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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.
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.
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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.
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Allen Ralph Bushnell (1833-1909) —
also known as Allen R. Bushnell —
of Lancaster, Grant
County, Wis.
Born in Hartford, Trumbull
County, Ohio, July 18,
1833.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1872; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, 1886-90; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 3rd District, 1891-93.
Died in Madison, Dane
County, Wis., March 29,
1909 (age 75 years, 254
days).
Interment at Hillside Cemetery.
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John Benton Callis (1828-1898) —
of Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala.; Lancaster, Grant
County, Wis.
Born in Fayetteville, Cumberland
County, N.C., January
3, 1828.
Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 5th District, 1867-69; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1874.
Died in Lancaster, Grant
County, Wis., September
24, 1898 (age 70 years, 264
days).
Interment at Hillside Cemetery.
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Arthur William Kopp (1874-1967) —
also known as Arthur W. Kopp —
of Platteville, Grant
County, Wis.
Born in Big Patch, Grant
County, Wis., February
28, 1874.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 3rd District, 1909-13; state court
judge in Wisconsin, 1942.
Died June 2,
1967 (age 93 years, 94
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
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Robert S. Travis (1909-1980) —
of Platteville, Grant
County, Wis.
Born in Platteville, Grant
County, Wis., May 2,
1909.
Republican. Farmer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; elected Wisconsin
state assembly from Grant County 1st District 1948; member of Wisconsin
state senate 17th District; elected unopposed 1954; elected 1958;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1960.
Died August
15, 1980 (age 71 years, 105
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
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