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Chemical Industry Politicians in Wisconsin

Bertha D. Baur (1870-1967) — also known as Bertha E. Duppler; Mrs. Jacob Baur — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Mineral Point, Iowa County, Wis., October 14, 1870. Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1932; member, Arrangements Committee, 1940; candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois 9th District, 1936; member of Republican National Committee from Illinois, 1937-43. Female. Died in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., July 10, 1967 (age 96 years, 269 days). Interment at Highland Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.   Relatives: Step-sister-in-law of Katherine 'Kate' Metzel (who married Eugene Victor Debs); married, November 23, 1908, to Jacob Baur. Bernhard Gettelman (b. 1889) — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., December 23, 1889. Republican. Deputy sheriff; president and treasurer, National Soap and Products Company; member of Wisconsin state assembly, 1917-18; member of Wisconsin state senate 5th District, 1923-34, 1939-54; resigned 1954; defeated, 1962; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1932, 1936 (delegation chair), 1940, 1944, 1952. Burial location unknown.   Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1940   Earl David Morton (b. 1918) — also known as Earl D. Morton — of Kenosha, Kenosha County, Wis. Born in Kenosha, Kenosha County, Wis., November 28, 1918. Republican. Machine tool inspector; chemical analyst for laundry; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member of Wisconsin state assembly from Kenosha County 2nd District, 1957-60; candidate for Wisconsin state senate 22nd District, 1964. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.   Russell Wilber Peterson (1916-2011) — also known as Russell W. Peterson — of Wilmington, New Castle County, Del. Born in Portage, Columbia County, Wis., October 3, 1916. Republican. Textile researcher for du Pont chemical company; delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware, 1964 (alternate), 1972 (delegation chair); Governor of Delaware, 1969-73; defeated, 1972. Unitarian. Member, American Chemical Society; Phi Beta Kappa; Sigma Xi; Phi Eta Sigma. Died February 21, 2011 (age 94 years, 141 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Anton Peterson and Emma (Anthony) Peterson; married, June 30, 1937, to E. Lillian Turner.   See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier   Books by Russell W. Peterson: Patriots, Stand Up!: This Land Is Our Land; Fight to Take It Back

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