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Politicians in Miscellaneous Occupations in Wisconsin

  Harvey R. Abraham (1895-1973) — of Oshkosh, Winnebago County, Wis. Born in Oshkosh, Winnebago County, Wis., January 15, 1895. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; photo finishing business; traveling salesman; real estate broker; member of Wisconsin state assembly from Winnebago County 1st District, 1947-60. Member, American Legion; Elks. Died in November, 1973 (age 78 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
Arthur J. Balzer Arthur J. Balzer (b. 1895) — of West Allis, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in Mequon, Ozaukee County, Wis., March 6, 1895. Democrat. Salesman; lecturer; member of Wisconsin state assembly, 1933-34, 1937-40, 1955-56 (Milwaukee County 3rd District 1933-34, 1937-40, Milwaukee County 21st District 1955-56); candidate for mayor of West Allis, Wis., 1936. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1940
  Harry Bernard Bergren (b. 1888) — also known as Harry B. Bergren — of Siren, Burnett County, Wis. Born in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., September 8, 1888. Progressive. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; printer; credit manager; poultry raiser; member of Wisconsin state assembly from Burnett and Washburn counties; elected 1936; defeated, 1940, 1942. Burial location unknown.
  Octavien Jean Baptiste Brice (1837-1911) — also known as O. J. B. Brice — of Green Bay, Brown County, Wis. Born in Jodoigne, Belgium, April 6, 1837. Real estate and insurance business; steamship agent; notary public; Brown County Sheriff; Consul for Belgium in Green Bay, Wis., 1880-1907. Member, Knights of Pythias. Died in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., May 25, 1911 (age 74 years, 49 days). Interment at Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  Presumably named for: John the Baptist
  Relatives: Son of Jean Louis Brice and Marie Joseph (Straele) Brice; married, October 25, 1857, to Odile Josèphe Fontaine; married, April 14, 1879, to Mary Rebecca Gray.
  Ellsworth Brewer Buck (1892-1970) — also known as Ellsworth B. Buck — of Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., July 3, 1892. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; business executive; U.S. Representative from New York, 1944-49 (11th District 1944-45, 16th District 1945-49); shot and seriously wounded, by Charles Van Newkirk, at the Richmond Borough Hall, April 5, 1949; District Attorney Herman Methfessel witnessed the shooting from his office; chair of Richmond County Republican Party, 1951-52; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1952. Member, Delta Tau Delta; Elks; American Legion. Died in Stephenson town, Marinette County, Wis., August 14, 1970 (age 78 years, 42 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Thunder Mountain Ranch Cemetery, Stephenson town, Marinette County, Wis.
  Relatives: Son of Orlando Jacob Buck and Lillian Louisa (Brewer) Buck; married, April 12, 1919, to Constance Tyler.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
Alice Burke Alice Burke (b. 1909) — also known as Alice Phillips — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis.; Richmond, Va.; Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in a sod-floor shanty, in Montana, 1909. Communist. Stenographer; candidate for U.S. Senator from Virginia, 1940, 1942, 1946; candidate for Governor of Virginia, 1941. Female. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Daughter of John R. Phillips and Marjorie Phillips; married to Donald Burke.
  See also OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Image source: Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch, October 5, 1941
Walter J. Domach Walter J. Domach (b. 1909) — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., May 25, 1909. Democrat. Clerical worker; member of Wisconsin state assembly from Milwaukee County 1st District, 1939-40. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1940
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
  Ned Romeyn Healy (1905-1977) — also known as Ned R. Healy — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., August 9, 1905. Democrat. Stock and bond salesman; office manager; U.S. Representative from California 13th District, 1945-47; defeated, 1946, 1948; automobile parts business. Died in Long Beach, Los Angeles County, Calif., September 10, 1977 (age 72 years, 32 days). Cremated; ashes scattered in North Pacific Ocean.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Edwin R. Heath (1839-1932) — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Born in Janesville, Rock County, Wis., July 12, 1839. Physician; explorer; Honorary Consul for Bolivia in Kansas City, Mo.-Kan., 1895-1932; Honorary Consul for Guatemala in Kansas City, Mo.-Kan., 1896-1921; Consul-General for Central America in Kansas City, Mo.-Kan., 1897-98; Consul-General for Honduras in Kansas City, Mo.-Kan., 1898-1907; Consul-General for Nicaragua in Kansas City, Mo.-Kan., 1899-1925. Died in Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., October 27, 1932 (age 93 years, 107 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
  Relatives: Married to Helen Marion MacGregor.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Charles H. Judd Charles H. Judd (1900-1973) — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born near Lake Beulah, Walworth County, Wis., May 11, 1900. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; electric railroad worker; salesman; member of Wisconsin state assembly from Milwaukee County 8th District, 1939-40. Died March 16, 1973 (age 72 years, 309 days). Interment at Oak Knoll Cemetery, Mukwonago, Wis.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1940
Casimir Kendziorski Casimir Kendziorski (b. 1898) — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in Poland, December 3, 1898. Democrat. Machinist; inspector; real estate broker; member of Wisconsin state assembly from Milwaukee County 5th District, 1947-49; member of Wisconsin state senate 3rd District, 1949-73; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1952. Polish ancestry. Member, Polish National Alliance. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1954
  Marty Larsen (1905-1988) — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in Oconto, Oconto County, Wis., May 9, 1905. Democrat. School teacher; served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II; building manager; member of Wisconsin state assembly from Milwaukee County 13th District, 1957-60. Died in June, 1988 (age 83 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
Carl Lovelace Carl Lovelace (1878-1941) — of Woodford, Lafayette County, Wis. Born near Wiota, Lafayette County, Wis., November 29, 1878. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; traveling salesman; hardware store owner; banker; member of Wisconsin state senate 17th District, 1939-41; died in office 1941. Died February 12, 1941 (age 62 years, 75 days). Burial location unknown.
  Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1940
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Gregory C. Lucey and Ella (McNamara) Lucey; married, November 14, 1951, to Jean Vlasis.
  See also National Governors Association biography — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier
Alfred R. Ludvigsen Alfred R. Ludvigsen (1886-1968) — of Hartland, Waukesha County, Wis. Born in Merton, Waukesha County, Wis., March 17, 1886. Republican. Landscaping business; real estate developer; chair of Waukesha County Republican Party, 1930-34; member of Wisconsin state assembly from Waukesha County 2nd District, 1935-56. Died in 1968 (age about 82 years). Interment at Lake Country Congregational Church Cemetery, Hartland, Wis.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1940
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
  Frank E. Schaeffer Jr. (b. 1905) — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., January 2, 1905. Democrat. Painting contractor; building superintendent; vice-president, Building Service Union, Local 150-B; delegate, Federated Trades Council; brewery worker; member of Wisconsin state assembly from Milwaukee County 4th District; elected 1948, 1950, 1952, 1958. Burial location unknown.
  Edward Schildhauer (b. 1872) — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in New Holstein, Calumet County, Wis., August 21, 1872. Republican. Engineer; business executive; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1948. Member, Tau Beta Pi. Did engineering work on Panama Canal locks, 1906-14. Burial location unknown.
Joseph A. Schmitz Joseph A. Schmitz (b. 1898) — of Germantown, Washington County, Wis. Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., July 5, 1898. Republican. Draftsman; engineer; water main inspector; building contractor; hotel business; member of Wisconsin state assembly from Washington County, 1939-44; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1956. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1940
  Lester L. Schnare (b. 1884) — of Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.; Pensacola, Escambia County, Fla.; Washington, D.C.; Macon, Bibb County, Ga. Born in Mondovi, Buffalo County, Wis., May 15, 1884. School teacher; newspaper editor; stenographer; U.S. Vice Consul in Shanghai, 1916-17; Canton, 1917-18; Yokohama, 1918; U.S. Consul in Yokohama, 1920, 1921; Kobe, 1920-21, 1921-22; Swatow, 1922-23; Cartagena, 1923-27; Breslau, 1927-31; Hamburg, 1931-35; Milan, 1935-38. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Henry W. Schnare and Anna M. (Hefling) Schnare; married, September 29, 1919, to Margaret B. Kloss.
  Sherman R. Sobocinski (b. 1927) — of South Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in Cudahy, Milwaukee County, Wis., January 12, 1927. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; hydraulic lift operator; shipping clerk; member of Wisconsin state assembly from Milwaukee County 24th District; elected 1956, 1958. Catholic. Polish ancestry. Member, International Association of Machinists; Polish National Alliance; Holy Name Society; Polish Legion of American Veterans. Still living as of 1960.
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
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