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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Bengel and Margaret (Roth) Bengel; married to Ruth
Ingram. |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1940 |
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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.
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Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1940 |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1940 |
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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.
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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.
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Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1940 |
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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.
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Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1940 |
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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.
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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.
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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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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.
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Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1940 |
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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.
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Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1954 |
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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.
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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.
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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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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.
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Relatives:
Married to Marie Eileen 'May' Habelt. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book
1940 |
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