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Walter Duncan McIndoe (1819-1872) —
also known as Walter D. McIndoe —
of Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis.
Born in Scotland,
March
30, 1819.
Member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1850, 1854-55; Presidential Elector for
Wisconsin, 1856,
1860;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1856
(Convention
Vice-President); U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin, 1863-67 (2nd District 1863, 6th
District 1863-67).
Died August
22, 1872 (age 53 years, 145
days).
Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery.
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Alexander Stewart (1829-1912) —
of Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis.
Born in Fredericton, New
Brunswick, September
12, 1829.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 9th District, 1895-1901.
Died May 14,
1912 (age 82 years, 245
days).
Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery.
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Willis Chisholm Silverthorn (1838-1916) —
also known as Willis C. Silverthorn —
of Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis.
Born in Peel County, Ontario,
August
30, 1838.
Democrat. Member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1868, 1874; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1875-76; candidate for Governor of
Wisconsin, 1896; circuit judge in Wisconsin 16th Circuit,
1898-1908.
Died in Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis., October
7, 1916 (age 78 years, 38
days).
Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery.
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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.
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.
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Arthur William Prehn (1884-1951) —
also known as Arthur W. Prehn; A. W. Prehn —
of Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis.
Born in Marathon City, Marathon
County, Wis., December
1, 1884.
Son of Fred
Prehn.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1912,
1936,
1944;
Marathon
County District Attorney, 1922-25; member of Wisconsin
Republican State Central Committee, 1936.
Presbyterian.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Moose; Eagles.
Died, of heart
failure, in Indian Rocks Beach, Pinellas
County, Fla., March 24,
1951 (age 66 years, 113
days).
Interment at Restlawn Memorial Park.
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