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Accountant Politicians in Wisconsin

  Charles R. Barnard (1883-1948) — of Brillion, Calumet County, Wis. Born in Brillion, Calumet County, Wis., March 13, 1883. Republican. Bookkeeper; farmer; oil dealer; member of Wisconsin state assembly from Calumet County, 1941-48; defeated, 1938; died in office 1948. Died July 11, 1948 (age 65 years, 120 days). Interment at Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Brillion, Wis.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Alfred Barnard and Priscilla (Fox) Barnard.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Russell H. Bengel (1898-1984) — of Jackson, Jackson County, Mich. Born in Racine, Racine County, Wis., September 4, 1898. Republican. Accountant; treasurer, General Products Corp.; mayor of Jackson, Mich., 1936-39. Episcopalian. He and his wife donated $1 million to the Michigan Wildlife Habitat Foundation. Died in Jackson, Jackson County, Mich., February 15, 1984 (age 85 years, 164 days). Cremated.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Bengel and Margaret (Roth) Bengel; married to Ruth Ingram.
  Harlan Page Bird (born c.1843) — also known as Harlan P. Bird — of Wausaukee, Marinette County, Wis. Born in Bradford County, Pa., about 1843. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; school teacher; surveyor; bookkeeper; lumber business; merchant; member of Wisconsin state senate 1st District, 1903-10. Burial location unknown.
  Walter Douglas Cavers (1888-1955) — also known as Walter D. Cavers — of White Lake town, Langlade County, Wis. Born in Allamakee County, Iowa, October 31, 1888. Republican. Accountant for lumber company; candidate for Wisconsin state senate 30th District, 1936; member of Wisconsin state assembly from Langlade County, 1951-54; defeated, 1954. Scottish ancestry. Died in Antigo, Langlade County, Wis., December 7, 1955 (age 67 years, 37 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, May 18, 1914, to Sadie M. LaBelle.
  Isaac N. Coggs (b. 1920) — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in Muskogee, Muskogee County, Okla., June 5, 1920. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; accountant; tavern keeper; member of Wisconsin state assembly from Milwaukee County 6th District, 1953-64. African ancestry. Member, NAACP; American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Amvets; Elks; Freemasons. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
William J. Gantter William J. Gantter (b. 1885) — of Kaukauna, Outagamie County, Wis. Born in Kaukauna, Outagamie County, Wis., June 15, 1885. Republican. Laborer; clerical worker; bookkeeper; auditor; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; merchant; musician and bandleader; member of Wisconsin state assembly from Outagamie County 2nd District, 1939-40. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1940
Edward L. Graf Edward L. Graf (b. 1878) — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in Fredonia, Ozaukee County, Wis., January 17, 1878. Republican. School teacher; accountant; real estate broker; member of Wisconsin state assembly from Milwaukee County 9th District, 1939-48. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1940
  Elmer S. Hall — of Green Bay, Brown County, Wis. Republican. Railway accountant; letter carrier; Brown County Clerk, 1905-16; mayor of Green Bay, Wis., 1916-20; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1920; secretary of state of Wisconsin, 1921-23; candidate for Wisconsin state senate 2nd District, 1932. Burial location unknown.
George Hampel George Hampel (1885-1954) — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., August 27, 1885. Accountant; bookseller; Social Democratic candidate for Wisconsin state treasurer, 1914; Milwaukee County Clerk, 1919-20; delegate to Socialist National Convention from Wisconsin, 1920; member of Wisconsin state assembly, 1931-32; member of Wisconsin state senate 6th District, 1937-44; defeated, 1932 (Socialist), 1944. Died, in St. Joseph's Hospital, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., May 15, 1954 (age 68 years, 261 days). Interment at Lincoln Memorial Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1940
  Zeno M. Host (b. 1869) — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in Lyons, Walworth County, Wis., July 1, 1869. Republican. Bookkeeper; organizer and director, Wisconsin National Loan & Building Association; insurance business; secretary of Wisconsin Republican Party, 1900-02; Wisconsin insurance commissioner, 1903-07. German ancestry. Member, Knights of Pythias; Foresters. Burial location unknown.
  Gerald Daniel Kleczka (b. 1943) — also known as Gerald D. Kleczka; Jerry Kleczka — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., November 26, 1943. Democrat. Accountant; member of Wisconsin state assembly, 1969-74; member of Wisconsin state senate 3rd District, 1975-84; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1980, 1984, 1996, 2000, 2004; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 4th District, 1984-. Catholic. Polish ancestry. Member, Polish National Alliance. Still living as of 2014.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Richard D. Lamm (b. 1935) — of Denver, Colo. Born in Madison, Dane County, Wis., August 3, 1935. Democrat. Accountant; lawyer; member of Colorado state house of representatives, 1966-74; Governor of Colorado, 1975-87; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1980. Still living as of 1994.
  Relatives: Son of Arnold E. Lamm and Mary (Townsend) Lamm; married, May 11, 1963, to Dorothy Vennard.
  See also National Governors Association biography
P. Bradley McIntyre P. Bradley McIntyre (b. 1872) — of Lancaster, Grant County, Wis. Born in Muscoda, Grant County, Wis., February 9, 1872. Republican. Accountant; farmer; traveling salesman; appraiser; member of Wisconsin state assembly from Grant County 2nd District, 1937-44. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1940
  Joseph P. Murphy (b. 1899) — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., April 1, 1899. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; accountant; member of Wisconsin state assembly, 1951-58 (Milwaukee County 8th District 1951-54, Milwaukee County 4th District 1955-58); defeated (Independent), 1958. Burial location unknown.
Philip E. Nelson Philip E. Nelson (b. 1891) — of Maple, Douglas County, Wis. Born in Curtiss, Clark County, Wis., September 1, 1891. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; cost accountant for Oakland Motor Car Company, Pontiac, Mich.; owner of cheese factories; merchant; farmer; member of Wisconsin state assembly, 1927-30; member of Wisconsin state senate 11th District, 1931-42; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1936 (member, Resolutions Committee). Burial location unknown.
  Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1940
Leo T. Niemuth Leo T. Niemuth (b. 1904) — of Oshkosh, Winnebago County, Wis. Born in Oshkosh, Winnebago County, Wis., April 17, 1904. Republican. Accountant; insurance agent; member of Wisconsin state assembly from Winnebago County 1st District, 1937-42; candidate in primary for mayor of Oshkosh, Wis., 1939. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1940
  Walter Sutherland Riblet (b. 1864) — also known as Walter S. Riblet — of Columbia, Brown County, S.Dak.; Mt. Vernon, Skagit County, Wash. Born in Okee, Columbia County, Wis., July 25, 1864. Accountant; U.S. Consular Agent in Nelson, 1902-11. Burial location unknown.
  Charles J. Schmidt (b. 1907) — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., March 20, 1907. Democrat. Interior decorator; auditor; real estate and insurance business; member of Wisconsin state assembly; elected 1948, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1958; member of Wisconsin state senate 5th District; elected 1962. Catholic. Member, Lions; Eagles; Knights of Columbus; Holy Name Society. Burial location unknown.
Albert D. Shimek Albert D. Shimek (b. 1873) — of Algoma, Kewaunee County, Wis. Born in Casco, Kewaunee County, Wis., April 23, 1873. Democrat. Accountant; automobile dealer; grocer; member of Wisconsin state assembly from Kewaunee County, 1933-40. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1940
John M. Smith John M. Smith — of Shell Lake, Washburn County, Wis. Born near Carthage, Hancock County, Ill. Republican. Telegraph operator; railway station agent; bookkeeper; banker; Wisconsin state treasurer, 1939-47. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1940
Warren R. Smith Warren R. Smith (b. 1889) — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in Oconto, Oconto County, Wis., July 20, 1889. Republican. School teacher; accountant; real estate business; Wisconsin state treasurer, 1949-57; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1956. Member, Lions. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1954
  Arthur E. Stadler (b. 1892) — of Owen, Clark County, Wis. Born in Marenisco, Gogebic County, Mich., April 17, 1892. Republican. Accountant; farmer; member of Wisconsin state assembly from Clark County; elected 1948. Burial location unknown.
Alexander W. Thornely Alexander Wild Thornely (1845-1908) — also known as Alexander W. Thornely; John Alexander Wylde Thornely — of La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wis.; Long Prairie, Todd County, Minn.; Tacoma, Pierce County, Wash. Born in Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales, March, 1845. Naturalized U.S. citizen; bookkeeper; feed and grain business; customs broker; secretary, Crescent Coal Company; Vice-Consul for Mexico in Tacoma, Wash., 1906-08. English ancestry. Shot in the head by two robbers, and died four days later in Fannie Paddock Hospital, Tacoma, Pierce County, Wash., January 24, 1908 (age 62 years, 0 days). Interment at Tacoma Cemetery, Tacoma, Wash.
  Relatives: Son of Sarah (Roberts) Thornely and Robert Thornely; married, September 6, 1881, to Louise Lavinia Hinkley.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Tacoma News Tribune, January 21, 1908
Harry P. Van_Guilder Harry P. Van Guilder (1890-1979) — of Ashland, Ashland County, Wis. Born in Cannon Falls, Goodhue County, Minn., July 6, 1890. Progressive. Bookkeeper; railroad switchman; president of his union local, 10 years; member of Wisconsin state assembly from Ashland County, 1937-42; defeated, 1942; candidate for U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 10th District, 1944. Member, Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. Died in November, 1979 (age 89 years, 0 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Ashland, Wis.
  Relatives: Married to Marie Eileen 'May' Habelt.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1940
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