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Louis A. Arnold (b. 1872) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Boonville, Warrick
County, Ind., July 13,
1872.
Socialist. Milwaukee Tax Commissioner, 1912-14, 1922-32; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1915-22; candidate for Governor of
Wisconsin, 1922; delegate
to Wisconsin convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Member, League
for Industrial Democracy; Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Louis Arnold and Margaret (Greif) Arnold. |
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Thomas G. Atkinson (1928-1988) —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.
Born in Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis., March 9,
1928.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; mayor
of Green Bay, Wis., 1973-75; defeated, 1979, 1987.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; National Rifle
Association; Eagles;
Moose.
Died, of cancer,
on June 10,
1988 (age 60 years, 93
days).
Interment at Fort
Howard Memorial Park, Green Bay, Wis.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Atkinson and Evelyn (Piron) Atkinson; married to Patricia
Liebergen. |
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Willis Gaylord Clark Bagley (1873-1943) —
also known as Willis G. C. Bagley; W. G. C.
Bagley —
of Mason City, Cerro
Gordo County, Iowa.
Born in Magnolia, Rock
County, Wis., October
29, 1873.
Republican. Banker; in
1934, during a bank robbery, John Dillinger shot at
him and missed; Iowa state
treasurer, 1939-43; died in office 1943.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Moose; Maccabees;
American
Bankers Association; Lions.
Died in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, October
20, 1943 (age 69 years, 356
days).
Interment at Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery, Mason City, Iowa.
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Grover Lee Broadfoot (1892-1962) —
also known as Grover L. Broadfoot —
of Mondovi, Buffalo
County, Wis.
Born in Independence, Trempealeau
County, Wis., December
27, 1892.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Buffalo
County District Attorney, 1923-35; mayor of Mondovi, Wis.,
1943-47; president, Mondovi State Bank;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1945-48; Wisconsin
state attorney general, 1948; appointed 1948; justice of
Wisconsin state supreme court, 1948-62; appointed 1948; died in
office 1962.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Kappa
Sigma.
Died May 18,
1962 (age 69 years, 142
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. Alexander Broadfoot and Celia (Tillotson) Broadfoot; married,
December
29, 1925, to Margaret Jacobi. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
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1954 |
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Joseph Anthony Greco (b. 1919) —
also known as Joseph A. Greco —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., December
5, 1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 3rd District, 1955-60.
Catholic.
Member, Holy
Name Society; Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion; Elks;
Moose; Eagles.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Edward Julius Henning (b. 1868) —
also known as Edward J. Henning —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.; San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Iron Ridge, Dodge
County, Wis., December
28, 1868.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1910-11.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Tau Delta; Freemasons;
Elks;
Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Godlove Henning and Henriette (Erdman) Henning; married, December
7, 1898, to Eugenia Husting. |
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Edward John Jirovec (1918-1993) —
also known as Edward J. Jirovec; "Mr.
J" —
of Miramar, Broward
County, Fla.; Hollywood, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis., April 7,
1918.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; insurance
broker; candidate for mayor
of Miramar, Fla., 1971, 1975, 1979, 1983.
Presbyterian.
Bohemian
ancestry. Member, Moose; Elks; Kiwanis;
Toastmasters.
Died in Hollywood, Broward
County, Fla., July 8,
1993 (age 75 years, 92
days).
Interment at Fred
Hunter Hollywood Memorial Gardens, Hollywood, Fla.
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John Kannenberg (1919-2008) —
of Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis.
Born in Texas town, Marathon
County, Wis., December
19, 1919.
Mayor
of Wausau, Wis., 1964-88.
Member, Moose; Elks; Optimist
Club; United
Commercial Travelers.
Died March
17, 2008 (age 88 years, 89
days).
Interment at Restlawn
Memorial Park, Wausau, Wis.
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Gerald D. Lorge (1922-2001) —
of Bear Creek, Outagamie
County, Wis.
Born in Bear Creek, Outagamie
County, Wis., July 9,
1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Outagamie County 2nd District, 1951-54;
member of Wisconsin
state senate 14th District, 1955-84; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1957.
Member, Moose; Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion; American Bar
Association.
Died February
14, 2001 (age 78 years, 220
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Paul August Luedtke (1888-1968) —
also known as Paul A. Luedtke —
of Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis.
Born in Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis., August
24, 1888.
Republican. Wood
finishing and decorating business; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Marathon County 2nd District, 1943-62.
Member, Moose; Elks; Odd
Fellows; United
Commercial Travelers.
Died June 18,
1968 (age 79 years, 299
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Wausau, Wis.
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Harold C. Malchow (1904-1938) —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.
Born in 1904.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Brown County 1st District, 1931-32; defeated,
1932; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin, 1934; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1936.
Member, Modern
Woodmen of America; Odd
Fellows; Moose; Eagles.
Died, in a hospital
at Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis., March
17, 1938 (age about 33
years).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Allouez, Wis.
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Howard F. Pellant (1911-1977) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., July 23,
1911.
Democrat. Foundry
worker; meat cutter;
insurance
agent; tavern
proprietor; international
representative, United Auto Workers; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1952;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 17th District, 1953-60;
defeated, 1950.
Member, Eagles;
Moose.
Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., November
22, 1977 (age 66 years, 122
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Pellant and Elizabeth (Gough) Pellant; married 1932 to Mary
Kazmierczak. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
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August Carl Polster (1885-1942) —
also known as August Polster —
of Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis.
Born in Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis., September
24, 1885.
Railway
freight clerk; banker; mayor of
Wausau, Wis., 1938-42; died in office 1942.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Royal
and Select Masters; Shriners;
Order of the
Eastern Star; White
Shrine of Jerusalem; Moose; Royal
Arcanum; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, in St. Mary's Hospital,
Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., February
1, 1942 (age 56 years, 130
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Wausau, Wis.
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Relatives: Son
of August F. Polster and Anna (Rubritins) Polster. |
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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.
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, Wausau, Wis.
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Michael Kieran Reilly (1869-1944) —
also known as Michael K. Reilly —
of Fond du Lac, Fond du
Lac County, Wis.
Born in Empire, Fond du Lac
County, Wis., July 15,
1869.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1908,
1924;
U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 6th District, 1913-17, 1930-39;
defeated, 1924.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Columbus; Foresters;
Elks;
Moose.
Died October
14, 1944 (age 75 years, 91
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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John Whitcome Reynolds Sr. (b. 1875) —
also known as John W. Reynolds, Sr. —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.
Born in Jacksonport, Door
County, Wis., October
1, 1875.
Lawyer;
Brown
County District Attorney, 1906-10; bank
director; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Wisconsin, 1924;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Wisconsin; Wisconsin
state attorney general, 1927-33.
Member, Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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Daniel David Rostenkowski (1928-2010) —
also known as Dan Rostenkowski; "Rosty";
"Chicago Powerhouse" —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
2, 1928.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; member
of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1953-55; member of Illinois
state senate, 1955-59; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1959-95 (8th District 1959-93, 5th
District 1993-95); defeated, 1994; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1960,
1964,
1968,
1976,
1984
(delegation chair), 1988,
1992.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Knights
of Columbus; Kiwanis;
Moose.
Indicted
in 1994 on 17 felony charges;
pleaded
guilty in April 1996 to two counts of misuse of public funds; sentenced
to seventeen months in federal prison;
released in 1997.
Died in Powers Lake, Kenosha
County, Wis., August
11, 2010 (age 82 years, 221
days).
Interment at St.
Adalbert's Cemetery, Niles, Ill.
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Robert V. Sabonjian (1916-1992) —
also known as "The Rock" —
of Waukegan, Lake
County, Ill.
Born in Waukegan, Lake
County, Ill., January
4, 1916.
Served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II; dry cleaning
business; acting postmaster at Waukegan,
Ill., 1952-53; mayor
of Waukegan, Ill., 1957-77, 1985-89; defeated, 1977; bank
director; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1966.
Disciples
of Christ. Armenian
ancestry. Member, Eagles;
Moose; Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., August
19, 1992 (age 76 years, 228
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Lazurus Sabonjian and Zaruhey (Mooradian) Sabonjian; married, June 7,
1947, to Lorene Terrill; father of Robert
Sabonjian Jr.. |
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Waukegan |
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Harry Sauthoff (1879-1966) —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Madison, Dane
County, Wis., June 3,
1879.
School
teacher; lawyer; Dane
County District Attorney, 1915-17; private secretary to Gov. John
J. Blaine, 1921; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1925-28; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 2nd District, 1935-39, 1941-45;
Progressive candidate for U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1944.
Member, Eagles;
Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose; Lions; Sons
of Union Veterans; American Bar
Association; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died in Madison, Dane
County, Wis., June 16,
1966 (age 87 years, 13
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wis.
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Tommy George Thompson (b. 1941) —
also known as Tommy G. Thompson —
of Elroy, Juneau
County, Wis.; Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Elroy, Juneau
County, Wis., November
19, 1941.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1967-86; Governor of
Wisconsin, 1987-2001; U.S.
Secretary of Health and Human Services, 2001-05; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 2004,
2008;
candidate for Republican nomination for President, 2008;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 2012.
Catholic.
Member, Freemasons;
Moose.
Still living as of 2019.
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Vernon Wallace Thomson (1905-1988) —
also known as Vernon W. Thomson —
of Richland Center, Richland
County, Wis.
Born in Richland Center, Richland
County, Wis., November
5, 1905.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Richland County, 1935-50; Speaker of
the Wisconsin State Assembly, 1939-44; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1936
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1940
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1952
(member, Credentials
Committee; speaker),
1956;
mayor
of Richland Center, Wis., 1944-50; Wisconsin
state attorney general, 1951-57; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Wisconsin; Governor of
Wisconsin, 1957-59; defeated, 1958; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 3rd District, 1961-74; defeated,
1974.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of
the Coif; Phi
Delta Phi; Chi Phi;
Moose.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 2,
1988 (age 82 years, 149
days).
Interment at Richland
Center Cemetery, Richland Center, Wis.
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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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Alexander Wiley (1884-1967) —
of Chippewa Falls, Chippewa
County, Wis.
Born in Chippewa Falls, Chippewa
County, Wis., May 26,
1884.
Republican. Lawyer; Chippewa
County District Attorney, 1909-15; dairy farmer;
candidate for Governor of
Wisconsin, 1936; U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1939-63.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Sons of
Norway; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Kiwanis;
United
Commercial Travelers.
Died at High Oaks Christian Science Church Sanitarium,
in Germantown, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 26,
1967 (age 83 years, 0
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Chippewa Falls, Wis.
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