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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.
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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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Francis Bowler Keene (b. 1856) —
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.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. David Keene and Susan Elizabeth (Bowler) Keene; married, November
8, 1893, to Emerin Price Semple. |
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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. |
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memorial |
| | | Image source: Tacoma News Tribune,
January 21, 1908 |
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Fred W. Upham (1861-1925) —
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.
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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.
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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.
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Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1940 |
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