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Henry Clay Payne (1843-1904) —
also known as Henry C. Payne —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Ashfield, Franklin
County, Mass., November
23, 1843.
Son of Orrin P. Payne and Eliza (Ames) Payne.
Republican. Postmaster;
president, Wisconsin Telephone
Company; president, Milwaukee Electric
Railway and Light
Company; president, American Street
Railway Association; receiver, Northern Pacific Railroad;
member of Republican
National Committee from Wisconsin, 1880-1904; Chairman of
Republican National Committee, 1904; Wisconsin
Republican state chair, 1892; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1902-04; died in office 1904.
Methodist.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
4, 1904 (age 60 years, 316
days).
Interment at Forest Home Cemetery.
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Matthew Hale Carpenter (1824-1881) —
also known as Matthew H. Carpenter; Decatur Merritt Hammond
Carpenter —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Moretown, Washington
County, Vt., December
22, 1824.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1869-75, 1879-81; died in office 1881.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
24, 1881 (age 56 years, 64
days).
Interment at Forest Home Cemetery.
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William E. Smith (1824-1883) —
of Fox Lake, Dodge
County, Wis.; Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Kincardineshire, Scotland,
June
18, 1824.
Republican. Wholesale
grocer; member of Wisconsin
state senate; Wisconsin
state treasurer, 1866-70; Governor of
Wisconsin, 1878-82.
Died February
13, 1883 (age 58 years, 240
days).
Interment at Forest Home Cemetery.
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George Wilbur Peck (1840-1916) —
also known as George W. Peck —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Henderson, Jefferson
County, N.Y., September
28, 1840.
Son of David B. Peck and Alzina Peck.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; newspaper
publisher; mayor
of Milwaukee, Wis., 1890; Governor of
Wisconsin, 1891-95; defeated, 1894, 1904.
Died April 16,
1916 (age 75 years, 201
days).
Interment at Forest Home Cemetery.
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Emanuel Lorenz Philipp (1861-1925) —
also known as Emanuel L. Philipp —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Sauk
County, Wis., March 25,
1861.
Son of Luzi Philipp and Sabina (Ludwig) Philipp.
Republican. Farmer; school
teacher; telegraph
operator; railway
station agent; lumber
business; member of Republican
National Committee from Wisconsin, 1908; Milwaukee Police
Commissioner, 1909-14; Governor of
Wisconsin, 1915-21; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Wisconsin, 1916.
Swiss
ancestry. Member, Humane
Society; Freemasons.
Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., June 15,
1925 (age 64 years, 82
days).
Interment at Forest Home Cemetery.
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Francis Edward McGovern (1866-1946) —
also known as Francis E. McGovern —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Elkhorn, Walworth
County, Wis., January
21, 1866.
Republican. Governor of
Wisconsin, 1911-15; defeated in primary, 1916; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1912;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1914.
Died May 16,
1946 (age 80 years, 115
days).
Interment at Forest Home Cemetery.
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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.
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Harrison Ludington (1812-1891) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Ludingtonville, Putnam
County, N.Y., July 30,
1812.
Republican. Mayor
of Milwaukee, Wis., 1871-72, 1873-74, 1875; Governor of
Wisconsin, 1876-78.
Died June 17,
1891 (age 78 years, 322
days).
Interment at Forest Home Cemetery.
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Frank P. Zeidler (1912-2006) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born September
20, 1912.
Socialist. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 5th District, 1946; mayor
of Milwaukee, Wis., 1948-60; candidate for President
of the United States, 1976.
Lutheran.
German
ancestry.
Died, of congestive
heart failure, in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., July 7,
2006 (age 93 years, 290
days).
Interment at Forest Home Cemetery.
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John Lendrum Mitchell (1842-1904) —
also known as John L. Mitchell —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., October
19, 1842.
Son of Alexander
Mitchell.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1872-73, 1876-77; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 4th District, 1891-93; U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1893-99.
Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., June 29,
1904 (age 61 years, 254
days).
Interment at Forest Home Cemetery.
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Gerhard Adolph Bading (1870-1946) —
also known as Gerhard A. Bading —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., August
31, 1870.
Son of John Bading and Dorothea (Ehlers) Bading.
Physician;
mayor
of Milwaukee, Wis., 1912-16; U.S. Minister to Ecuador, 1922-29.
Lutheran.
Member, American Medical
Association; American
Legion; American
Public Health Association.
Died in Milwaukee Hospital,
Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., April 11,
1946 (age 75 years, 223
days).
Interment at Forest Home Cemetery.
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Fred R. Zimmerman (1880-1954) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., November
30, 1880.
Republican. Member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1909; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Wisconsin, 1916,
1920,
1924,
1940,
1944,
1948
(alternate), 1952
(alternate); secretary of
state of Wisconsin, 1923-27, 1939-54; died in office 1954; Governor of
Wisconsin, 1927-29.
Died December
14, 1954 (age 74 years, 14
days).
Interment at Forest Home Cemetery.
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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.
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.
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William Pitt Lynde (1817-1885) —
also known as William P. Lynde —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Sherburne, Chenango
County, N.Y., December
16, 1817.
Democrat. Lawyer; Wisconsin
territory attorney general, 1845-46; U.S.
Attorney for Wisconsin, 1845-48; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin, 1848-49, 1875-79 (1st District
1848-49, 4th District 1875-79); candidate for justice of
Wisconsin state supreme court, 1849; mayor
of Milwaukee, Wis., 1860-61; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1866; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1869-70.
Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., December
18, 1885 (age 68 years, 2
days).
Interment at Forest Home Cemetery.
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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.
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Victor Luitpold Berger (1860-1929) —
also known as Victor L. Berger —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Nieder-Rehbach, Austria,
February
28, 1860.
Son of Ignatz Berger and Julia Berger.
Socialist. Emigrated to the United States in 1878; school
teacher; newspaper
editor; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 5th District, 1911-13, 1919,
1923-29; defeated, 1904, 1920; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1918; delegate to Socialist National
Convention from Wisconsin, 1920; Chairman of Socialist Party, 1927-29.
Jewish
ancestry. Member, International
Typographical Union.
He and Eugene
V. Debs founded the Socialist Party. He opposed
U.S. entry into World War I; in Chicago in 1918, he was tried and
convicted
under the Espionage
Act, and sentenced
to twenty years in prison;
elected to Congress anyway, he was denied a
seat in 1919-21 to to alleged disloyalty.
In 1921, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed his conviction; the cases
against him were withdrawn; he resumed his seat in Congress in 1923.
Injured in a streetcar
accident, and subsequently died, in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., August 7,
1929 (age 69 years, 160
days).
Interment at Forest Home Cemetery.
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Don Alonzo Joshua Upham (1809-1877) —
also known as Don A. J. Upham —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in 1809.
Democrat. Mayor
of Milwaukee, Wis., 1849-50; candidate for Governor of
Wisconsin, 1851; U.S.
Attorney for Wisconsin, 1857-61.
Died in 1877
(age about
68 years).
Interment at Forest Home Cemetery.
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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.
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James Sproat Brown (1824-1878) —
also known as James S. Brown —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Hampden, Penobscot
County, Maine, February
1, 1824.
Democrat. Wisconsin
state attorney general, 1848-50; mayor
of Milwaukee, Wis., 1861-62; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 1st District, 1863-65.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April 15,
1878 (age 54 years, 73
days).
Interment at Forest Home Cemetery.
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Gerry Whiting Hazelton (1829-1920) —
also known as Gerry W. Hazelton —
of Columbus, Columbia
County, Wis.
Born in Chester, Rockingham
County, N.H., February
24, 1829.
Republican. Member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1861-62; Columbia
County District Attorney, 1865; U.S. Collector of Internal
Revenue for the 2nd Wisconsin District, 1866; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 2nd District, 1871-75; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1876-85.
Died September
29, 1920 (age 91 years, 218
days).
Interment at Forest Home Cemetery.
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Theobald Otjen (1851-1924) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in West China, St. Clair
County, Mich., October
27, 1851.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 4th District, 1895-1907; defeated,
1892, 1893, 1906.
Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., April 11,
1924 (age 72 years, 167
days).
Interment at Forest Home Cemetery.
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Alexander Mitchell (1817-1887) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland,
October
17, 1817.
Democrat. Banker; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin, 1871-75 (1st District 1871-73, 4th
District 1873-75); defeated, 1868; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Wisconsin, 1876
(member, Resolutions
Committee).
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April 19,
1887 (age 69 years, 184
days).
Interment at Forest Home Cemetery.
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Thomas Hoyt Brown (1839-1908) —
also known as Thomas H. Brown —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in 1839.
Republican. Mayor
of Milwaukee, Wis., 1880-82, 1888-90.
Died in 1908
(age about
69 years).
Interment at Forest Home Cemetery.
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John J. Tallmadge (1818-1873) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Claverack, Columbia
County, N.Y., January
10, 1818.
Democrat. Merchant;
mayor
of Milwaukee, Wis., 1865-66; candidate for Governor of
Wisconsin, 1867.
Died in Summit, Waukesha
County, Wis., October
16, 1873 (age 55 years, 279
days).
Interment at Forest Home Cemetery.
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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.
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George H. Walker (1811-1866) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in 1811.
Mayor
of Milwaukee, Wis., 1851-52, 1853-54.
Died in 1866
(age about
55 years).
Interment at Forest Home Cemetery.
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Albert Smith (1805-1870) —
of Batavia, Genesee
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, June 22,
1805.
Republican. Member of New York state legislature; U.S.
Representative from New York 33rd District, 1843-47.
Died August
27, 1870 (age 65 years, 66
days).
Interment at Forest Home Cemetery.
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Byron H. Kilbourn (1801-1870) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Granby, Hartford
County, Conn., September
8, 1801.
Son of Lucy (Fitch) Kilbourn (1769-1807) and James
Kilbourne (1770-1850).
Democrat. Mayor
of Milwaukee, Wis., 1848-49, 1854-55.
Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., December
16, 1870 (age 69 years, 99
days).
Interment at Forest Home Cemetery.
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Daniel Wells, Jr. (1808-1902) —
of Wisconsin.
Born in West Waterville (now Oakland), Kennebec
County, Maine, July 16,
1808.
Democrat. Probate judge in Wisconsin, 1838; member
Wisconsin territorial council, 1838-40; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 1st District, 1853-57.
President of three railroads.
Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., March 18,
1902 (age 93 years, 245
days).
Interment at Forest Home Cemetery.
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Emil Wallber (1841-1923) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in 1841.
Republican. Member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1872; mayor
of Milwaukee, Wis., 1884-88.
Died in 1923
(age about
82 years).
Interment at Forest Home Cemetery.
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John L. Bohn (1869-1955) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born August 1,
1869.
Mayor
of Milwaukee, Wis., 1942-48.
Died, of heart
failure, in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., April 20,
1955 (age 85 years, 262
days).
Interment at Forest Home Cemetery.
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Ammi R. Butler (1821-1901) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born September
4, 1821.
Democrat. Mayor
of Milwaukee, Wis., 1876-78.
Died April 4,
1901 (age 79 years, 212
days).
Interment at Forest Home Cemetery.
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John Maxwell Stowell (1827-1907) —
also known as John M. Stowell —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in 1827.
Democrat. Mayor
of Milwaukee, Wis., 1882-84.
Died in 1907
(age about
80 years).
Interment at Forest Home Cemetery.
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Horace Chase (1810-1886) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in 1810.
Democrat. Mayor
of Milwaukee, Wis., 1862-63.
Died in 1886
(age about
76 years).
Interment at Forest Home Cemetery.
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Hans Crocker (1815-1889) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in 1815.
Republican. Mayor
of Milwaukee, Wis., 1852-53; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Wisconsin, 1860.
Died in 1889
(age about
74 years).
Interment at Forest Home Cemetery.
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Abner Kirby (1818-1893) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born April 11,
1818.
Democrat. Mayor
of Milwaukee, Wis., 1864-65.
Died September
23, 1893 (age 75 years, 165
days).
Interment at Forest Home Cemetery.
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Sherburn M. Becker (1877-1949) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in 1877.
Republican. Mayor
of Milwaukee, Wis., 1906-08.
Died in 1949
(age about
72 years).
Interment at Forest Home Cemetery.
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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.
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.
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Edward Dwight Holton —
also known as Edward D. Holton —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Republican. Candidate for Governor of
Wisconsin, 1853; Presidential Elector for Wisconsin, 1856;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1856.
Interment at Forest Home Cemetery.
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Edmund T. Melms (c.1875-1933) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born about 1875.
Social Democratic candidate for Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 11th District, 1902; Milwaukee
County Sheriff, 1915-17; Socialist candidate for Wisconsin
state senate, 1918; delegate to Socialist National Convention
from Wisconsin, 1920; Socialist candidate for U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 4th District, 1922, 1926.
Socialist leader in Wisconsin and nationally; opponent of U.S.
participation in World War I.
Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., January
6, 1933 (age about 58
years).
Interment at Forest Home Cemetery.
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Edward Phelps Allis (1824-1889) —
of Wisconsin.
Born in Cazenovia, Madison
County, N.Y., May 12,
1824.
Son of Jere Allis and Mary (White) Allis.
Manufacturer;
banker;
Greenback candidate for Governor of
Wisconsin, 1877, 1881.
Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., April 1,
1889 (age 64 years, 324
days).
Interment at Forest Home Cemetery.
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John Rugee (1827-1894) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Lubeck, Germany,
January
3, 1827.
Architect;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1861; Presidential Elector for Wisconsin, 1884.
Designed breweries, churches, grain elevators, and many bridges.
Died of cancer, in
Redlands, San
Bernardino County, Calif., March 7,
1894 (age 67 years, 63
days).
Interment at Forest Home Cemetery.
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Carl Frederick Zeidler (1908-1942) —
also known as Carl Zeidler; "Singing Mayor";
"Boy Mayor" —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., January
4, 1908.
Mayor
of Milwaukee, Wis., 1940-42; resigned 1942; served in the U.S.
Navy during World War II.
Carl Zeidler Park, in downtown Milwaukee, is named for
him.
Killed
when the munitions ship La
Salle was struck by torpedos, exploded,
and sank,
about 350 miles southeast of the Cape of Good Hope, in the Indian
Ocean, November
7, 1942 (age 34 years, 307
days); his remains were never
found.
Cenotaph at Forest Home Cemetery.
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