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Theodore Abrahamson (1900-1978) —
of Tigerton, Shawano
County, Wis.; Wittenberg, Shawano
County, Wis.
Born in Lyngdal, Norway,
June
24, 1900.
Republican. Dairy farmer; grain elevator
business; bank director; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Shawano County, 1959-62.
Norwegian
ancestry.
Died in October, 1978
(age 78
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Huy Addams (1822-1881) —
also known as John H. Addams —
of Cedarville, Stephenson
County, Ill.
Born in Sinking Spring, Berks
County, Pa., July 12,
1822.
Republican. Owner of Cedar Creek Mill, which produced lumber and
flour;
dirctor, Illinois Central Railroad;
president, Second National Bank of Freeport, Illinois; member
of Illinois
state senate, 1855-61, 1863-71 (4th District 1855-61, 22nd
District 1863-71); delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1868
(member, Credentials
Committee; speaker).
Died, of appendicitis,
in a hotel at
Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis., August
17, 1881 (age 59 years, 36
days).
Interment at Cedarville
Cemetery, Cedarville, Ill.
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Edward Phelps Allis (1824-1889) —
of Wisconsin.
Born in Cazenovia, Madison
County, N.Y., May 12,
1824.
Manufacturer;
banker; Greenback candidate for Governor of
Wisconsin, 1877, 1881.
Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., April 1,
1889 (age 64 years, 324
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
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Emil Baensch (1857-1939) —
of Manitowoc, Manitowoc
County, Wis.
Born in Manitowoc, Manitowoc
County, Wis., June 12,
1857.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
editor and publisher; Manitowoc
County Judge, 1888-94; Lieutenant
Governor of Wisconsin, 1895-99; banker; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1904.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Royal
League; American
Historical Association.
Died in Manitowoc, Manitowoc
County, Wis., 1939
(age about
82 years).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Manitowoc, Wis.
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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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Tom Burrow Bark (1863-1940) —
also known as T. B. Bark —
of Sutherland, O'Brien
County, Iowa.
Born in Cassville, Grant
County, Wis., May 30,
1863.
Republican. Banker; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Iowa, 1912.
Died in Sutherland, O'Brien
County, Iowa, April
15, 1940 (age 76 years, 321
days).
Interment at Waterman
Cemetery, Sutherland, Iowa.
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Edward Clark Bellows (1856-1929) —
also known as Edward C. Bellows —
of New Hartford, Butler
County, Iowa; Washington; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Janesville, Rock
County, Wis., May 8,
1856.
Republican. Banker; member of Washington state legislature,
1890; U.S. Consul General in Yokohama, as of 1900-05; California Corporation Commissioner,
1918-22.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., December
27, 1929 (age 73 years, 233
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Bristol Bellows and Eusebia (Dickinson) Bellows; married,
August
28, 1883, to Ida Isabel Perry. |
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William N. Belter (b. 1926) —
of Wautoma, Waushara
County, Wis.
Born in Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis., July 7,
1926.
Republican. Lawyer; real estate
broker; bank director; justice of the peace; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Green Lake and Waushara counties, 1953-56.
Member, Lions.
Still living as of 1956.
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Albert N. Bort (1845-1925) —
of Bridgewater, Oneida
County, N.Y.; Beloit, Rock
County, Wis.; Rock Island, Rock
Island County, Ill.
Born in Hastings, Oswego
County, N.Y., May 10,
1845.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; dry goods
merchant; bank director; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1880;
investment manager for Modern Woodmen of America.
Member, Modern
Woodmen of America; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Died in Rock Island, Rock Island
County, Ill., January
23, 1925 (age 79 years, 258
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Beloit, Wis.
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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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Taylor Groves Brown (1890-1957) —
also known as Taylor G. Brown —
of Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis.
Born in Richland
County, Wis., February
28, 1890.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; county
agricultural extension agent; dairy farmer;
bank director; mayor
of Oshkosh, Wis., 1930-33; defeated, 1935; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 6th District, 1932; member of Wisconsin
state senate 19th District, 1939-50.
Died in Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis., July 18,
1957 (age 67 years, 140
days).
Interment at Lake
View Memorial Park, Oshkosh, Wis.
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Relatives: Son
of Violetta Coralyn (Groves) Brown and James Russell Brown; married
1915 to
Bergina H. Hauge. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book
1940 |
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James Henry Carroll (1876-1950) —
also known as James H. Carroll —
of Glidden, Ashland
County, Wis.
Born in Eaton town, Manitowoc
County, Wis., May 7,
1876.
Republican. Banker; real estate
business; appraiser;
farmer;
timber
business; insurance
agent; member of Wisconsin
state senate 12th District, 1925-32, 1941-44; defeated, 1936.
Died in 1950
(age about
74 years).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Glidden, Wis.
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Relatives: Son
of James Carroll and Kathe (Finnegan) Carroll; married to Mattie
Nash. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Jerome Increase Case (1819-1891) —
also known as Jerome I. Case —
of Racine, Racine
County, Wis.
Born in Williamstown, Oswego
County, N.Y., December
11, 1819.
Inventor;
threshing
machine manufacturer; mayor of
Racine, Wis., 1856, 1858, 1860; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1865-66; banker.
Died in Racine, Racine
County, Wis., December
22, 1891 (age 72 years, 11
days).
Entombed at Mound
Cemetery, Racine, Wis.; memorial monument at Monument Square, Racine, Wis.
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Horatio Nelson Davis (b. 1812) —
also known as Horatio N. Davis —
of Beloit, Rock
County, Wis.
Born in Henderson, Jefferson
County, N.Y., June 17,
1812.
Republican. Waukesha
County Treasurer, 1847; banker; served in the Union Army
during the Civil War; mayor of
Beloit, Wis., 1872; member of Wisconsin
state senate 17th District, 1873-76.
Burial location unknown.
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Adolph W. Ewert (b. 1865) —
of Pierre, Hughes
County, S.Dak.
Born in La Crosse
County, Wis., June 18,
1865.
Republican. Banker; delegate to Republican National Convention
from South Dakota, 1908;
member of South
Dakota state senate 24th District, 1909-10; South
Dakota state treasurer, 1913-17.
Baptist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Maccabees;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Ewert and Mina (Haberman) Ewert; married, September
30, 1890, to Carrie E. Dutcher. |
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Edward William Fehling (1880-1957) —
also known as Edward W. Fehling —
of St. Johns, Clinton
County, Mich.
Born in Watertown, Jefferson
County, Wis., June 27,
1880.
Republican. Lawyer; Clinton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1915-20; director and attorney for
Farmers State Savings Bank, and State Bank of St.
Johns; member of Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1935-38; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1936;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1938; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 29th Circuit, 1941 (primary), 1942.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Died, in Clinton Memorial Hospital,
St. Johns, Clinton
County, Mich., August
10, 1957 (age 77 years, 44
days).
Interment at Sowle
Cemetery, Near Maple Rapids, Clinton County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Otto Fehling and Helen (Newman) Fehling; married, June 7,
1908, to Mary G. Boyle. |
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Lyman F. Fischer (1895-1958) —
of Two Rivers, Manitowoc
County, Wis.
Born in Two Rivers, Manitowoc
County, Wis., December
7, 1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; Manitowoc
County District Attorney, 1929-33; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1932;
bank director.
Died, from self-inflicted
gunshot
wounds, in Manitowoc
County, Wis., June 9,
1958 (age 62 years, 184
days).
Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery, Two Rivers, Wis.
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Raymond Robert Frazier (1873-1955) —
also known as Raymond R. Frazier —
of Wisconsin; Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Viroqua, Vernon
County, Wis., March
21, 1873.
Republican. U.S. Consul in Copenhagen, 1902-05; banker; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Washington, 1924.
Unitarian.
Member, American
Bankers Association; Psi
Upsilon; Elks.
Died October
4, 1955 (age 82 years, 197
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Frazier and Pluma (Powell) Frazier; married, February
22, 1898, to Augusta Wood. |
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Charles W. Gillam (b. 1861) —
of Windom, Cottonwood
County, Minn.
Born in Omro, Winnebago
County, Wis., 1861.
Grain and
farm
implement dealer; real estate
business; banker; mayor of Windom, Minn.; member of Minnesota
state senate 10th District, 1915-26; defeated, 1926.
Burial location unknown.
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Henry F. Hagemeister (b. 1855) —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.
Born in Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis., November
18, 1855.
President and manager of Hagemeister Brewing
Co.; president of Kellogg's National Bank; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1893-95; member of Wisconsin
state senate 2nd District, 1901-03.
Burial location unknown.
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Earl W. Hanson (1888-1950) —
of Elk Mound, Dunn
County, Wis.
Born in Elk Mound, Dunn
County, Wis., October
17, 1888.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; bank
cashier; insurance
business; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Dunn County, 1939-50; died in office 1950.
Died in Eau Claire, Eau Claire
County, Wis., December
22, 1950 (age 62 years, 66
days).
Interment at Barum Cemetery, Elk Mound, Wis.
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Charles Hawks Jr. (1899-1960) —
of Horicon, Dodge
County, Wis.
Born in Horicon, Dodge
County, Wis., July 7,
1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; insurance
business; investment banker; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 2nd District, 1939-41; defeated,
1940.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Bryn Mawr, Montgomery
County, Pa., January
9, 1960 (age 60 years, 186
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Horicon, Wis.
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Ernest A. Heden (1888-1962) —
of Ogema, Price
County, Wis.
Born in Ogema, Price
County, Wis., February
12, 1888.
Republican. Banker; logger;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Price County, 1939-44; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1940,
1944;
member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1945-48.
Lutheran.
Member, Grange.
Died in 1962
(age about
74 years).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, Ogema, Wis.
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Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1940 |
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Adolph F. Heidkamp —
of Lake Linden, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Port Washington, Ozaukee
County, Wis.
Republican. Banker; member of Michigan
state senate 32nd District, 1929-36; defeated, 1924, 1926, 1936,
1938, 1940.
Interment somewhere
in Port Washington, Wis.
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Charles Nelson Herreid (1857-1928) —
also known as Charles N. Herreid —
of McPherson
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.); Aberdeen, Brown
County, S.Dak.
Born in Dane
County, Wis., October
20, 1857.
Republican. Lawyer; McPherson
County State's Attorney; McPherson
County Judge; Lieutenant
Governor of South Dakota, 1893-97; South Dakota
Republican state chair, 1898-1900; Governor of
South Dakota, 1901-05; delegate to Republican National Convention
from South Dakota, 1916;
director, Western Mutual Life
Insurance Co.; vice-president, Dakota Central Telephone
Co.; president, Citizens Trust and Savings Bank.
Presbyterian.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Died July 6,
1928 (age 70 years, 260
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Aberdeen, S.Dak.
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George Hartshorn Hodges (1866-1947) —
also known as George H. Hodges —
of Olathe, Johnson
County, Kan.
Born in Orion, Richland
County, Wis., February
6, 1866.
Democrat. Lumber
business; bank director; mayor of
Olathe, Kan., 1900; member of Kansas
state senate, 1905-12; Governor of
Kansas, 1913-15; defeated, 1914; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kansas, 1920;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1920.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons.
Died in a hospital
at Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., October
7, 1947 (age 81 years, 243
days).
Interment at Olathe
Cemetery, Olathe, Kan.
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Edward Dwight Holton (1815-1892) —
also known as Edward D. Holton —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Lancaster, Coos
County, N.H., April
28, 1815.
Abolitionist; wheat
trader; Liberty candidate for Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Wisconsin Territory, 1845; founder,
Milwaukee and Prairie du Chien Railroad;
banker; Free Soil candidate for Governor of
Wisconsin, 1853; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Wisconsin; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin,
1856;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 4th District, 1860.
Died, from malaria
and erysipelas,
in Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga., April
21, 1892 (age 76 years, 359
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
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Relatives:
Married, October
14, 1845, to Lucinda Millard. |
| | | The city
of Holton,
Kansas, is named for
him. — Holton Hall, at the University
of Wisconsin Milwaukee,
is named for
him. — Holton Street,
in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin, is named for
him. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Harold F. Huibregtse (1907-2005) —
of Sheboygan Falls, Sheboygan
County, Wis.
Born in Lima town, Sheboygan
County, Wis., August
20, 1907.
Republican. Automobile
dealer; farm owner;
investment
broker; bank director; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Sheboygan County 2nd District, 1955-58;
member of Wisconsin
state senate 20th District, 1959-60; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1964.
Christian
Reformed. Member, Kiwanis.
Died, in Pine Haven Christian Home,
Sheboygan Falls, Sheboygan
County, Wis., February
21, 2005 (age 97 years, 185
days).
Interment at Sheboygan Falls Cemetery, Sheboygan Falls, Wis.
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Joseph Kloeckner (1848-1912) —
of Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis.
Born in Germany,
January
16, 1848.
Democrat. Banker; candidate for Wisconsin
state assembly, 1882, 1904; Winnebago
County Sheriff, 1891; candidate for mayor
of Oshkosh, Wis., 1892; postmaster at Oshkosh,
Wis., 1894-98.
German
ancestry.
Died in Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis., January
15, 1912 (age 63 years, 364
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Oshkosh, Wis.
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Henry Albert Larson (1877-1948) —
also known as Henry A. Larson —
of Preston, Fillmore
County, Minn.
Born in Fillmore
County, Minn., June 27,
1877.
Republican. Lawyer;
banker; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Minnesota, 1920;
member of Minnesota
state senate 1st District, 1927-48; died in office 1948.
Lutheran.
Norwegian
ancestry.
Died, following a stroke,
in Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla., March
12, 1948 (age 70 years, 259
days).
Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery, Preston, Minn.
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Don Lathrop Love (1863-1940) —
also known as Don L. Love —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Janesville, Rock
County, Wis., March 7,
1863.
Republican. Lawyer;
banker; mayor
of Lincoln, Neb., 1909-11, 1929-31; treasurer of
Nebraska Republican Party, 1912; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Nebraska, 1912,
1920
(member, Resolutions
Committee).
Unitarian.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., September
12, 1940 (age 77 years, 189
days).
Interment somewhere
in Clermont, Iowa.
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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.
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Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1940 |
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Richard Holloway Mabbatt Jr. (1887-1984) —
also known as Richard H. Mabbatt —
of Lake Forest, Lake
County, Ill.
Born in Oconomowoc, Waukesha
County, Wis., July 16,
1887.
Banker; mayor
of Lake Forest, Ill., 1940-43.
Died March 3,
1984 (age 96 years, 231
days).
Interment at Lake
Forest Cemetery, Lake Forest, Ill.
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Harry Chapman Martin (b. 1854) —
also known as Harry C. Martin —
of Darlington, Lafayette
County, Wis.
Born near Darlington, Lafayette
County, Wis., 1854.
Republican. Lawyer; superintendent
of schools; mayor of Darlington, Wis., 1887-89; Lafayette
County District Attorney; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1895; member of Wisconsin
state senate 17th District, 1899-1914; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1908;
director, Citizens National Bank of Darlington.
Burial location unknown.
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John Hubbard Matheson (b. 1908) —
also known as John H. Matheson —
of Janesville, Rock
County, Wis.
Born in Janesville, Rock
County, Wis., May 2,
1908.
Republican. Lawyer;
banker; Rock
County District Attorney, 1935-40; served in the U.S. Navy during
World War II; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Wisconsin, 1948.
Congregationalist.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta.
Burial location unknown.
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R. H. McCaughey (b. 1860) —
of Redfield, Spink
County, S.Dak.; Mellette, Spink
County, S.Dak.
Born in Dane
County, Wis., November
4, 1860.
Republican. Banker; Spink
County Treasurer, 1891-94; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 36th District, 1895-98;
member of South
Dakota state senate 30th District, 1903-06.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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George Wilson Mead (1871-1961) —
also known as George W. Mead —
of Grand Rapids (now Wisconsin Rapids), Wood
County, Wis.; Wisconsin Rapids, Wood
County, Wis.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., February
22, 1871.
Republican. Paper
manufacturer; banker; mayor
of Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., 1926-32; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1932.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Theta
Delta Chi; Union
League.
Died in Wisconsin Rapids, Wood
County, Wis., October
2, 1961 (age 90 years, 222
days).
Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.
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Alexander Mitchell (1817-1887) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland,
October
17, 1817.
Democrat. Banker; president, Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway,
1864-87; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin, 1871-75 (1st District 1871-73, 4th
District 1873-75); defeated, 1868; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Wisconsin, 1876
(member, Resolutions
Committee).
Scottish
ancestry.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April
19, 1887 (age 69 years, 184
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
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Henry A. Moehlenpah (1867-1949) —
of Clinton, Rock
County, Wis.; Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Joliet, Will
County, Ill., March 9,
1867.
Democrat. Banker; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 1st District, 1906; candidate for
Lieutenant
Governor of Wisconsin, 1908; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Wisconsin; candidate for Governor of
Wisconsin, 1918; member, Federal Reserve Board, 1919-20.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Kappa Sigma; Kiwanis.
Died November
9, 1949 (age 82 years, 245
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Morrow (1865-1935) —
of Raton, Colfax
County, N.M.
Born near Darlington, Lafayette
County, Wis., April
19, 1865.
Democrat. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; lawyer;
banker; member of New Mexico
territorial House of Representatives, 1897-98; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Mexico Territory, 1908;
U.S.
Representative from New Mexico at-large, 1923-29; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Mexico, 1928.
Died in Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M., February
25, 1935 (age 69 years, 312
days).
Interment at Fairmont
Cemetery, Raton, N.M.
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Daniel D. Murphy (1862-1931) —
also known as Daniel Murphy —
of Elkader, Clayton
County, Iowa.
Born in New Diggings, Lafayette
County, Wis., August
22, 1862.
Democrat. Lawyer; Clayton
County Attorney, 1891-95; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Iowa, 1892,
1912
(member, Credentials
Committee); candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 4th District, 1910; vice-president,
Elkader State Bank; director, St. Olaf Savings Bank,
Elkport Savings Bank, and Clayton County State Bank;
director, Moresby Island Lumber
Company; president, Iowa Bar Association.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Died May 30,
1931 (age 68 years, 281
days).
Interment at St.
Joseph's Cemetery, Elkader, Iowa.
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Relatives: Son
of John G. Murphy and Ellen (McCarthy) Murphy; married, June 16,
1888, to Henrietta Johnsen. |
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Adolphus Peter Nelson (1872-1927) —
also known as Adolphus P. Nelson —
of Grantsburg, Burnett
County, Wis.
Born near Holmes City, Douglas
County, Minn., March
28, 1872.
Republican. Banker; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 11th District, 1918-23.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Grantsburg, Burnett
County, Wis., August
21, 1927 (age 55 years, 146
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Grantsburg, Wis.
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Raymond A. Peabody (b. 1883) —
of Milltown, Polk
County, Wis.
Born in Baldwin, St. Croix
County, Wis., February
24, 1883.
Republican. Telegraph
operator; lumber
business; banker; member of Wisconsin
state assembly; elected 1948, 1950, 1952, 1954; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1952.
Burial location unknown.
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Atley Peterson (1847-1909) —
of Soldiers Grove, Crawford
County, Wis.
Born in Eardahl, Norway,
February
21, 1847.
Republican. Postmaster;
banker; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1879-82; Wisconsin
railroad commissioner, 1887-91; candidate for Wisconsin
state treasurer, 1892; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Wisconsin; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin,
1908.
Norwegian
ancestry.
Died in Soldiers Grove, Crawford
County, Wis., March
29, 1909 (age 62 years, 36
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Soldiers Grove, Wis.
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Mathias B. Pittman (1837-1909) —
also known as Matt B. Pittman —
of Boscobel, Grant
County, Wis.
Born in Chazy, Clinton
County, N.Y., July, 1837.
Republican. Banker; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Wisconsin, 1900.
Died in 1909
(age about
71 years).
Interment at Boscobel Cemetery, Boscobel, Wis.
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Daniel Longfellow Plumer (1837-1920) —
also known as Daniel L. Plumer —
of Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis.
Born in Epping, Rockingham
County, N.H., July 3,
1837.
Surveyor;
lumber
manufacturer; banker; mayor of
Wausau, Wis., 1878-79, 1882-84.
Died November
20, 1920 (age 83 years, 140
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Wausau, Wis.
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Relatives: Son
of Abraham Plumer and Sarah (Longfellow) Plumer; married, September
13, 1869, to Mary Jane Draper. |
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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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Foster B. Porter (b. 1891) —
of Bloomington, Grant
County, Wis.
Born in Barnum, Crawford
County, Wis., August
22, 1891.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; merchant;
banker; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Wisconsin, 1948,
1956
(alternate); member of Wisconsin
state senate 16th District; elected 1948; elected unopposed 1952.
Member, American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Thomas John Bright Robinson (1868-1958) —
also known as Thomas J. B. Robinson —
of Hampton, Franklin
County, Iowa.
Born in Lafayette
County, Wis., August
12, 1868.
Republican. Banker; real estate
business; member of Iowa
state senate 43rd District, 1913-16; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 3rd District, 1923-33; defeated, 1932.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1958
(age about
89 years).
Interment at Hampton
Cemetery, Hampton, Iowa.
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Edwin Merwyn Rowlands (1901-1961) —
also known as E. Merwyn Rowlands —
of Cambria, Columbia
County, Wis.
Born in Cambria, Columbia
County, Wis., April 1,
1901.
Banker; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Columbia County, 1927-33; member of Wisconsin
state senate 27th District, 1935-38; defeated (Progressive),
1938; Wisconsin Progressive state chair, 1936.
Welsh
ancestry.
Died in Harris
County, Tex., March
28, 1961 (age 59 years, 361
days).
Interment at Cambria Cemetery, Cambria, Wis.
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Edward Rustad (born c.1870) —
of Wheaton, Traverse
County, Minn.
Born in Columbia
County, Wis., about 1870.
Lawyer;
banker; Traverse
County Auditor; Traverse
County Attorney; member of Minnesota
state senate 48th District, 1915-18.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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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.. |
| | | Image source: City of
Waukegan |
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Melvin Hjalmar Schlytter (1890-1959) —
also known as Melvin H. Schlytter —
of Wittenberg, Shawano
County, Wis.
Born in Wittenberg, Shawano
County, Wis., October
22, 1890.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; bank
cashier; postmaster;
insurance
business; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Shawano County, 1939-40.
Norwegian
ancestry.
Died in Madison, Dane
County, Wis., July 20,
1959 (age 68 years, 271
days).
Interment at Forest Home Cemetery, Wittenberg, Wis.
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Relatives: Son
of Serena (Gjertson) Schlytter and Peter Schlytter. |
| | | Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book
1940 |
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James Maxwell Shackleton (1896-1968) —
also known as James M. Shackleton —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Janesville, Rock
County, Wis., May 25,
1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
banker; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Saginaw County
1st District, 1961-62.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons.
Died in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., 1968
(age about
72 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James M. Shackleton and Mary (Morehouse) Shackleton; married, August
9, 1919, to Marie Seward King (daughter of Hamilton
King). |
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Frank Siller (b. 1835) —
of Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa; Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in St. Petersburg, Russia,
May
27, 1835.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; grain
shipper; bank director; U.S. Consular Agent in Haida, 1898-1902.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Halle Steensland (1832-1910) —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Norway,
June
14, 1832.
Banker; financier;
Vice-Consul
for Sweden & Norway in Madison,
Wis., 1872-1903.
Lutheran.
Norwegian
ancestry.
Died in Madison, Dane
County, Wis., August
20, 1910 (age 78 years, 67
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wis.
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William Henry Harrison Stowell (1840-1922) —
also known as William H. H. Stowell —
of Burkeville, Nottoway
County, Va.; Appleton, Outagamie
County, Wis.; Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.; Amherst, Hampshire
County, Mass.
Born in West Windsor, Windsor
County, Vt., July 26,
1840.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Virginia 4th District, 1871-77; Virginia
Republican state chair, 1872-73; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Virginia, 1876;
founder, secretary-treasurer, Fox River Pulp
Co., Atlas Paper
Co., Duluth Iron and
Steel Co.; president of Manufacturers Bank of West Duluth,
1889-1895.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Society
of Colonial Wars.
Died in Amherst, Hampshire
County, Mass., April
27, 1922 (age 81 years, 275
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Carl Taylor (1905-2001) —
of Waukesha, Waukesha
County, Wis.
Born, in a sod
house, in Oklahoma, December
7, 1905.
Republican. Banker; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Wisconsin, 1944,
1952.
Died, in Avalon Manor Nursing
Home, Waukesha, Waukesha
County, Wis., September
22, 2001 (age 95 years, 289
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Don L. Taylor —
of Waukesha, Waukesha
County, Wis.
Republican. Banker; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Wisconsin, 1964,
2004;
chair
of Waukesha County Republican Party, 2007.
Still living as of 2007.
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Otto F. Toepfer (1872-1949) —
of Middleton, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Middleton, Dane
County, Wis., January
31, 1872.
Republican. Farmer;
bank director; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Dane County 3rd District, 1939-40.
Died in Madison, Dane
County, Wis., February
17, 1949 (age 77 years, 17
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wis.
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Relatives: Son
of Otto Toepfer and Louise (Neibuhr) Toepfer. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book
1940 |
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Walter F. Truettner (1881-1967) —
of Bessemer, Gogebic
County, Mich.
Born in Dundas, Calumet
County, Wis., July 24,
1881.
Republican. Banker; member of Michigan
state senate 31st District, 1923-28; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1927.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1967
(age about
85 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Evan S. Tyler (1843-1923) —
of Owatonna, Steele
County, Minn.; Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak.
Born in Damascus, Wayne
County, Pa., March
22, 1843.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; civil
engineer; merchant;
banker; mayor of
Fargo, N.Dak., 1876-77; member of North
Dakota state house of representatives, 1889, 1895-96.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, in the Metropole Hotel,
Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak., August
24, 1923 (age 80 years, 155
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Delavan, Wis.
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Relatives:
Married to Clara Estella Barnes. |
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Gysbert Van Stoenwyk (c.1814-1902) —
of La Crosse, La Crosse
County, Wis.
Born in Utrecht, Netherlands,
about 1814.
Banker; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1859; mayor
of La Crosse, Wis., 1873-74; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1879.
Dutch
ancestry.
Died in La Crosse, La Crosse
County, Wis., April
13, 1902 (age about 88
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Scadden Vessey (1858-1929) —
also known as Robert S. Vessey —
of Wessington Springs, Jerauld
County, S.Dak.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Pasadena, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis., May 16,
1858.
Republican. Merchant;
banker; member of South
Dakota state senate 19th District, 1905-08; Governor of
South Dakota, 1909-13.
Methodist.
Died October
18, 1929 (age 71 years, 155
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Jack C. Voight (b. 1945) —
of Appleton, Outagamie
County, Wis.
Born in New London, Waupaca
County, Wis., December
17, 1945.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; insurance
business; banker; Wisconsin
state treasurer, 1995-2007; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Wisconsin, 2008.
Member, Optimist
Club.
Still living as of 2011.
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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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Jason Kingsley Wright (1839-1911) —
also known as Jason K. Wright —
of Marinette, Marinette
County, Wis.
Born November
4, 1839.
Democrat. Lumber
business; postmaster at Marinette,
Wis., 1886-90; banker.
Died October
18, 1911 (age 71 years, 348
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Marinette, Wis.
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