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Harry Wilfred Adams (b. 1879) —
also known as Harry W. Adams —
of Beloit, Rock
County, Wis.
Born in Blanchardville, Lafayette
County, Wis., February
13, 1879.
Lawyer;
chairman, Dell Food Specialty Co.; director, Mutual Benefit
Life Insurance
Co.; mayor of
Beloit, Wis., 1914-18.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Woodmen;
Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Alexis U. Coates (1858-1943) —
also known as A. U. Coates —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Excelsior, Richland
County, Wis., June 21,
1858.
School
teacher; music
store manager; grocer; real estate
dealer; Prohibition candidate for Governor of
Iowa, 1901; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1936.
Church
of Christ. English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, January
21, 1943 (age 84 years, 214
days).
Interment at Glendale
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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Relatives: Son
of William Harvey Coates and Anna French (Knowlton) Coates; married,
August
31, 1875, to Isabel Lein. |
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Edwin Farley (1842-1929) —
of Owensboro, Daviess
County, Ky.; Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky.
Born in Walworth
County, Wis., August
28, 1842.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
grocer; barrel
manufacturer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kentucky, 1880
(alternate), 1884;
postmaster at Paducah,
Ky., 1892-93; Kentucky
state treasurer, 1908-12.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion.
Died in Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky., September
18, 1929 (age 87 years, 21
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Paducah, Ky.
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James C. Fritzen (b. 1889) —
of Neenah, Winnebago
County, Wis.
Born in Neenah, Winnebago
County, Wis., April
14, 1889.
Republican. Grocer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; postmaster;
merchant;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Winnebago County 2nd District, 1939-46.
Member, American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1940 |
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George H. Hipke (1879-1951) —
of Stanley, Chippewa
County, Wis.; Eau Claire, Eau Claire
County, Wis.
Born in New Holstein, Calumet
County, Wis., December
29, 1879.
Republican. Canning business; mayor of Stanley, Wis., 1932-35;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Chippewa County, 1935-40; member of Wisconsin
state senate 28th District, 1941-48.
Died in 1951
(age about
71 years).
Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Stanley, Wis.
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Gilbert J. Hipke (b. 1898) —
of New Holstein, Calumet
County, Wis.
Born in New Holstein, Calumet
County, Wis., July 12,
1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer;
food processor; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Calumet County, 1959-62; defeated
(Independent Republican), 1956.
Member, American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Harry A. Keegan (b. 1882) —
of Monroe, Green
County, Wis.
Born in Madison, Lake
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.), November
18, 1882.
Republican. Grocer; dairy farmer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Green County, 1939-46, 1949-56.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1940 |
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Patrick Joseph Lucey (b. 1918) —
also known as Patrick J. Lucey —
of Ferryville, Crawford
County, Wis.; Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in La Crosse, La Crosse
County, Wis., March
21, 1918.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; grocer; business
manager; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Crawford County, 1949-50; Democratic
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 3rd District, 1950; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1952
(alternate), 1960
(alternate), 1968,
1972;
Wisconsin
Democratic state chair, 1957-63; Lieutenant
Governor of Wisconsin, 1965-67; Governor of
Wisconsin, 1971-77; defeated (Democratic), 1966; U.S. Ambassador
to Mexico, 1977-79; Independent candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1980.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Farm
Bureau.
Still living as of 2014.
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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.
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Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1940 |
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D. H. Smith —
of Miller, Hand
County, S.Dak.
Born in Marquette
County, Wis.
Grain
agent; grocer; South
Dakota railroad commissioner, 1903-09.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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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, 1860; Wisconsin
state treasurer, 1866-70; Governor of
Wisconsin, 1878-82.
Died February
13, 1883 (age 58 years, 240
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
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Jeremiah John Sullivan (1852-1898) —
also known as Jeremiah Sullivan —
of Ashland, Ashland
County, Wis.
Born in Charlevoix, Charlevoix
County, Mich., September
26, 1852.
Democrat. Grocer; postmaster at Ashland,
Wis., 1886-89.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Ancient
Order of Hibernians.
Died in Ashland, Ashland
County, Wis., June, 1898
(age 45
years, 0 days).
Interment at St.
Agnes Cemetery, Ashland, Wis.
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Norman Sussman (b. 1905) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 26,
1905.
Democrat. Business
rep, AFSCME Local 2; grocer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 2nd District, 1957-60;
member of Wisconsin
state senate 9th District, 1961-70.
Member, AFSCME.
Burial location unknown.
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John Christian Voss (1862-1927) —
also known as John C. Voss —
of Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis.
Born in Germany,
September
14, 1862.
Democrat. Grocer; mayor
of Oshkosh, Wis., 1909-11; defeated, 1911, 1912 ( primary).
German
ancestry. Member, Elks; Eagles;
Moose;
United
Commercial Travelers.
Died in Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis., August
22, 1927 (age 64 years, 342
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Oshkosh, Wis.
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Mamre H. Ward (1899-1969) —
of Mondovi, Buffalo
County, Wis.; Durand, Pepin
County, Wis.
Born in Durand, Pepin
County, Wis., January
16, 1899.
Republican. Farmer;
president, Bank of
Durand; vice-president, Security National Bank of
Durand; vice-president, Durand Canning Company (packers of
peas and beans); member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1951-58 (Buffalo and Pepin counties 1951-54,
Buffalo, Pepin and Pierce counties 1955-58); defeated, 1958.
Died in October, 1969
(age 70
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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George J. Weigle (b. 1871) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., December
4, 1871.
Republican. Druggist;
secretary-treasurer, American Malted Food Company; member of
Wisconsin
state senate 5th District, 1911-14.
Burial location unknown.
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