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Harry Wilfred Adams (b. 1879) —
also known as Harry W. Adams —
of Beloit, Rock
County, Wis.
Born in Blanchardville, Lafayette
County, Wis., February
13, 1879.
Lawyer;
chairman, Dell Food
Specialty Co.; director, Mutual Benefit Life Insurance
Co.; mayor of
Beloit, Wis., 1914-18.
Congregationalist. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Woodmen;
Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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William Herbert Adams (1861-1954) —
also known as William H. Adams; Billy
Adams —
of Alamosa, Alamosa
County, Colo.
Born in Blue Mounds, Dane
County, Wis., February
15, 1861.
Member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1887-89; member of Colorado
state senate, 1889-1927; Governor of
Colorado, 1927-33.
Congregationalist.
Died, of a heart
ailment, February
4, 1954 (age 92 years, 354
days).
Interment at Alamosa
Cemetery, Alamosa, Colo.
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John Miller Baer (1886-1970) —
of North Dakota.
Born in Black Creek, Outagamie
County, Wis., March
29, 1886.
Civil
engineer; farmer; cartoonist;
postmaster;
U.S.
Representative from North Dakota 1st District, 1917-21; defeated
(Non-Partisan League), 1920.
Congregationalist.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
18, 1970 (age 83 years, 326
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring, Md.
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Stephen Bolles (1866-1941) —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio; Erie, Erie
County, Pa.; Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.; Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.; Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.; Janesville, Rock
County, Wis.
Born in Springboro, Crawford
County, Pa., June 25,
1866.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; newspaper
editor and publisher; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Wisconsin, 1928;
member of Wisconsin
Republican State Central Committee, 1936; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 1st District, 1939-41; died in
office 1941.
Congregationalist. Member, Sigma
Delta Chi; Kiwanis;
Grange.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 8,
1941 (age 75 years, 13
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Janesville, 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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Willard H. Burney (1857-1943) —
of Hartington, Cedar
County, Neb.
Born in Grant
County, Wis., July 5,
1857.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Nebraska
state house of representatives 15th District, 1919.
Congregationalist. Member, Woodmen.
Died in Hartington, Cedar
County, Neb., 1943
(age about
85 years).
Interment at Hartington
Cemetery, Hartington, Neb.
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Samuel Wesley Clark (b. 1872) —
also known as S. Wesley Clark —
of Redfield, Spink
County, S.Dak.
Born in Platteville, Grant
County, Wis., December
28, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer; Spink
County State's Attorney, 1900-04; South
Dakota state attorney general, 1907-11; U.S.
Attorney for South Dakota, 1921-26.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Pliny Clark and Elizabeth Dennison (Huntington) Clark;
married 1900 to Daisy
Labrie; married 1919 to Essie
Eggler. |
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George S. S. Codington —
also known as G. S. S. Codington —
of Medary, Brookings
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.).
Minister;
member of Dakota
territorial House of Representatives, 1877-78.
Congregationalist or Presbyterian.
Died of tuberculosis
in Wisconsin.
Burial location unknown.
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Edgar S. Coolidge (b. 1855) —
of Lowell, Orleans
County, Vt.
Born in Wyocena, Columbia
County, Wis., October
11, 1855.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Lowell, 1888.
Congregationalist.
Burial location unknown.
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George Jonathan Danforth (1875-1952) —
also known as George J. Danforth —
of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Meeme, Manitowoc
County, Wis., November
21, 1875.
Republican. Lawyer; Minnehaha
County State's Attorney, 1910-11; member of South
Dakota state senate 10th District, 1919-22; candidate for U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1930, 1938.
Congregationalist. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Died March
30, 1952 (age 76 years, 130
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Sioux Falls, S.Dak.
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Joseph Edward Davies (1876-1958) —
also known as Joseph E. Davies —
of Wisconsin; Washington,
D.C.; Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Watertown, Jefferson
County, Wis., November
29, 1876.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Wisconsin, 1912; law partner of Timothy
T. Ansberry; member, Federal Trade Commission, 1915-18; chair,
Federal Trade Commission, 1915-16; economic advisor to President Woodrow
Wilson at the Paris peace conference after World War I; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1918; Vice-Chair
of Democratic National Committee, 1936; U.S. Ambassador to Soviet Union, 1936-38; Belgium, 1938-39; U.S. Minister to Luxembourg, 1938-39.
Congregationalist. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Upsilon; Sigma
Delta Chi.
Died, of bronchial
pneumonia following a stroke,
in Washington,
D.C., May 9,
1958 (age 81 years, 161
days).
Entombed at Washington
National Cathedral, Washington, D.C.
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Glenn Robert Davis (1914-1988) —
also known as Glenn R. Davis —
of Waukesha, Waukesha
County, Wis.; New Berlin, Waukesha
County, Wis.; Wauwatosa, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Vernon, Waukesha
County, Wis., October
28, 1914.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1941-42; served in the U.S. Navy during World War
II; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin, 1947-57, 1965-74 (2nd District
1947-57, 9th District 1965-74); delegate to Republican National
Convention from Wisconsin, 1956,
1960,
1972;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1956, 1957.
Congregationalist.
Died September
21, 1988 (age 73 years, 329
days).
Interment at Prairie
Home Cemetery, Waukesha, Wis.
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Edward Engerud (b. 1868) —
of Lisbon, Ransom
County, N.Dak.; Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak.
Born in Racine, Racine
County, Wis., February
13, 1868.
Republican. Lawyer; Ransom
County State's Attorney, 1897; justice of
North Dakota state supreme court, 1904-07; appointed 1904;
resigned 1907; U.S.
Attorney for North Dakota, 1911-14.
Congregationalist.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Lars Engerud and Christine M. (Bakke) Engerud; married, July 22,
1890, to Clara J. Jacobsen. |
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William D. Evans (1852-1936) —
of Hampton, Franklin
County, Iowa.
Born in Marquette
County, Wis., May 10,
1852.
Republican. District judge in Iowa 11th District, 1903-08; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1908-34.
Congregationalist.
Died May 5,
1936 (age 83 years, 361
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Evan J. Evans and Ann (Davis) Evans; married, October
29, 1879, to Julia Stark. |
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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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Oscar Hallam (b. 1865) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Linden town, Iowa
County, Wis., October
19, 1865.
Republican. Lawyer;
district judge in Minnesota 2nd District, 1905-13; justice of
Minnesota state supreme court, 1913-23; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1923; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Minnesota, 1928.
Congregationalist. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Phi
Beta Kappa; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Hallam and Mary (Wood) Hallam; married, July 27,
1892, to Edith L. Lott. |
| | | Image source: Minnesota Legislative
Manual 1917 |
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Charles E. Hammersley (1881-1957) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Madison, Dane
County, Wis., October
2, 1881.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Governor of
Wisconsin, 1930; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Wisconsin, 1932,
1936,
1940.
Congregationalist. Member, American Bar
Association; Elks.
Died in 1957
(age about
75 years).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward C. Hammersley and Ella (Viall) Hammersley; married to
Althea Reineking. |
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Connor T. Hansen (b. 1913) —
of Eau Claire, Eau Claire
County, Wis.
Born in Freeman, Hutchinson
County, S.Dak., November
1, 1913.
Republican. FBI
special agent; lawyer; Eau
Claire County District Attorney, 1939-44; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1948.
Congregationalist.
Burial location unknown.
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Irvine Luther Lenroot (1869-1949) —
also known as Irvine L. Lenroot —
of Superior, Douglas
County, Wis.
Born in Superior, Douglas
County, Wis., January
31, 1869.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Douglas County 1st District, 1901-07; Speaker of
the Wisconsin State Assembly, 1903-07; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1908;
U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 11th District, 1909-18; U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1918-27; candidate for Republican
nomination for Vice President, 1920;
Associate
Judge of U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1929-44;
retired 1944.
Congregationalist. Swedish
ancestry.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
26, 1949 (age 79 years, 361
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Superior, Wis.
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Joseph H. Loveland (b. 1859) —
of Norwich, Windsor
County, Vt.
Born in Wauwatosa, Milwaukee
County, Wis., March
10, 1859.
Farmer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Norwich, 1923-25; member of
Vermont
state senate from Windsor County, 1927.
Congregationalist.
Burial location unknown.
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Allan W. Martin (b. 1874) —
of Hartland, Windsor
County, Vt.
Born in Beaver Dam, Dodge
County, Wis., October
5, 1874.
Woodwork
manufacturer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Hartland, 1923-25; member of
Vermont
state senate from Windsor County, 1927.
Congregationalist.
Burial location unknown.
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Vincent Albert Martin (1870-1951) —
also known as Vincent A. Martin —
of Fruitport, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Madison, Dane
County, Wis., February
17, 1870.
Republican. Train
master of the Grand Rapids, Grand Haven and Muskegon electric
railway; member of Michigan
state senate 23rd District, 1917-18, 1925-28; defeated in
primary, 1922, 1940; Dry candidate for delegate
to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Muskegon
County 2nd District, 1933.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in Grand Haven, Ottawa
County, Mich., September
22, 1951 (age 81 years, 217
days).
Interment at Ottawa Center Cemetery, Coopersville, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of George S. Martin and Harriet E. (Phelps) Martin; married to Sarah
E. Smith; married 1919 to Mary
Augusta (Neuman) Kinney; married 1934 to Addie
L. (Carter) Robinson. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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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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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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Alex J. Meunier (b. 1897) —
of Sturgeon Bay, Door
County, Wis.
Born in Brussels town, Door
County, Wis., November
9, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
teacher; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1943-49; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1952;
member of Wisconsin
state senate 1st District, 1963-70; defeated, 1970.
Congregationalist.
Burial location unknown.
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Wayne Lyman Morse (1900-1974) —
also known as Wayne L. Morse —
of Eugene, Lane
County, Ore.
Born in Verona, Dane
County, Wis., October
20, 1900.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1945-69; defeated (Democratic), 1968, 1972;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1952;
member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1955; candidate
for Democratic nomination for President, 1960;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1964.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Americans
for Democratic Action.
Was actively engaged in campaigning
for U.S. Senate when he died, in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., July 22,
1974 (age 73 years, 275
days).
Interment at Rest
Haven Memorial Park, Eugene, Ore.
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Philleo Nash (1909-1987) —
of Wisconsin Rapids, Wood
County, Wis.
Born in Wisconsin Rapids, Wood
County, Wis., October
25, 1909.
Democrat. Anthropologist;
cranberry
grower; Wisconsin
Democratic state chair, 1955-57; Lieutenant
Governor of Wisconsin, 1959-61; Commissioner, U.S. Bureau of
Indian Affairs, 1961-66.
Congregationalist. Member, Sigma
Xi; Theta
Delta Chi.
Died October
12, 1987 (age 77 years, 352
days).
Cremated.
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George Frederick Oaks (1892-1981) —
also known as George F. Oaks —
of Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis.
Born in Winneconne, Winnebago
County, Wis., January
19, 1892.
Mayor
of Oshkosh, Wis., 1933-35, 1939-47; defeated, 1935, 1937, 1947,
1949, 1953.
United Church of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Elks.
Died in Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis., October
6, 1981 (age 89 years, 260
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Oshkosh, Wis.
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Relatives: Son
of Willard Oaks and Emily (Lueck) Oaks; married 1917 to Helen
Rohrbeck. |
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William Proxmire (1915-2005) —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Lake Forest, Lake
County, Ill., November
11, 1915.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Dane County 2nd District, 1951-52; candidate
for Governor of
Wisconsin, 1952, 1954, 1956 (Democratic); alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1952
(member, Credentials
Committee); U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1957-89.
United Church of Christ. Member, Americans
for Democratic Action; Chi Psi.
Died, from Alzheimer's
disease, in Sykesville, Carroll
County, Md., December
15, 2005 (age 90 years, 34
days).
Interment at Lake
Forest Cemetery, Lake Forest, Ill.
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Harold Barlow Quarton (1888-1981) —
also known as Harold B. Quarton —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Algona, Kossuth
County, Iowa, February
8, 1888.
U.S. Vice Consul in Berlin, 1912-17; U.S. Consul in Rotterdam, 1918; Malmo, 1918-19; Reval, 1922-25; Coblenz, 1925-27; Havana, 1927-33; U.S. Consul General in Guayaquil, 1933-34; St. John's, 1934-41; Malaga, 1942-46; Tampico, 1946-48.
Congregationalist. Member, Kappa
Sigma; Rotary.
Died in September, 1981
(age 93
years, 0 days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Algona, Iowa.
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Karl Lott Rankin (1898-1991) —
also known as Karl L. Rankin —
of South Bridgton, Bridgton, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Manitowoc, Manitowoc
County, Wis., September
4, 1898.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; Foreign Service officer;
U.S. Consul in Belgrade, as of 1940; U.S. Consul General in Canton, as of 1949; Hong Kong, 1949-50; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to China, 1950-53; U.S. Ambassador to China (Taiwan), 1953-57; Yugoslavia, 1957-61.
Congregationalist. Member, Phi
Kappa Sigma.
Died January
15, 1991 (age 92 years, 133
days).
Cremated.
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Arthur Loomis Sanborn (1850-1920) —
of Elkhorn, Walworth
County, Wis.; Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Brasher Falls, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., November
17, 1850.
Walworth
County Register of Deeds, 1875-79; lawyer; law
partner of John
C. Spooner; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Wisconsin, 1905-20;
died in office 1920.
Congregationalist.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Madison, Dane
County, Wis., October
18, 1920 (age 69 years, 336
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wis.
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Henry Carl Schadeberg (1913-1985) —
also known as Henry C. Schadeberg —
of Burlington, Racine
County, Wis.
Born in Manitowoc, Manitowoc
County, Wis., October
12, 1913.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 1st District, 1961-65, 1967-71;
defeated, 1964, 1970; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Wisconsin, 1964.
United Church of Christ. Member, Rotary;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Died in Rockbridge Baths, Rockbridge
County, Va., December
11, 1985 (age 72 years, 60
days).
Cremated.
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William V. Weber (1901-1989) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Viroqua, Vernon
County, Wis., November
9, 1901.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; superintendent
of schools; university
professor; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1960;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1963; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 46th District, 1967-72.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in 1989
(age about
87 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Amos Parker Wilder (1862-1936) —
also known as Amos P. Wilder —
of Wisconsin.
Born in Calais, Washington
County, Maine, February
15, 1862.
Newspaper
editor; U.S. Consul General in Hong Kong, 1906-09; Shanghai, 1909-14.
Congregationalist.
Died in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., July 2,
1936 (age 74 years, 138
days).
Interment at Mount Carmel Cemetery, Hamden, Conn.
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Josiah Flint Willard (1805-1868) —
also known as Josiah F. Willard —
of Janesville, Rock
County, Wis.
Born in Wheelock, Caledonia
County, Vt., November
17, 1805.
Dairy farmer; naturalist;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1849.
Congregationalist; later Methodist.
Died January
24, 1868 (age 62 years, 68
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Mary Thompson Hill; father of Frances E.
Willard. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
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