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Coal, Ice, and Fuel Dealer Politicians in Wisconsin

  Emanuel F. Brunette — of Green Bay, Brown County, Wis. Born in Howard, Brown County, Wis. Democrat. Lumber and fuel business; member of Wisconsin state assembly from Brown County 2nd District, 1929-30; member of Wisconsin state senate 2nd District, 1933-36; defeated, 1936. Burial location unknown.
Lester R. Johnson Lester Roland Johnson (1901-1975) — also known as Lester Johnson — of Black River Falls, Jackson County, Wis. Born in Brandon, Fond du Lac County, Wis., June 16, 1901. Democrat. Lumber, feed, and coal business; lawyer; Jackson County District Attorney, 1943-46, 1953; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1952; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 9th District, 1953-65; member of Wisconsin Democratic State Central Committee, 1954. Died in Augusta, Eau Claire County, Wis., July 24, 1975 (age 74 years, 38 days). Interment at Brandon Cemetery, Brandon, Wis.
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  Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1954
  Edwin Holton Keeler (1863-1931) — also known as E. H. Keeler — of Rockford, Winnebago County, Ill. Born in Janesville, Rock County, Wis., August 13, 1863. Republican. Lumber and fuel business; bank director; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1908. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Union League; Elks. Died, from influenza and a heart attack, in Rockford, Winnebago County, Ill., March 28, 1931 (age 67 years, 227 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Rockford, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Chauncey Conant Keeler and Katherine Means (Spaulding) Keeler; married, December 3, 1885, to Clara May Reitler; married 1923 to Adelaide (Moore) Clark; fourth cousin once removed of Frank Heman Ticknor.
  Political families:Four Thousand Related Politicians).
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  Francis Bowler Keene (1856-1945) — also known as Francis B. Keene — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., December 11, 1856. Engineer; coal sales agent; newspaper editor; member of Wisconsin state assembly, 1899-1902; U.S. Consul in Florence, 1903-05; Geneva, 1905-15; U.S. Consul General in Zurich, 1915-17; Rome, 1917-24. Member, American Historical Association; Sons of the American Revolution. Died in Italy, 1945 (age about 88 years). Interment at Campo Cestio, Rome, Italy.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. David Keene and Susan Elizabeth (Bowler) Keene; married, November 8, 1893, to Emerin Price Semple.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
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.
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  Image source: Tacoma (Wash.) News Tribune, January 21, 1908
Fred W. Upham Frederic William Upham (1861-1925) — also known as Fred W. Upham — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Racine, Racine County, Wis., January 29, 1861. Republican. Lumber business; president, City Fuel Company, coal dealers; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1892, 1912, 1916, 1920 (chair, Arrangements Committee), 1924; member of Illinois Republican State Central Committee, 1919; Treasurer of Republican National Committee, 1920-24; member of Republican National Committee from Illinois, 1924. Member, Union League; Society of Colonial Wars; Sons of the American Revolution; Loyal Legion. Died, from a cerebral hemorrhage, in Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Fla., February 15, 1925 (age 64 years, 17 days). Interment at Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Calvin Hoadley Upham and Amanda Eveline (Gibbs) Upham; married to Alice Judd and Helen Hall; nephew of William Henry Upham; second cousin once removed of Isaiah Blood; second cousin twice removed of William Upham and Alonzo Sidney Upham; third cousin twice removed of Don Alonzo Joshua Upham; fourth cousin once removed of Charles Leslie Upham.
  Political families: Upham family of Massachusetts and New Hampshire; Upham family of Massachusetts (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Proceedings of the 1920 Republican National Convention
William K. Van_Pelt William Kaiser Van Pelt (1905-1996) — also known as William K. Van Pelt — of Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County, Wis. Born in Glenbeulah, Sheboygan County, Wis., March 10, 1905. Republican. Retail fuel business; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1944, 1948 (alternate); U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 6th District, 1951-65; defeated, 1964. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Kiwanis. Died June 2, 1996 (age 91 years, 84 days). Interment at Rienzi Cemetery, Fond du Lac, Wis.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1954
Herman B. Wegner Herman B. Wegner (b. 1891) — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., January 3, 1891. Shoe and leather cutter; coal salesman; member of Wisconsin state assembly from Milwaukee County 16th District, 1933-44. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1940

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