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Michael Buchanan Danaher (1855-1940) —
also known as Michael B. Danaher —
of Ludington, Mason
County, Mich.
Born in Brighton, Racine
County, Wis., September
28, 1855.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for mayor
of Ludington, Mich., 1910; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1920; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1928
(alternate), 1932,
1936.
Died in Ludington, Mason
County, Mich., January
30, 1940 (age 84 years, 124
days).
Interment at Pere
Marquette Cemetery, Ludington, Mich.
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Dennis B. Danielson (b. 1921) —
of Eau Claire, Eau Claire
County, Wis.
Born in Dunn
County, Wis., January
29, 1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Eau Claire County 1st District, 1957-58;
defeated, 1958; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 9th District, 1962.
Still living as of 1962.
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James Henry Davidson (1858-1918) —
also known as James H. Davidson —
of Green
Lake County, Wis.; Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis.
Born in Colchester, Delaware
County, N.Y., June 18,
1858.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; Green
Lake County District Attorney; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin, 1897-1913, 1917-18 (6th District
1897-1903, 8th District 1903-13, 6th District 1917-18); died in
office 1918.
Died in Washington,
D.C., August 6,
1918 (age 60 years, 49
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Oshkosh, Wis.
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Joseph Edward Davies (1876-1958) —
also known as Joseph E. Davies —
of Wisconsin; Washington,
D.C.; Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Watertown, Jefferson
County, Wis., November
29, 1876.
Son of Edward Davies and Rahel (Paynter) Davies; married, September
10, 1902, to Emlen Knight (divorced 1935); married, December
15, 1935, to Marjorie Merriwether Post (divorced 1955).
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Democratic
National Committee from Wisconsin, 1912; law partner of Timothy
T. Ansberry; member,
Federal Trade Commission, 1915-18; chair, Federal Trade
Commission, 1915-16; economic advisor to President Woodrow
Wilson at the Paris peace conference after World War I; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1918; Vice-Chair
of Democratic National Committee, 1936; U.S. Ambassador to Soviet Union, 1936-38; Belgium, 1938-39; U.S. Minister to Luxembourg, 1938-39.
Congregationalist.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Upsilon; Sigma
Delta Chi.
Died, of bronchial
pneumonia following a stroke, in
Washington,
D.C., May 9,
1958 (age 81 years, 161
days).
Entombed at Washington
National Cathedral, Washington, D.C.
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Thomas Cleland Dawson (1865-1912) —
also known as Thomas C. Dawson —
of Enterprise, Volusia
County, Fla.; Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa; Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa.
Born in Hudson, St. Croix
County, Wis., July 30,
1865.
Son of Allan Dawson and Anna (Cleland) Dawson; married 1900 to Luiza
Guerra Duval; father of Allan
Dawson (1903-1949).
Newspaper
publisher; lawyer; U.S. Minister to Santo Domingo, 1904-07; Colombia, 1907-09; Chile, 1909; Panama, 1910; U.S. Consul General in Santo Domingo, 1904-07.
Presbyterian.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 1,
1912 (age 46 years, 276
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur K. Delaney (1841-1905) —
of Horicon, Dodge
County, Wis.; Mayville, Dodge
County, Wis.; Juneau,
Alaska.
Born in Fort Ticonderoga, Essex
County, N.Y., January
10, 1841.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1869-70; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1881-82; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1885-87;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 2nd District, 1886; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Alaska Territory, 1888,
1892;
mayor
of Juneau, Alaska, 1900-01.
Died in Paso Robles, San Luis
Obispo County, Calif., January
21, 1905 (age 64 years, 11
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert R. Dickson (1863-1941) —
of O'Neill, Holt
County, Neb.
Born in Rock
County, Wis., November
21, 1863.
Son of John Dickson and Margaret (McElroy) Dickson; married, June 14,
1900, to Marion Skirving.
Lawyer; district judge in Nebraska 15th District, 1912-41;
died in office 1941.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1941
(age about
77 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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LaVern Ralph Dilweg (1903-1968) —
also known as LaVern R. Dilweg —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., November
1, 1903.
Son of Bernard Dilweg and Alida (Winkler) Dilweg; married, June 14,
1927, to Eleanor Coleman.
Democrat. Lawyer; played on the Green Bay Packers football
team, 1927-34; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 8th District, 1943-45; defeated,
1944; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1950.
Member, Lions; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., January
2, 1968 (age 64 years, 62
days).
Interment at Fort
Howard Cemetery, Green Bay, Wis.
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John Charles Doerfer (1904-1992) —
also known as John C. Doerfer —
of West Allis, Milwaukee
County, Wis.; Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.; Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., November
30, 1904.
Married to Ida Page (1902-1982).
Republican. Lawyer; member, Federal Communications
Commission, 1953-60; chair, Federal Communications
Commission, 1957-60; in 1960, he spent a week-long Florida
vacation on the yacht Lazy Girl, owned by his friend George B.
Storer, president of Storer Broadcasting; as a result, he was accused
of conflict
of interest and forced to
resign.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., June 5,
1992 (age 87 years, 188
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James E. Doyle (b. 1945) —
also known as Jim Doyle —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born November
23, 1945.
Son of James E. Doyle, Sr. and Ruth (Bachhuber) Doyle; married to
Jessica Laird (niece of Melvin
Robert Laird, Jr.).
Democrat. Lawyer; served
in the Peace Corps; Dane
County District Attorney, 1977-83; Wisconsin
state attorney general, 1991-2003; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
Governor
of Wisconsin, 2003-.
Still living as of 2009.
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Thomas J. Duffey (b. 1927) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., December
26, 1927.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 16th District; elected 1956,
1958.
Member, Eagles; American
Legion; Amvets.
Still living as of 1960.
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Francis Ryan Duffy (1888-1979) —
also known as F. Ryan Duffy —
of Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac
County, Wis.; Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac
County, Wis., June 23,
1888.
Son of Francis Fee Duffy and Hattie (Ryan) Duffy; married, January
26, 1918, to Louise Haydon.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1932,
1936
(alternate); U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1933-39; defeated, 1938; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1939-49; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1949.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Phi
Alpha Delta; Delta
Sigma Rho.
Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., August
16, 1979 (age 91 years, 54
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Fond du Lac, Wis.
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William J. Duffy (b. 1916) —
of near Greenleaf, Brown
County, Wis.
Born in North Branch, Chisago
County, Minn., October
29, 1916.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World
War II; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Brown County 2nd District; elected 1948.
Still living as of 1950.
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Clifford Judkins Durr (b. 1899) —
also known as Clifford J. Durr —
of Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.; Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.; Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.; Alexandria,
Va.
Born in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., March 2,
1899.
Son of John Wesley Durr and Lucy (Judkins) Durr; married, April 5,
1926, to Virginia Hurd Foster.
Democrat. Lawyer; member, Federal Communications
Commission, 1941-48.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Burial
location unknown.
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Anthony Scully Earl (b. 1936) —
also known as Anthony S. Earl —
of Wisconsin.
Born in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., April 12,
1936.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1969-74; Governor of
Wisconsin, 1983-87; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1988.
Member, Common
Cause.
Still living as of 2009.
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Ben C. Eastman (1812-1856) —
of Wisconsin.
Born in Strong, Franklin
County, Maine, October
24, 1812.
Son of Samuel Eastman (1784-1864) and Jane (Hitchcock) Eastman
(1786-1865); third cousin once removed of Ira
Allen Eastman and Joseph
Bartlett Eastman; married, July 3,
1841, to Charlotte S. Sewell.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 2nd District, 1851-55.
Died in Platteville, Grant
County, Wis., February
2, 1856 (age 43 years, 101
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wis.
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Charles Sumner Eastman (1864-1939) —
also known as Charles S. Eastman —
of Hot Springs, Fall River
County, S.Dak.
Born in Primrose, Dane
County, Wis., January
23, 1864.
Fourth cousin once removed of Sumner
Wellington Farnham; son of Dean Henry Eastman (1835-1914) and
Ellen Alice (Buchanan) Eastman (1841-1923); nephew of Robert
Marion LaFollette; married, April 15,
1888, to Agnes Colgan (1868-1931).
Democrat. Lawyer; real estate
business; Fall
River County Sheriff, 1897-1900; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 44th District, 1907-08; postmaster;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Dakota, 1928.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in Hot Springs, Fall River
County, S.Dak., August
26, 1939 (age 75 years, 215
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Herman Lewis Ekern (b. 1872) —
also known as Herman L. Ekern —
of Whitehall, Trempealeau
County, Wis.; Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Trempealeau
County, Wis., December
27, 1872.
Son of Even Ekern and Elizabeth (Grimsrud) Ekern; married, August
16, 1899, to Lily C. Anderson.
Lawyer; Trempealeau
County District Attorney, 1895-99; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Trempealeau County, 1903-08; Speaker of
the Wisconsin State Assembly, 1907; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1908
(alternate), 1924;
Wisconsin state insurance commissioner, 1911-15; Wisconsin
state attorney general, 1923-27; Wisconsin
Republican state chair, 1929-32; Lieutenant
Governor of Wisconsin, 1938-39; appointed 1938; Progressive
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1938.
Lutheran.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Engerud (b. 1868) —
of Lisbon, Ransom
County, N.Dak.; Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak.
Born in Racine, Racine
County, Wis., February
13, 1868.
Son of Lars Engerud and Christine M. (Bakke) Engerud; married, July 22,
1890, to Clara J. Jacobsen.
Republican. Lawyer; Ransom
County State's Attorney, 1897; justice of
North Dakota state supreme court, 1904-07; appointed 1904;
resigned 1907; U.S.
Attorney for North Dakota, 1911-14.
Congregationalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Edward Erickson (1863-1946) —
also known as John E. Erickson —
of Teton
County, Mont.; Kalispell, Flathead
County, Mont.; Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Stoughton, Dane
County, Wis., March 14,
1863.
Son of E. Erickson and Olene Alma Erickson; married 1898 to Grace
Vance (1873-1962).
Democrat. Lawyer; Teton
County Attorney, 1897-1903; district judge in Montana 11th
District, 1904-15; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Montana, 1920,
1936
(alternate); Montana
Democratic state chair, 1920-24; Governor of
Montana, 1925-33; resigned 1933; U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1933-34.
Lutheran.
Died in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., May 25,
1946 (age 83 years, 72
days).
Interment at Conrad
Memorial Cemetery, Kalispell, Mont.
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Leif Erickson (1906-1998) —
of Richland
County, Mont.; Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Cashton, Monroe
County, Wis., July 29,
1906.
Son of Oluf Erickson and Dora B. (Swanson) Erickson; married, December
29, 1932, to Huberta Barton Brown.
Democrat. Lawyer; Richland
County Attorney, 1936-38; justice of
Montana state supreme court, 1938-46; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Montana, 1940
(alternate), 1948,
1952,
1956;
candidate for Governor of
Montana, 1944; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1946; Montana
Democratic state chair, 1956-58; member of Democratic
National Committee from Montana, 1962-73.
Lutheran.
Norwegian
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Lambda
Chi Alpha; Sons of
Norway; Freemasons;
Eagles;
Elks.
Died at the Riverside Health
Care Center, Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont., December
22, 1998 (age 92 years, 146
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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John Jacob Esch (1861-1941) —
also known as John J. Esch —
of La Crosse, La Crosse
County, Wis.
Born near Norwalk, Monroe
County, Wis., March 20,
1861.
Married, December
24, 1890, to Anna Herbst.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 7th District, 1899-1921; member, Interstate Commerce
Commission, 1921-28.
Died in La Crosse, La Crosse
County, Wis., April 27,
1941 (age 80 years, 38
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, La Crosse, Wis.
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Henry Minor Esterly (b. 1873) —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Dodgeville, Iowa
County, Wis., October
20, 1873.
Son of Francis Powell Esterly and Julia Bacon (Minor) Esterly;
married, December
30, 1908, to Elizabeth Norcross.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Democratic
National Committee from Oregon, 1914.
Member, American Civil
Liberties Union.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Rountree Evans (b. 1863) —
of Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.
Born in Lancaster, Grant
County, Wis., April 4,
1863.
Son of Jonathan H. Evans and Sarah (Kilbourne) Evans.
Republican. Lawyer; law
professor; Hamilton
County Attorney, 1894-98; served in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Tennessee, 1900;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1910; circuit judge
in Tennessee, 1911-12.
Burial
location unknown.
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Hiram Orlando Fairchild (1845-1925) —
of Marinette, Marinette
County, Wis.
Born in 1845.
Republican. Lawyer; Marinette
County District Attorney; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1883-86; Speaker of
the Wisconsin State Assembly, 1885; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1888.
Died in 1925
(age about
80 years).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Marinette, Wis.
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Frank S. Farrell, Sr. (c.1921-2000) —
of Minnesota.
Born in Minnesota, about 1921.
Lawyer; candidate for Minnesota
state senate, 1956.
Member, American Civil
Liberties Union.
Plaintiff in a lawsuit over disparities in legislative district
populations (Minnesota had not changed its state senate districts
since 1913), which led to the U.S. Supreme Court's "One Man, One
Vote" decisions starting in 1962.
Died, of congestive
heart failure, near Hayward, Sawyer
County, Wis., July 31,
2000 (age about 79
years).
Interment at St.
Peter's Cemetery, Mendota, Minn.
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Jacob Fawcett (b. 1847) —
of Galena, Jo Daviess
County, Ill.; Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Benton, Lafayette
County, Wis., April 9,
1847.
Son of Joshua Fawcett and Margaret (Nicholson) Fawcett; married, April 16,
1868, to Margaret J. Doxey.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; Jo
Daviess County Judge, 1886-87; district judge in Nebraska,
1896-1904; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1908-17; chief
justice of Nebraska state supreme court, 1915.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward William Fehling (1880-1957) —
also known as Edward W. Fehling —
of St. Johns, Clinton
County, Mich.
Born in Watertown, Jefferson
County, Wis., June 27,
1880.
Son of Otto Fehling and Helen (Newman) Fehling; married, June 7,
1908, to Mary G. Boyle (1881-1960).
Republican. Lawyer; Clinton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1915-20; director and attorney for
Farmers State Savings Bank, and
State Bank of St.
Johns; member of Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1935-38; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1936;
candidate in primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1938; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 29th Circuit, 1941 (primary), 1942.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Died, in Clinton Memorial Hospital,
St. Johns, Clinton
County, Mich., August
10, 1957 (age 77 years, 44
days).
Interment at Sowle
Cemetery, Near Maple Rapids, Clinton County, Mich.
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Russell Dana Feingold (b. 1953) —
also known as Russell D. Feingold; Russ
Feingold —
of Wisconsin.
Born in Janesville, Rock
County, Wis., March 2,
1953.
Democrat. Rhodes
scholar; lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1983-93; U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1993-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Wisconsin, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2009.
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James Edward Finnegan (b. 1892) —
also known as James E. Finnegan —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., November
26, 1892.
Son of John Finnegan and Julia (Reidy) Finnegan; married, September
12, 1916, to Olive M. Frawley.
Democrat. Lawyer; Wisconsin
state attorney general, 1933-34; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1940.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lyman Fischer (b. 1895) —
of Two Rivers, Manitowoc
County, Wis.
Born in Two Rivers, Manitowoc
County, Wis., December
7, 1895.
Son of Henry D. Fischer and Alvina (Witt) Fischer; married, May 4,
1931, to Ethel Frank.
Republican. Lawyer; Manitowoc
County District Attorney, 1929, 1931-33; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1932.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Greeley Flanders (b. 1844) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in New London, Merrimack
County, N.H., December
13, 1844.
Son of Walter Powers Flanders and Susan Everett (Greeley) Flanders;
married, June 18,
1873, to Mary C. Haney.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1877; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Wisconsin, 1896.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Gerald Thomas Flynn (1910-1990) —
also known as Gerald T. Flynn —
of Racine, Racine
County, Wis.
Born near Racine, Racine
County, Wis., October
7, 1910.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Wisconsin, 1948,
1952;
member of Wisconsin
state senate 21st District, 1951-53; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 1st District, 1959-61; defeated,
1956, 1960, 1962.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Eagles.
Died in Racine, Racine
County, Wis., May 14,
1990 (age 79 years, 219
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Chester Almeron Fowler (b. 1862) —
also known as Chester A. Fowler —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.; Portage, Columbia
County, Wis.; Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Rubicon, Dodge
County, Wis., December
24, 1862.
Son of Franklin Dwight Fowler and Maria Antoinette (Cole) Fowler;
married, May 30,
1892, to Carrie J. Smith.
Democrat. Lawyer; circuit judge in Wisconsin 18th Circuit,
1905-29; justice of
Wisconsin state supreme court, 1929-36.
Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Leo J. Fox —
of Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Wisconsin.
Lawyer; mayor
of Boca Raton, Fla., 1961-62.
Still living as of 1962.
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Harry F. Franke, Jr. (b. 1922) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., October
13, 1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly; elected 1950; member of Wisconsin
state senate 4th District, 1953-56.
Member, Jaycees;
American
Legion.
Still living as of 1956.
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James Archibald Frear (1861-1939) —
also known as James A. Frear —
of Hudson, St. Croix
County, Wis.
Born in Hudson, St. Croix
County, Wis., October
24, 1861.
Son of Aaron H. Frear and Margaret Jane (Rickard) Frear; married 1889 to Harriet
E. Wood.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from St. Croix County, 1903-04; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1905-06; secretary of
state of Wisconsin, 1907-13; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin, 1913-35 (10th District 1913-33,
9th District 1933-35).
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 28,
1939 (age 77 years, 216
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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James E. Gierach (b. 1944) —
of Oak Lawn, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Madison, Dane
County, Wis., October
26, 1944.
Lawyer; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 6th District, 1969-70.
Member, Theta
Chi.
Still living as of 1970.
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James Norris Gillett (1860-1937) —
also known as James N. Gillett —
of Eureka, Humboldt
County, Calif.
Born in Viroqua, Vernon
County, Wis., September
20, 1860.
Son of Cyrus L. Gillett and Sarah J. Gillett; married, May 8,
1898, to Isabella Erzgraber.
Republican. Lawyer; member of California
state senate, 1897-1901; U.S.
Representative from California 1st District, 1903-06; Governor of
California, 1907-11.
Died in Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif., April 20,
1937 (age 76 years, 212
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Chapel
of the Chimes, Oakland, Calif.
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Karl J. Goethel (b. 1930) —
of Eau Claire, Eau Claire
County, Wis.
Born in Eau Claire, Eau Claire
County, Wis., April 7,
1930.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;
lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Eau Claire County 1st District; elected 1958.
Still living as of 1959.
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John C. Gower (b. 1941) —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.
Born January
10, 1941.
Republican. Lawyer; Brown
County District Attorney, 1967-71; member of Wisconsin
state assembly 4th District; elected 1974.
Member, Kiwanis;
Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Jaycees;
National Rifle
Association.
Still living as of 1975.
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Thomas Eugene Grady (b. 1880) —
of Olympia, Thurston
County, Wash.
Born in Chippewa Falls, Chippewa
County, Wis., November
19, 1880.
Son of Thomas Paul Grady and Eliza Jane (Fisk) Grady; married, June 3,
1908, to Alice Mildred Beane.
Lawyer; superior court judge in Washington, 1911-17; justice of
Washington state supreme court, 1942-45, 1949-.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Warren A. Grady (b. 1924) —
of Ozaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Port Washington, Ozaukee
County, Wis., March 3,
1924.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Ozaukee County; elected 1956, 1958.
Still living as of 1960.
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Joseph Anthony Greco (b. 1919) —
also known as Joseph A. Greco —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., December
5, 1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 3rd District, 1955-60.
Catholic.
Member, Holy
Name Society; Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion; Elks; Moose; Eagles.
Still living as of 1960.
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Corwin C. Guell (b. 1909) —
of Thorp, Clark
County, Wis.
Born in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac
County, Wis., December
22, 1909.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Clark County, 1957-58; defeated, 1958.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Gunderson (b. 1878) —
of Portage, Columbia
County, Wis.
Born in Columbia
County, Wis., June 20,
1878.
Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Wisconsin, 1924;
Lieutenant
Governor of Wisconsin, 1937; resigned 1937.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert D. Haase (b. 1923) —
of Marinette, Marinette
County, Wis.
Born in Marinette, Marinette
County, Wis., May 10,
1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Marinette County, 1957-66; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1964.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Amvets; Kiwanis;
Elks.
Still living as of 1966.
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Herbert James Hagerman (1871-1935) —
also known as Herbert J. Hagerman —
of Roswell, Chaves
County, N.M.; Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., December
15, 1871.
Son of James J. Hagerman and Anna (Osborne) Hagerman.
Republican. Lawyer; Governor of
New Mexico Territory, 1906-07.
Member, Kappa
Alpha Society.
Died in Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M., January
28, 1935 (age 63 years, 44
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Oscar Hallam (b. 1865) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Linden town, Iowa
County, Wis., October
19, 1865.
Son of Joseph Hallam and Mary (Wood) Hallam; married, July 27,
1892, to Edith L. Lott.
Republican. Lawyer; district judge in Minnesota 2nd District,
1905-13; justice of
Minnesota state supreme court, 1913-23; candidate in primary for
U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1923.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Phi
Beta Kappa; Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles E. Hammersley (1881-1957) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Madison, Dane
County, Wis., October
2, 1881.
Son of Edward C. Hammersley and Ella (Viall) Hammersley; married to
Althea Reineking.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Governor of
Wisconsin, 1930; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Wisconsin, 1932,
1936,
1940.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks.
Died in 1957
(age about
75 years).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
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John Hammill (1875-1936) —
of Britt, Hancock
County, Iowa.
Born in Linden, Iowa
County, Wis., October
14, 1875.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Iowa state
senate, 1908-12; Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1921-25; Governor of
Iowa, 1925-31; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1930; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Iowa, 1936.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., April 6,
1936 (age 60 years, 175
days).
Interment somewhere
in Britt, Iowa.
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Connor T. Hansen (b. 1913) —
of Eau Claire, Eau Claire
County, Wis.
Born in Freeman, Hutchinson
County, S.Dak., November
1, 1913.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Wisconsin, 1948.
Congregationalist.
Still living as of 1950.
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Everis Anson Hayes (1855-1942) —
also known as Everis A. Hayes; E. A. Hayes —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.; Ironwood, Gogebic
County, Mich.; San Jose, Santa Clara
County, Calif.
Born in Waterloo, Jefferson
County, Wis., March 10,
1855.
Son of Anson E. Hayes and Mary (Folsom) Hayes; married, October
11, 1884, to Nettie Louise Porter; married, July 18,
1893, to Mary Louisa Bassett.
Republican. Lawyer; fruit
grower; newspaper
publisher; U.S.
Representative from California, 1905-19 (5th District 1905-13,
8th District 1913-19); defeated, 1918.
Died in San Jose, Santa Clara
County, Calif., June 3,
1942 (age 87 years, 85
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Memorial Park, San Jose, Calif.
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Edward Julius Henning (b. 1868) —
also known as Edward J. Henning —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.; San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Iron Ridge, Dodge
County, Wis., December
28, 1868.
Son of Godlove Henning and Henriette (Erdman) Henning; married, December
7, 1898, to Eugenia Husting.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1910-11.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Tau Delta; Freemasons;
Elks; Moose.
Burial
location unknown.
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Glenn L. Henry (b. 1921) —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Tomah, Monroe
County, Wis., August
25, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Dane County 1st District; elected 1958.
Still living as of 1958.
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Charles Nelson Herreid (1857-1928) —
also known as Charles N. Herreid —
of McPherson
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.); Aberdeen, Brown
County, S.Dak.
Born in Dane
County, Wis., October
20, 1857.
Son of N. Herreid and Tena (Kytle) Herreid; married 1882 to
Jeannette E. Slye.
Republican. Lawyer; McPherson
County State's Attorney; McPherson
County Judge; Lieutenant
Governor of South Dakota, 1893-97; South Dakota
Republican state chair, 1898-1900; Governor of
South Dakota, 1901-05; delegate to Republican National Convention
from South Dakota, 1916;
director, Western Mutual Life
Insurance Co.; vice-president, Dakota Central Telephone
Co.; president, Citizens Trust and Savings Bank.
Presbyterian.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Died July 6,
1928 (age 70 years, 260
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Aberdeen, S.Dak.
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Henry A. Hillemann (b. 1928) —
of Sheboygan, Sheboygan
County, Wis.
Born in Sheboygan, Sheboygan
County, Wis., November
25, 1928.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Sheboygan County 1st District; elected 1958.
Member, Jaycees.
Still living as of 1960.
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Daniel Webster Hoan (1881-1961) —
also known as Daniel W. Hoan —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Waukesha, Waukesha
County, Wis., March 12,
1881.
Son of Daniel Webster Hoan and Margaret Augusta (Hood) Hoan;
married, October
9, 1909, to Agnes B. Magner; married, April 8,
1944, to Gladys Arthur.
Lawyer; attorney for
Wisconsin Federation of Labor, 1908-10; mayor
of Milwaukee, Wis., 1916-40; Democratic candidate for Governor of
Wisconsin, 1944, 1946; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Wisconsin, 1948,
1952
(alternate); Democratic candidate for U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 10th District, 1948; candidate in
Democratic primary for U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1950; Democratic candidate for Wisconsin
state senate 8th District, 1952.
Methodist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Eagles; Woodmen.
Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., June 11,
1961 (age 80 years, 91
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
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Roger Sherman Hoar (1887-1963) —
also known as Roger S. Hoar; Ralph Milne
Farley —
of Concord, Middlesex
County, Mass.; South Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born April 8,
1887.
Second great-grandson of Roger
Sherman; grandson of Ebenezer
Rockwood Hoar; grandnephew of George
Frisbie Hoar; third cousin of Edward
Baldwin Whitney and Henry
de Forest Baldwin; son of Sherman
Hoar; married to Elva Stuart Pease.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1911; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 5th District, 1916; served in
the U.S. Army during World War I; author; cartoonist;
inventor.
Died in South Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., October
10, 1963 (age 76 years, 185
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Harrison Carroll Hobart (1815-1902) —
of Wisconsin.
Born January
31, 1815.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state senate; candidate for Governor of
Wisconsin, 1859, 1865; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil
War.
Died January
23, 1902 (age 86 years, 357
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
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Thomas W. Hogan (1865-1919) —
of Antigo, Langlade
County, Wis.
Born in Wisconsin, 1865.
Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Wisconsin, 1912,
1916.
Irish
ancestry.
Died November
25, 1919 (age about 54
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Henry Howe (1827-1893) —
also known as James H. Howe —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.
Born in Turner, Androscoggin
County, Maine, December
5, 1827.
Third cousin thrice removed of Jonah
Howe and Gardner
Howe; son of Addison Goodale Howe and Mary Turner (Torrey) Howe;
married, December
12, 1850, to Priscilla Jackson Cotton; married, January
17, 1857, to Mary Gordon Cotton.
Republican. Lawyer; Wisconsin
state attorney general, 1860-62; colonel in the Union Army during
the Civil War; General Solicitor and General Manager, North Western
Railroad;
U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1873.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., January
4, 1893 (age 65 years, 30
days).
Interment somewhere
in Kenosha, Wis.
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Timothy Otis Howe (1816-1883) —
also known as Timothy O. Howe —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.
Born in Livermore, Androscoggin
County, Maine, February
24, 1816.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1845; circuit judge in Wisconsin
4th Circuit, 1851-53; justice of
Wisconsin state supreme court, 1851-53; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1856;
U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1861-79; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1882-83; died in office 1883.
Died March 25,
1883 (age 67 years, 29
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Green Bay, Wis.
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William Washington Howes (1887-1962) —
also known as W. W. Howes —
of Wolsey, Beadle
County, S.Dak.; Huron, Beadle
County, S.Dak.
Born in Tomah, Monroe
County, Wis., February
16, 1887.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of South
Dakota state senate 22nd District, 1917-18; candidate for Governor of
South Dakota, 1920; South Dakota
Democratic state chair, 1923; member of Democratic
National Committee from South Dakota, 1924; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from South Dakota, 1924,
1940;
First Assistant U.S. Postmaster General; resigned in protest in 1940
when President Franklin
D. Roosevelt sought an unprecedented third term.
W. W. Howes Airport in Huron, S.D. (now Huron Regional Airport) was
named
for him.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
15, 1962 (age 74 years, 333
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Henry A. Huber (1869-1933) —
also known as "The Great Pacificator" —
of Stoughton, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Evergreen, Allegheny
County, Pa., November
6, 1869.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1904; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1913-25; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Wisconsin, 1924;
Lieutenant
Governor of Wisconsin, 1925-33.
Died, of a heart
ailment, at Madison General Hospital,
Madison, Dane
County, Wis., January
31, 1933 (age 63 years, 86
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Stoughton, Wis.
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George B. Hudnall (b. 1864) —
Born in Rural, Waupaca
County, Wis., January
9, 1864.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state senate 11th District, 1903.
Burial
location unknown.
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James B. Hughes (1805-1873) —
of Meigs
County, Ohio; St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.; Hudson, St. Croix
County, Wis.
Born in Prince
Edward County, Va., October
12, 1805.
Son of Simon Hughes (1778-1858) and Betsy Coleman (Bigger) Hughes
(1780-1851); married, September
4, 1838, to Elizabeth Mather (1816-1893).
Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; member of Ohio state legislature, 1838-39; served in
the U.S. Army during the Mexican War.
Presbyterian.
Died in Hudson, St. Croix
County, Wis., August
11, 1873 (age 67 years, 303
days).
Interment at Willow
River Cemetery, Hudson, Wis.
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Merlin Hull (1870-1953) —
of Black River Falls, Jackson
County, Wis.
Born in Warsaw, Kosciusko
County, Ind., December
18, 1870.
Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; Jackson
County District Attorney, 1907-09; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1909-16; Speaker of
the Wisconsin State Assembly, 1913-16; secretary of
state of Wisconsin, 1917-21; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin, 1929-31, 1935-53 (7th District
1929-31, 9th District 1935-53); died in office 1953.
Died in La Crosse, La Crosse
County, Wis., May 17,
1953 (age 82 years, 150
days).
Original interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, La Crosse, Wis.; reinterment in 1959 somewhere
in Black River Falls, Wis.
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Paul Oscar Husting (1866-1917) —
also known as Paul O. Husting —
of Mayville, Dodge
County, Wis.
Born in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac
County, Wis., April 25,
1866.
Grandson of Laurent
Solomon Juneau; son of John P. Husting and Mary M. (Juneau)
Husting.
Democrat. Lawyer; Dodge
County District Attorney, 1903-06; member of Wisconsin
state senate 13th District, 1907-14; U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1915-17; died in office 1917; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee).
Accidentally
shot
in the back by his brother Gustave, when he stood up in his
boat while duck
hunting on Rush Lake, and died soon after in a nearby farmhouse,
near Pickett, Winnebago
County, Wis., October
21, 1917 (age 51 years, 179
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Mayville, Wis.
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Martin Nelson Johnson (1850-1909) —
also known as Martin N. Johnson —
of Petersburg, Nelson
County, N.Dak.
Born in Racine
County, Wis., March 3,
1850.
Son of Nelson Johnson and Anna (Selheim) Johnson.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; farmer;
Presidential Elector for Iowa, 1876;
member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1877; member of Iowa state
senate, 1878; delegate
to North Dakota state constitutional convention from Nelson
County, 1889; U.S.
Representative from North Dakota at-large, 1891-99; U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1909; died in office 1909.
Died October
21, 1909 (age 59 years, 232
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Petersburg, N.Dak.
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Burr W. Jones (1846-1935) —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born near Evansville, Rock
County, Wis., March 9,
1846.
Son of William Jones and Sarah M. Jones; married 1873 to Olive
L. Hoyt.
Democrat. Lawyer; Dane
County District Attorney, 1873-76; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 3rd District, 1883-85; justice of
Wisconsin state supreme court, 1921-26.
Died January
7, 1935 (age 88 years, 304
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wis.
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George Wallace Jones (1804-1896) —
also known as George W. Jones —
of Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa.
Born in Vincennes, Knox
County, Ind., April 12,
1804.
Son of John
Rice Jones (1760?-1824); brother of Myers
F. Jones and John
Rice Jones (1792-1845); brother-in-law of John
Scott and Andrew
Scott; uncle of John
Rice Homer Scott.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the Black
Hawk War; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Michigan Territory, 1835-36; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Wisconsin Territory, 1836-39; U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1848-59; U.S. Minister to New Grenada, 1859-61.
In 1861, was arrested
in New York City by order of Secretary of State William
H. Seward on a charge of
disloyalty,
based on correspondence with his friend Jefferson
Davis; imprisoned
for 64 days; released by order of President Abraham
Lincoln.
Died in Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, July 22,
1896 (age 92 years, 101
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Dubuque, Iowa.
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