1915-2008) —
of Verona, Dane
County, Wis.; Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Lenoir, Caldwell
County, N.C., November
12, 1915.
Democrat. Lawyer; farmer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Dane County 5th District, 1953-57; resigned
1957.
Died November
24, 2008 (age 93 years, 12
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Alexander Bryan (1794-1864) —
also known as John A. Bryan —
of Ellicottville, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y.; Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio; Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.; Menasha, Winnebago
County, Wis.
Born in Berkshire
County, Mass., April 13,
1794.
Father-in-law of John
B. Weller; father of Charles
Henry Bryan.
Lawyer; Ohio auditor
of state, 1833-39; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Peru, 1845.
Member, Freemasons.
One of the founders
of Bryan, Ohio.
Died in Menasha, Winnebago
County, Wis., May 24,
1864 (age 70 years, 41
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Neenah, Wis.
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Gordon August Bubolz (1905-1990) —
also known as Gordon A. Bubolz —
of Appleton, Outagamie
County, Wis.
Born in Cicero town, Outagamie
County, Wis., September
10, 1905.
Son of Julius C. Bubolz (1862-1956) and Emelie (Jeske) Bubolz
(1864-1942); brother of George
Charles Bubolz; married, November
28, 1935, to Amelia T. M. Juve.
Republican. Lawyer; insurance
executive; member of Wisconsin
state senate 14th District, 1945-53; resigned 1953.
Lutheran.
German
ancestry.
Died in Outagamie
County, Wis., October
12, 1990 (age 85 years, 32
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Lincoln Bunn (b. 1865) —
also known as George L. Bunn —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Sparta, Monroe
County, Wis., June 25,
1865.
Son of Romanzo Bunn and Sarah (Purdy) Bunn; married, August
19, 1890, to Ella Spaulding (died 1891); married, April 2,
1908, to Fannie Losey.
Democrat. Lawyer; district judge in Minnesota 2nd District,
1897-1911; justice of
Minnesota state supreme court, 1911-13; appointed 1911.
Member, Chi Psi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Romanzo Bunn (1829-1909) —
of Wisconsin.
Born in South Hartwick, Otsego
County, N.Y., September
24, 1829.
Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1859; circuit judge in Wisconsin 6th Circuit,
1869-77; Presidential Elector for Wisconsin, 1872;
U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Wisconsin, 1877-1905;
retired 1905; law
professor.
Died in Madison, Dane
County, Wis., January
25, 1909 (age 79 years, 123
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Harley Burke (1894-1951) —
also known as John H. Burke —
of Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Excelsior, Richland
County, Wis., June 2,
1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
oil
producer; real estate
business; U.S.
Representative from California 18th District, 1933-35.
Died in a hospital
at Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 14,
1951 (age 56 years, 346
days).
Interment at New
Calvary Cemetery, East Los Angeles, Calif.
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Timothy Burke (b. 1866) —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.
Born in Morrison town, Brown
County, Wis., February
2, 1866.
Republican. School
teacher; farmer;
lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1895-96, 1907-08 (Brown County 2nd District
1895-96, Brown County 1st District 1907-08); Brown
County Sheriff, 1901-02; chair of
Brown County Republican Party, 1904-11; member of Wisconsin
state senate 2nd District, 1909-24.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas P. Burnett (1800-1845) —
of Mt. Hope Township, Grant
County, Wis.
Born in Pittsylvania
County, Va., September
3, 1800.
Son of John Burnett and Judith Burnett; married, December
29, 1836, to Lucia Maria Brunson.
Lawyer; walked with a limp
due to a leg injury during a fire; present for the surrender of Black
Hawk (Indian chief), August 2, 1832; member
Wisconsin territorial council, 1836.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, of typhoid,
in Mt. Hope Township, Grant
County, Wis., November
7, 1845 (age 45 years, 65
days).
Interment at Hermitage
Cemetery, Mt. Hope Township, Grant County, Wis.
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Allen J. Busby —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 19th District; elected 1930,
1934; member of Wisconsin
state senate 8th District, 1937-72.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles C. Butler (b. 1865) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., February
6, 1865.
Son of Washington Irving Butler and Henrietta (Comstock) Butler;
married, June 5,
1901, to Emma Allen.
Republican. Lawyer; district judge in Colorado, 1912-26; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1927-37; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1935-36.
Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Burial
location unknown.
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John William Byrnes (1913-1985) —
also known as John W. Byrnes —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.
Born in Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis., June 12,
1913.
Son of Charles W. Byrnes and Harriet (Schumacher) Byrnes.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state senate 2nd District, 1941-44; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 8th District, 1945-73; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1956,
1960,
1964;
candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1964.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Jaycees.
Died in Marshfield, Wood
County, Wis., January
12, 1985 (age 71 years, 214
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Virgil H. Cady (b. 1876) —
of Baraboo, Sauk
County, Wis.
Born in Excelsior, Richland
County, Wis., December
25, 1876.
Son of William C. Cady and Emogene (Huntington) Cady; married, July 14,
1903, to Margaret Pelley.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1909; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 7th District, 1914; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1924;
candidate for Governor of
Wisconsin, 1926.
Member, Woodmen;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Arnold J. Cane (b. 1914) —
of Menasha, Winnebago
County, Wis.
Born in Ontonagon, Ontonagon
County, Mich., December
11, 1914.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Winnebago County 3rd District; elected
unopposed 1956; elected 1958.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Kiwanis;
Elks; Eagles; American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 1960.
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Raymond Joseph Cannon (1894-1951) —
also known as Raymond J. Cannon —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Ironwood, Gogebic
County, Mich., August
26, 1894.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for justice of
Wisconsin state supreme court, 1930; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 4th District, 1933-39; defeated,
1938, 1944; candidate for Governor of
Wisconsin, 1940, 1942.
Professional baseball
player, 1908-22; attorney for Joe Jackson, winning damages for breach
of contract against the Chicago White Sox baseball
team; legal advisor to boxer
Jack Dempsey.
Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., November
25, 1951 (age 57 years, 91
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
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Matthew Hale Carpenter (1824-1881) —
also known as Matthew H. Carpenter; Decatur Merritt Hammond
Carpenter —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Moretown, Washington
County, Vt., December
22, 1824.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1869-75, 1879-81; died in office 1881.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
24, 1881 (age 56 years, 64
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
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Milton Robert Carr (b. 1943) —
also known as Bob Carr —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Janesville, Rock
County, Wis., March 27,
1943.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1975-81, 1983-95 (6th District
1975-81, 1983-93, 8th District 1993-95); defeated, 1972, 1980;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1980;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1994.
Baptist.
Member, American Civil
Liberties Union; American Bar
Association; Common
Cause; NAACP.
Still living as of 2009.
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Melbert Brinkerhoff Cary (b. 1852) —
also known as Melbert B. Cary —
of Ridgefield, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Racine, Racine
County, Wis., July 23,
1852.
Son of John Watson Cary and Isabel (Brinkerhoff) Cary; married, April 28,
1880, to Julia Metcalf.
Democrat. Lawyer; Connecticut
Democratic state chair, 1898-1900; candidate for Governor of
Connecticut, 1902; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Connecticut, 1908.
Member, Society
of Colonial Wars.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles H. Cashin (b. 1880) —
of Stevens Point, Portage
County, Wis.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., November
16, 1880.
Son of Patrick Henry Cashin and Mary Elizabeth (Hayden) Cashin;
married, October
7, 1922, to Leona M. Geisler.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Wisconsin, 1936,
1940,
1944;
member of Wisconsin
Democratic State Central Committee, 1944; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, 1944-51.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lucien Bonaparte Caswell (1827-1919) —
also known as Lucien B. Caswell —
of Fort Atkinson, Jefferson
County, Wis.
Born in Swanton, Franklin
County, Vt., November
27, 1827.
Married, March 10,
1898, to Anna Rogers.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1862, 1872-74; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Wisconsin, 1868,
1872;
U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin, 1875-83, 1885-91 (2nd District
1875-83, 1st District 1885-91).
Died in Fort Atkinson, Jefferson
County, Wis., April 26,
1919 (age 91 years, 150
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Fort Atkinson, Wis.
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Richard L. Cates (b. 1925) —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., November
22, 1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Dane County 3rd District, 1959-60.
Still living as of 1960.
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Eugene Wilder Chafin (1852-1920) —
also known as Eugene W. Chafin —
of Waukesha, Waukesha
County, Wis.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Arizona; Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in East Troy, Walworth
County, Wis., November
1, 1852.
Son of Samuel E. Chafin and Betsey (Pollard) Chafin; married, November
24, 1881, to Carrie A. Hunkins.
Lawyer; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin, 1882; Prohibition candidate for Wisconsin
state attorney general, 1886, 1900; Prohibition candidate for Governor of
Wisconsin, 1898; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1902; Prohibition candidate for Illinois
state attorney general, 1904; Prohibition candidate for President
of the United States, 1908, 1912; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Senator from Arizona, 1914.
Died November
30, 1920 (age 68 years, 29
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Fremont C. Chamberlain (b. 1856) —
of Ironwood, Gogebic
County, Mich.
Born in Ripon, Fond du Lac
County, Wis., October
6, 1856.
Married, February
8, 1897, to Etta Bartle.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Gogebic District, 1893-1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Andrew Gould Chatfield (1810-1875) —
also known as Andrew G. Chatfield —
of Addison, Steuben
County, N.Y.; Racine, Racine
County, Wis.; Belle Plaine, Scott
County, Minn.
Born in Butternuts, Otsego
County, N.Y., January
27, 1810.
Son of Enos Chatfield (1782-1858) and Hannah (Starr) Chatfield
(1782-1857); third cousin once removed of Truman
Hotchkiss; married, June 27,
1836, to Eunice Electa Clark Beeman (1817-1901).
Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Steuben County, 1839-41, 1846; justice of
Minnesota territorial supreme court, 1853-57.
Member, Freemasons.
Chatfield, Minnesota, is named for
him.
Died in Belle Plaine, Scott
County, Minn., October
3, 1875 (age 65 years, 249
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Moses Edwin Clapp (1851-1929) —
also known as Moses E. Clapp —
of Hudson, St. Croix
County, Wis.; Fergus Falls, Otter Tail
County, Minn.; St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Delphi, Carroll
County, Ind., May 21,
1851.
Son of Harvey Spaulding Clapp and Abbie Jane (Vandercook) Clapp;
married, December
30, 1874, to Hattie Allen.
Republican. Lawyer; St.
Croix County Attorney, 1878-80; Minnesota
state attorney general, 1887-93; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1901-17; defeated in primary, 1916;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1904,
1912.
Died near Accotink, Fairfax
County, Va., March 6,
1929 (age 77 years, 289
days).
Interment at Fort
Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Md.
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Samuel Wesley Clark (b. 1872) —
also known as S. Wesley Clark —
of Redfield, Spink
County, S.Dak.
Born in Platteville, Grant
County, Wis., December
28, 1872.
Son of Samuel Pliny Clark and Elizabeth Dennison (Huntington) Clark;
married 1900
to Daisy Labrie (died 1915); married 1919 to Essie
Eggler.
Republican. Lawyer; Spink
County State's Attorney, 1900-04; South
Dakota state attorney general, 1907-11; U.S.
Attorney for South Dakota, 1921-26.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Gerald F. Clifford —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Wisconsin, 1936,
1940,
1944,
1948
(member, Credentials
Committee); member of Wisconsin
Democratic State Central Committee, 1944.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry F. Cochems —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Sturgeon Bay, Door
County, Wis.
Brother of Eddie Cochems (famed college football coach).
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Wisconsin, 1908
(alternate), 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert A. Collins (b. 1924) —
of Wauwatosa, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., November
4, 1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 21st District; elected 1958.
Member, Eagles; American
Legion.
Still living as of 1960.
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Willis Clifford Cook (1874-1942) —
also known as Willis C. Cook —
of Plankinton, Aurora
County, S.Dak.; Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Gratiot, Lafayette
County, Wis., October
5, 1874.
Son of Alfred Cook and Sarah (Cole) Cook; married 1899 to Mary
Butler Miller.
Republican. Lawyer; Aurora
County Judge, 1900-02; member of South
Dakota state senate 13th District, 1905-08; South Dakota
Republican state chair, 1906-12; member of Republican
National Committee from South Dakota, 1916-20; U.S. Minister to
Venezuela, 1921-29.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died in 1942
(age about
67 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Allen Cooper (1850-1931) —
also known as Henry A. Cooper —
of Racine, Racine
County, Wis.
Born in Spring Prairie, Walworth
County, Wis., September
8, 1850.
Republican. Lawyer; Racine
County District Attorney, 1880-86; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1884,
1908,
1924;
member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1887-89; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 1st District, 1893-1919, 1921-31;
defeated, 1890, 1918; died in office 1931.
Died March 1,
1931 (age 80 years, 174
days).
Interment at Mound
Cemetery, Racine, Wis.
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Walter Dickson Corrigan, Sr. (d. 1951) —
also known as Walter D. Corrigan, Sr. —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Almond, Portage
County, Wis.
Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Wisconsin, 1924;
Progressive candidate for U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 6th District, 1934, 1940.
Defender of Aaron
Burr; delivered over 250 speeches on "A Lawyer's Defense of Aaron
Burr.".
Died in Mequon, Ozaukee
County, Wis., November
24, 1951.
Interment at Lone
Pine Cemetery, Almond, Wis.
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Dighton Corson (1827-1915) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.; Virginia City, Storey
County, Nev.; Deadwood, Lawrence
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.); Pierre, Hughes
County, S.Dak.
Born in Canaan, Somerset
County, Maine, October
21, 1827.
Son of Nancy (Tuttle) Corson (1787-1863) and Isaac Corson; married to
Elizabeth Hoffman.
Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1858; Milwaukee
County District Attorney, 1859; District Attorney, 1st Judicial
District of Nevada; delegate to
South Dakota state constitutional convention, 1885, 1889; judge of
South Dakota state supreme court 1st District, 1889-1913.
Died in Pierre, Hughes
County, S.Dak., May 7,
1915 (age 87 years, 198
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John S. Crawford (b. 1923) —
of Wood
County, Wis.
Born in Homestead, Allegheny
County, Pa., September
11, 1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Wood County 1st District; elected 1956, 1958.
Still living as of 1960.
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Timothy T. Cronin (b. 1884) —
of Oconomowoc, Waukesha
County, Wis.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 27,
1884.
Son of Timothy Cronin and Mary (Swanson) Cronin; married, November
9, 1916, to Maud F. Clohisy.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1944-55.
Catholic.
Member, Federal
Bar Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Phi
Delta Phi; Rotary; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert M. Curley (b. 1922) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., November
23, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 18th District; elected 1958.
Member, Elks; Eagles; American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 1960.
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