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Joshua Leroy Johns (1881-1947) —
also known as Joshua L. Johns —
of Appleton, Outagamie
County, Wis.
Born in Eagle town, Richland
County, Wis., February
27, 1881.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 8th District, 1939-43.
Died March 16,
1947 (age 66 years, 17
days).
Interment at Fort Howard Cemetery.
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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.
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.
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John Howard McLean (1860-1933) —
also known as John H. McLean —
of Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich.; Ironwood, Gogebic
County, Mich.
Born in Neenah, Winnebago
County, Wis., June 6,
1860.
Republican. Mining and
railroad
executive; founder
of Iron Mountain Press newspaper;
Dickinson
County Treasurer, 1897-98; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1904.
Catholic;
later Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, of a stroke, in
Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 6,
1933 (age 72 years, 334
days).
Interment at Fort Howard Cemetery.
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Thomas G. Atkinson (1928-1988) —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.
Born in Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis., March 9,
1928.
Son of Henry Atkinson and Evelyn (Piron) Atkinson.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; mayor
of Green Bay, Wis., 1973-75; defeated, 1979, 1987.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; National Rifle
Association; Eagles; Moose.
Died, of cancer, on
June
10, 1988 (age 60 years, 93
days).
Interment at Fort Howard Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married to Patricia Liebergen. |
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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.
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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).
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.
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Thomas Richard Hudd (1835-1896) —
also known as Thomas R. Hudd —
of Appleton, Outagamie
County, Wis.; Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.
Born in New York, 1835.
Democrat. Member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1862-63, 1876-79, 1882-85; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1868, 1875; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 5th District, 1886-89.
Died in 1896
(age about
61 years).
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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Gustav Küstermann (1850-1919) —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.
Born in Germany,
May
24, 1850.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 9th District, 1907-11.
Died December
25, 1919 (age 69 years, 215
days).
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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Morgan Lewis Martin (1805-1887) —
also known as Morgan L. Martin —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.
Born in Martinsburg, Lewis
County, N.Y., March 31,
1805.
Democrat. Member
Michigan territorial council 7th District, 1832-35; member of Wisconsin
territorial legislature, 1838; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Wisconsin Territory, 1845-47; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1855, 1874; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1858-59; state court judge in Wisconsin, 1875.
Died December
10, 1887 (age 82 years, 254
days).
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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