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Sylvia Havre Raihle —
also known as Sylvia H. Raihle —
of Chippewa Falls, Chippewa
County, Wis.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Chippewa County; defeated, 1942; elected 1948.
Female.
Member, American
Legion Auxiliary.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Michael Kieran Reilly (1869-1944) —
also known as Michael K. Reilly —
of Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac
County, Wis.
Born in Empire, Fond du Lac
County, Wis., July 15,
1869.
Son of Michael Reilly and Margaret (Phelan) Reilly.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Wisconsin, 1908,
1924;
U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 6th District, 1913-17, 1930-39;
defeated, 1924.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Columbus; Foresters;
Elks; Moose.
Died October
14, 1944 (age 75 years, 91
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Paul Samuel Reinsch (1869-1923) —
also known as Paul S. Reinsch —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., June 10,
1869.
Son of George J. Reinsch and Clara (Witte) Reinsch; married, August 1,
1900, to Alma Marie Moser.
Democrat. University
professor; lawyer; U.S. Minister to China, 1913-19; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1920.
Member, American
Political Science Association.
Died January
26, 1923 (age 53 years, 230
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Rip Reukema (b. 1857) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., April 23,
1857.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1892-93; member of Wisconsin
state senate 6th District, 1903.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Schoellkopf Reuss (1912-2002) —
also known as Henry S. Reuss —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., February
22, 1912.
Son of Gustav A. Reuss and Paula Schoellkopf Reuss; married 1942 to
Margaret Magrath.
Democrat. Lawyer; major in the U.S. Army during World War II;
candidate for mayor
of Milwaukee, Wis., 1948, 1960; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1952;
U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 5th District, 1955-83.
The Reuss Federal Plaza in Milwaukee was named for him.
Died, of congestive
heart failure, in a hospital
at San Rafael, Marin
County, Calif., January
12, 2002 (age 89 years, 324
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Forest
Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
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John Whitcome Reynolds (b. 1875) —
also known as John W. Reynolds —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.
Born in Jacksonport, Door
County, Wis., October
1, 1875.
Son of Thomas Reynolds and Jennie (Foley) Reynolds; married, July 17,
1906, to Madge Flately.
Republican. Lawyer; bank
director; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Wisconsin, 1924;
Wisconsin
state attorney general, 1927-33.
Member, Moose.
Burial
location unknown.
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James E. Risch (b. 1943) —
also known as Jim Risch —
of Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., May 3,
1943.
Republican. Rancher;
lawyer; Ada
County Prosecuting Attorney; member of Idaho
state senate, 1975-88, 1995-2002; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Idaho, 1988,
2004,
2008
(delegation chair); Lieutenant
Governor of Idaho, 2003-06; Governor of
Idaho, 2006-.
Member, American Bar
Association; National Rifle
Association.
Still living as of 2009.
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Fred A. Risser (b. 1927) —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Madison, Dane
County, Wis., May 5,
1927.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Dane County 2nd District, 1957-62; member of
Wisconsin
state senate 26th District, 1963-91.
Still living as of 1991.
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Julius Edward Roehr (b. 1860) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March 6,
1860.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Wisconsin
state assembly, 1892; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Wisconsin, 1896;
member of Wisconsin
state senate 8th District, 1897-1903.
Burial
location unknown.
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Alfred Thomas Rogers (b. 1873) —
also known as Alfred T. Rogers —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., May 18,
1873.
Son of John Rogers and Martha (McBride) Rogers; married, June 30,
1910, to Edna Chynoweth.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Wisconsin, 1908;
member of Republican
National Committee from Wisconsin, 1908-24.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Tau Delta.
Burial
location unknown.
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Marvin B. Rosenberry (b. 1868) —
Born in River Styx, Medina
County, Ohio, February
12, 1868.
Married, September
2, 1897, to Kate Landfair (died 1917); married, June 24,
1918, to Lois K. Mathews (dean of women, University of Wisconsin).
Lawyer; justice of
Wisconsin state supreme court, 1916-; appointed 1916; chief
justice of Wisconsin Supreme Court, 1929-.
Burial
location unknown.
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Adolphus Frederic St. Sure (b. 1869) —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Sheboygan, Sheboygan
County, Wis., March 9,
1869.
Son of Frank A. St. Sure and Ellen (Donoghue) St. Sure; married, October
31, 1897, to Ida Laura Pettes.
Republican. Lawyer; superior court judge in California; Judge,
California Court of Appeal, 1923-25; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of California, 1925-36.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert W. Sanborn (b. 1853) —
of Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis.; Ashland, Ashland
County, Wis.
Born in Swanton, Franklin
County, Vt., January
17, 1853.
Republican. Lawyer; Portage
County District Attorney; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1885; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Wisconsin, 1888,
1912;
member of Wisconsin
state senate 12th District, 1905-12.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harry Sauthoff (1879-1966) —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Madison, Dane
County, Wis., June 3,
1879.
Son of August Sauthoff and Hermine (Brueggemann) Sauthoff; married,
August
10, 1918, to Alice Thoroughgood Kimball; married, June 18,
1937, to Lenore Gilmour.
School
teacher; lawyer; Dane
County District Attorney, 1915-17; private secretary to Gov. John
J. Blaine, 1921; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1925-28; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 2nd District, 1935-39, 1941-45;
Progressive candidate for U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1944.
Member, Eagles; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose;
Lions;
Sons
of Union Veterans; American Bar
Association; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died in Madison, Dane
County, Wis., June 16,
1966 (age 87 years, 13
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wis.
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Hiram Arthur Sawyer (b. 1875) —
also known as H. A. Sawyer —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Hartford, Washington
County, Wis., September
4, 1875.
Son of Hiram Wilson Sawyer and Josephine B. (Coxe) Sawyer; married,
February
28, 1924, to Eleanor J. Dillman.
Democrat. Lawyer; Washington
County District Attorney, 1907-15; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1915-23.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Carl Schurz (1829-1906) —
of Watertown, Jefferson
County, Wis.; Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.; St.
Louis, Mo.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Liblar (now part of Erfstadt), Germany,
March
2, 1829.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Wisconsin, 1857; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Wisconsin, 1860;
U.S. Minister to Spain, 1861; general in the Union Army during the Civil War;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1868
(Temporary
Chair; speaker);
U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1869-75; U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1877-81.
German
ancestry.
Died in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., May 14,
1906 (age 77 years, 73
days).
Interment at Sleepy
Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.; statue at Morningside
Park, Manhattan, N.Y.
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Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach (1894-1948) —
also known as Lewis B. Schwellenbach —
of Neppel (now Moses Lake), Grant
County, Wash.
Born in Superior, Douglas
County, Wis., September
20, 1894.
Son of Francis W. Schwellenbach and Martha (Baxter) Schwellenbach;
married, December
30, 1935, to Anne Duffy.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
chair
of King County Democratic Party, 1928-30; candidate in primary
for Governor of
Washington, 1932; U.S.
Senator from Washington, 1935-40; Judge of
U.S. District Court, 1940-45; U.S.
Secretary of Labor, 1945-48; died in office 1948.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; American
Society for International Law; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American Bar
Association; Rotary; Elks; Eagles.
Died in Walter
Reed Hospital, Washington,
D.C., June 10,
1948 (age 53 years, 264
days).
Interment at Evergreen-Washelli
Memorial Park, Seattle, Wash.
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Frank James Sensenbrenner, Jr. (b. 1943) —
also known as F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. —
of Shorewood, Milwaukee
County, Wis.; Menomonee Falls, Waukesha
County, Wis.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 14,
1943.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1969-75; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1975-79; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin, 1979-2004 (9th District 1979-2003,
5th District 2003-04); delegate to Republican National Convention
from Wisconsin, 2004.
Episcopalian.
Still living as of 2009.
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John Montgomery Smith (b. 1834) —
of Iowa
County, Wis.
Born in Bedford Springs, Bedford
County, Pa., February
26, 1834.
Son of William
Rudolph Smith.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Wisconsin
state attorney general, 1879; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Wisconsin, 1880,
1888;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1892; Presidential Elector for Wisconsin, 1892.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Rudolph Smith (1787-1868) —
also known as William R. Smith —
of Mineral Point, Iowa
County, Wis.
Born in Trappe, Montgomery
County, Pa., August
31, 1787.
Father of John
Montgomery Smith.
Democrat. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during the War of
1812; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives; member of Pennsylvania
state senate; delegate to
Wisconsin state constitutional convention, 1846; Wisconsin
state attorney general, 1856-58.
Died in Quincy, Adams
County, Ill., August
22, 1868 (age 80 years, 357
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Peter J. Somers (1850-1924) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.; Esmeralda
County, Nev.
Born in Menomonee Falls, Waukesha
County, Wis., April 12,
1850.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Milwaukee, Wis., 1890-93; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 4th District, 1893-95; Nevada
Democratic state chair, 1907-09; district judge in Nevada,
1908-13.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
15, 1924 (age 73 years, 309
days).
Interment at New
Calvary Cemetery, East Los Angeles, Calif.
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John Coit Spooner (1843-1919) —
also known as John C. Spooner; "The Tinker of
Legislation" —
of Hudson, St. Croix
County, Wis.; Madison, Dane
County, Wis.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Lawrenceburg, Dearborn
County, Ind., January
6, 1843.
Son of Philip L. Spooner (judge) and Lydia (Coit) Spooner; married,
September
10, 1868, to Annie E. Main.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; private and military secretary to Gov. Lucius
Fairchild; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1872; general solicitor, Omaha Railroad,
1880; U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1885-91, 1897-1907; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1888
(delegation chair), 1892
(delegation chair); candidate for Governor of
Wisconsin, 1892.
Died, of pneumonia
and apoplexy,
in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 11,
1919 (age 76 years, 156
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wis.
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William Henry Stafford (1869-1957) —
also known as William H. Stafford —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., October
12, 1869.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 5th District, 1903-11, 1913-19,
1921-23, 1929-33; defeated, 1922; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1938.
Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., April 22,
1957 (age 87 years, 192
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
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Elijah Steele (1817-1883) —
of Yreka, Siskiyou
County, Calif.
Born near Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., November
13, 1817.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to
Wisconsin state constitutional convention, 1850; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1850; superior court judge in California, 1867;
member of California
state assembly 28th District, 1867-69; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1868.
Died in 1883
(age about
65 years).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Yreka, Calif.
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Halvor Steenerson (1852-1926) —
of Crookston, Polk
County, Minn.
Born in Pleasant Springs, Dane
County, Wis., June 30,
1852.
Republican. Lawyer; Polk
County Attorney, 1881-82; member of Minnesota
state senate, 1883-87; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Minnesota, 1884,
1888;
U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 9th District, 1903-23; defeated,
1922; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1923.
Norwegian
ancestry.
Died in Crookston, Polk
County, Minn., November
22, 1926 (age 74 years, 145
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Crookston, Minn.
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Luman M. Strong (1803-1867) —
of Marion, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born in Orange
County, Vt., October
24, 1803.
Lawyer; delegate
to Iowa state constitutional convention from Linn County, 1844;
member of Wisconsin state legislature; county judge in Wisconsin.
Died in Dodgeville, Iowa
County, Wis., December
4, 1867 (age 64 years, 41
days).
Interment at Eastside
Cemetery, Dodgeville, Wis.
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Bart T. Stupak (b. 1952) —
of Menominee, Menominee
County, Mich.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., February
29, 1952.
Married to Laurie
Ann Olsen.
Democrat. Police
officer; lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 109th District, 1989-90; candidate
in primary for Michigan
state senate 38th District, 1990; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1993-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Catholic.
Member, National Rifle
Association; Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Still living as of 2009.
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Lafayette M. Sturdevant (b. 1856) —
of Neillsville, Clark
County, Wis.
Born in Chandlers Valley, Warren
County, Pa., September
17, 1856.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; Clark
County District Attorney, 1884-85, 1890-91; chair of
Clark County Republican Party, 1894-98; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1899-1902; Wisconsin
state attorney general, 1903-07.
Burial
location unknown.
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William P. Sullivan (1870-1925) —
of Billings, Christian
County, Mo.
Born in Wisconsin, June 3,
1870.
Son of John Sullivan and Angenette 'Nettie' (Glidden) Sullivan;
married to Alice Virginia Reid (1878-1950).
Republican. Lawyer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1899-1900; member of Missouri
state senate 19th District, 1901-05; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Missouri, 1908,
1916.
Convicted
in 1905 of accepting a
bribe while serving as State Senator, and fined
$100.
Died suddenly, from heart
failure, in Billings, Christian
County, Mo., April 17,
1925 (age 54 years, 318
days).
Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery, Billings, Mo.
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Robert E. Tehan (b. 1905) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., January
7, 1905.
Son of James C. Tehan and Mary J. (Ryan) Tehan; married, February
28, 1930, to Louise Feltes.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1937-42; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1940;
member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1943-44; Wisconsin
Democratic state chair, 1945; member of Democratic
National Committee from Wisconsin, 1949.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Horace Addison Tenney (1820-1906) —
also known as Horace A. Tenney —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Grand Isle, Grand Isle
County, Vt., February
22, 1820.
Third cousin twice removed of Samuel
Tenney and William
Richards Castle, Jr.; first cousin once removed of Asa
Tenney; son of Sylvia (Kent) Tenney (1792-1877) and Daniel Tenney
(1794-1875); second cousin of Abner
Bailey White Tenney; married, December
5, 1843, to Juliette P. Chaney (1824-1884); third cousin once
removed of Asa
Wentworth Tenney and William
Richards Castle.
Lawyer; village
president of Madison, Wisconsin, 1853-54; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin, 1878.
Died March 13,
1906 (age 86 years, 19
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Donald Edgar Tewes (b. 1916) —
also known as Donald E. Tewes —
of Waukesha, Waukesha
County, Wis.
Born in Merrill, Lincoln
County, Wis., August 4,
1916.
Son of Herman F. Tewes and Mabel (Rickman) Tewes; married, August
17, 1946, to Mabel Torhorst.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World
War II; president, Tewes Plastics
Corporation; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 2nd District, 1957-59; defeated,
1958, 1960.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Kiwanis.
Still living as of 1998.
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Alfred Delavan Thomas (1837-1896) —
of Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak.
Born near Delavan, Walworth
County, Wis., August
11, 1837.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for North Dakota, 1890-96; died in office 1896.
Died in Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak., August 8,
1896 (age 58 years, 363
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Delavan, Wis.
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Carl William Thompson (1914-2002) —
also known as Carl W. Thompson —
of Stoughton, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Washington,
D.C., March 15,
1914.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 2nd District, 1947; candidate for
Governor
of Wisconsin, 1948, 1950; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Dane County 4th District, 1953-58; member of
Democratic
National Committee from Wisconsin, 1954; member of Wisconsin
state senate 16th District, 1959-84.
Died September
19, 2002 (age 88 years, 188
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Tommy George Thompson (b. 1941) —
also known as Tommy G. Thompson —
of Elroy, Juneau
County, Wis.; Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Elroy, Juneau
County, Wis., November
19, 1941.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1967-86; Governor of
Wisconsin, 1987-; U.S.
Secretary of Health and Human Services, 2001-; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 2004,
2008;
candidate for Republican nomination for President, 2008.
Catholic.
Member, Freemasons;
Moose.
Still living as of 2009.
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Vernon Wallace Thomson (1905-1988) —
also known as Vernon W. Thomson —
of Richland Center, Richland
County, Wis.
Born in Richland Center, Richland
County, Wis., November
5, 1905.
Son of Alva A. Thomson and Ella M. (Wallace) Thomson; married, June 6,
1936, to Helen Davis.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Richland County, 1935-51; Speaker of
the Wisconsin State Assembly, 1939-44; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1936,
1940,
1952,
1956;
Wisconsin
state attorney general, 1951-57; Presidential Elector for
Wisconsin, 1952,
1956;
Governor
of Wisconsin, 1957-59; defeated, 1958; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 3rd District, 1961-74; defeated,
1974.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of
the Coif; Phi
Delta Phi; Chi Phi;
Moose.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 2,
1988 (age 82 years, 149
days).
Interment at Richland
Center Cemetery, Richland Center, Wis.
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Lawrence W. Timmerman (b. 1910) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., June 1,
1910.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 5th District, 1955-60.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Reynard Todd (c.1868-1945) —
also known as John R. Todd —
of Summit, Union
County, N.J.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Johnstown, Rock
County, Wis., about 1868.
Son of Rev. James Doeg Todd and Susan (Webster) Todd; married to
Alice Peck Bray (c.1866-1956); father of Webster
Bray Todd; grandfather of Christine
Todd Whitman.
Republican. Lawyer; president of the Todd Robertson Todd construction
and engineering
firm; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1928,
1932,
1940.
Member, Union
League.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 12,
1945 (age about 77
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Eugene A. Toepel (b. 1916) —
of La Crosse, La Crosse
County, Wis.
Born in Bangor, La Crosse
County, Wis., July 29,
1916.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from La Crosse County 2nd District, 1953-57;
resigned 1957; La
Crosse County Judge, 1957.
Still living as of 1958.
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William F. Trinke (b. 1897) —
of Lake Geneva, Walworth
County, Wis.
Born in Wisconsin, January
25, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state senate 22nd District; elected 1948, 1952, 1956.
Member, American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Alfred Tweedy (b. 1880) —
of Noroton, Darien, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., February
24, 1880.
Republican. Lawyer; probate judge in Connecticut, 1930; member
of Connecticut
state senate 26th District, 1945.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Voigt (1873-1934) —
of Sheboygan, Sheboygan
County, Wis.
Born in Bremen, Germany,
December
1, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer; Sheboygan
County District Attorney, 1905-11; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 2nd District, 1917-27; circuit
judge in Wisconsin 4th Circuit, 1929-34; died in office 1934.
Died near Sheboygan, Sheboygan
County, Wis., August
26, 1934 (age 60 years, 268
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
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Lowell Curtis Wadmond (1896-1986) —
also known as Lowell Wadmond —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Racine, Racine
County, Wis., March 16,
1896.
Son of Christian George Wadmond and Celia (Jensen) Wadmond; married,
July
27, 1938, to Mary Elita Cason (1904-1997).
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from New
York, 1952.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of the
Coif; Freemasons.
Died September
25, 1986 (age 90 years, 193
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Lakeland, Fla.
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Eleazer Wakeley (1822-1912) —
of Elyria, Lorain
County, Ohio; Whitewater, Walworth
County, Wis.; Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Homer, Cortland
County, N.Y., June 15,
1822.
Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
territorial House of Representatives, 1847-48; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1851-55; justice of
Nebraska territorial supreme court, 1857-61; delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1871; district judge
in Nebraska 3rd District, 1883-92; appointed 1883.
Died in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., November
21, 1912 (age 90 years, 159
days).
Interment at Prospect
Hill Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.
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Isaac Pigeon Walker (1815-1872) —
of Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.; Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born near Wheeling, Ohio
County, Va. (now W.Va.), November
2, 1815.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives; Presidential Elector for
Illinois, 1840;
member of Wisconsin
territorial legislature, 1847-48; U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1848-55.
Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., March 29,
1872 (age 56 years, 148
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
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Thomas James Walsh (1859-1933) —
also known as Thomas J. Walsh —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Two Rivers, Manitowoc
County, Wis., June 12,
1859.
Son of Felix Walsh and Bridget (Comer) Walsh; married, August
15, 1889, to Eleanor C. McClements (died 1917).
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Montana, 1906; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Montana, 1912
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee; speaker),
1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1920,
1924,
1928,
1932;
U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1913-33; died in office 1933.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association.
While en route to Washington to accept appointment as U.S. Attorney
General, died suddenly of a heart
attack, on a
train of the Atlantic Coast Line near Wilson, Wilson
County, N.C., March 2,
1933 (age 73 years, 263
days).
Interment at Resurrection
Cemetery, Helena, Mont.
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William W. Ward (b. 1903) —
of New Richmond, St. Croix
County, Wis.
Born in St. Croix
County, Wis., August 8,
1903.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from St. Croix County; elected 1956, 1958.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Willis Warren (1925-1998) —
also known as Robert W. Warren —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.; Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Raton, Colfax
County, N.M., August
30, 1925.
Son of George R. Warren and Clara (Joliffe) Warren; married, August
23, 1947, to Laverne D. Voagen.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
lawyer; Brown
County District Attorney, 1961-64; member of Wisconsin
state senate 2nd District, 1965-68; Wisconsin
state attorney general, 1969-74; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Wisconsin, 1972
(delegation chair); U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1974-91.
Methodist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans.
Died, of cancer, at
Columbia Hospital,
Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., August
20, 1998 (age 72 years, 355
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Joseph Wells (1856-1941) —
of Breckenridge, Wilkin
County, Minn.
Born in Mazomanie, Dane
County, Wis., October
4, 1856.
Newspaper
editor; lawyer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 60th District, 1901-10.
Baptist.
Died in Winter Haven, Polk
County, Fla., February
12, 1941 (age 84 years, 131
days).
Interment at Old
Cemetery, Winter Haven, Fla.
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Anthony Matthias Werner (1894-1977) —
also known as A. Matt Werner —
of Sheboygan, Sheboygan
County, Wis.
Born in Kewaskum, Washington
County, Wis., February
19, 1894.
Son of Anton Werner and Emma (Deutsch) Werner; married, October
15, 1924, to Dorothy Elizabeth Bowler.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
newspaper
publisher; president, radio
station WHBL; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Wisconsin, 1932,
1940
(alternate), 1948
(alternate).
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Foresters;
Eagles.
Died in November, 1977
(age 83
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Ralph Roger Wescott (1894-1951) —
of Shawano, Shawano
County, Wis.
Born May 23,
1894.
Nephew by marriage of Charles
Edward Coon.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of
Wisconsin state legislature; served in the U.S. Army during World War
II.
Died July 31,
1951 (age 57 years, 69
days).
Interment at Shawano
National Cemetery, Shawano, Wis.
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John Meek Whitehead (b. 1852) —
of Janesville, Rock
County, Wis.
Born near Hillsboro, Montgomery
County, Ill., July 29,
1852.
Son of Jacob Whitehead and Elizabeth Ann (Paisley) Whitehead;
married, July 12,
1881, to Lavinia Fletcher Barrows (died 1888); married, May 15,
1919, to Julet Claire Thorp.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1896-1912; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Wisconsin, 1920.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Economic Association; Phi
Delta Theta.
Burial
location unknown.
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Horace W. Wilkie (b. 1917) —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Madison, Dane
County, Wis., January
9, 1917.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 2nd District, 1948, 1950, 1952;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin,
1952;
member of Wisconsin
state senate 26th District, 1957-62.
Still living as of 1962.
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Charles Grandison Williams (1829-1892) —
also known as Charles G. Williams —
of Janesville, Rock
County, Wis.
Born in Royalton, Niagara
County, N.Y., October
18, 1829.
Republican. Lawyer; Presidential Elector for Wisconsin, 1868;
member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1869-72; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 1st District, 1873-83.
Died in 1892
(age about
62 years).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Janesville, Wis.
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John Winans (1831-1907) —
of Janesville, Rock
County, Wis.
Born in Vernon, Sussex
County, N.J., September
27, 1831.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Wisconsin, 1864;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1874, 1882, 1887, 1891; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 1st District, 1883-85; mayor
of Janesville, Wis., 1885-87.
Died January
17, 1907 (age 75 years, 112
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Janesville, Wis.
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Grover Cleveland Winn (1886-1943) —
also known as Grover C. Winn —
of Juneau,
Alaska.
Born in Wisconsin, 1886.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Alaska
territorial House of Representatives 1st District, 1929-32; Speaker
of Alaska Territory House of Representatives, 1931-32.
Died in 1943
(age about
57 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Bradley Winslow (1851-1920) —
also known as John B. Winslow —
of Wisconsin.
Born October
4, 1851.
Son of Horatio Gates Winslow and Emily (Bradley) Winslow; married to
Agnes Clancy (1858-1940).
Lawyer; law partner of Joseph
V. Quarles; circuit judge in Wisconsin 1st Circuit, 1884-91; justice of
Wisconsin state supreme court, 1891-1920; appointed 1891; died in
office 1920; chief
justice of Wisconsin Supreme Court, 1907-20; died in office 1920.
Died July 13,
1920 (age 68 years, 283
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wis.
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Herman C. Wipperman (b. 1853) —
of Grand Rapids (now Wisconsin Rapids), Wood
County, Wis.
Born in Moselle town, Sheboygan
County, Wis., 1853.
Republican. Furniture
business; lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Wood County, 1895-98; Wood
County District Attorney, 1901-02; member of Wisconsin
state senate 9th District, 1903-06.
Burial
location unknown.
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Gilbert Motier Woodward (1835-1913) —
also known as Gilbert M. Woodward —
of Wisconsin.
Born in Washington,
D.C., December
25, 1835.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the Union Army during the Civil
War; La
Crosse County District Attorney, 1866-73; mayor
of La Crosse, Wis., 1874-75; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 7th District, 1883-85; candidate
for Governor of
Wisconsin, 1886; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Wisconsin, 1888.
Died in La Crosse, La Crosse
County, Wis., March 13,
1913 (age 77 years, 78
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, La Crosse, Wis.
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John McClelland Work (1869-1961) —
also known as John M. Work —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Whitefish Bay, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Washington
County, Iowa, January
3, 1869.
Son of John H. Work and Roseanna (McClelland) Work; married, June 24,
1896, to Lucy Josephine Hoisington.
Socialist. Lawyer; lecturer;
writer;
candidate for mayor
of Des Moines, Iowa, 1902; candidate for Governor of
Iowa, 1910; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 10th District, 1914; candidate for
Governor
of Illinois, 1916; editorial page editor for the Socialist
Milwaukee Leader newspaper,
1917-42; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1925; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Wisconsin, 1956.
Died in Whitefish Bay, Milwaukee
County, Wis., January
5, 1961 (age 92 years, 2
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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