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Politicians in Construction in Wisconsin

  Raymond C. Bice (1896-1994) — of La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wis. Born in La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wis., April 5, 1896. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; building contractor; lumber dealer; member of Wisconsin state assembly from La Crosse County 1st District, 1947-53; member of Wisconsin state senate 32nd District, 1953-68. Died December 14, 1994 (age 98 years, 253 days). Interment somewhere in La Crosse, Wis.
  Albert M. Bielawski (b. 1867) — of Cudahy, Milwaukee County, Wis.; Gary, Lake County, Ind.; Hamtramck, Wayne County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Poland, January 17, 1867. Architect; superintendent of construction for steel mills, 1907-12; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1929-30, 1935-36 (Wayne County 3rd District 1929-30, Wayne County 1st District 1935-36); defeated, 1926 (Republican primary, Wayne County 3rd District), 1930 (Democratic, Wayne County 3rd District), 1936 (Democratic primary, Wayne County 1st District); candidate in Democratic primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1932. Catholic. Polish ancestry. Member, Polish National Alliance. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Bielawski and Teresa (Mroczynska) Bielawski; married, June 12, 1894, to Hattie Banaszynska.
  Keith C. Hardie (b. 1910) — of Taylor, Jackson County, Wis. Born in Franklin town, Jackson County, Wis., May 16, 1910. Democrat. Carpenter; operator of bulk oil station in Black River Falls, and a garage/service station in Franklin; member of Wisconsin state assembly, 1953-60 (Jackson County 1953-54, Jackson and Trempealeau counties 1955-60); candidate for Presidential Elector for Wisconsin. Burial location unknown.
  Patrick H. Kelly (b. 1890) — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., June 13, 1890. Democrat. Automobile plant foreman; carpenter; general contractor; member of Wisconsin state assembly from Milwaukee County 10th District, 1959-60, 1963-64. Member, Eagles. Burial location unknown.
  Henry Frank Kitz (1856-1930) — also known as Henry F. Kitz — of Dale, Outagamie County, Wis.; Oshkosh, Winnebago County, Wis. Born in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, October 20, 1856. Merchant; contractor; mayor of Oshkosh, Wis., 1924-30. Died in Oshkosh, Winnebago County, Wis., April 27, 1930 (age 73 years, 189 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Oshkosh, Wis.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Kitz and Marie (Winterscheidt) Kitz; married 1879 to Margaret Gmeiner; married 1901 to Catherine Maeckes.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Edward Francis Mertz (1890-1970) — also known as Edward F. Mertz — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., August 15, 1890. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; building contractor; restaurant and tavern operator; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1944 (alternate), 1948 (alternate), 1952; member of Wisconsin state assembly, 1949-56, 1965-68 (Milwaukee County 16th District 1949-54, Milwaukee County 1st District 1955-56, Milwaukee County 9th District 1965-68). German ancestry. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Eagles. Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., May 3, 1970 (age 79 years, 261 days). Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph M. Mertz and Catherine (Dickmann) Mertz; married to Meta Fluck.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Mark W. Neumann (b. 1954) — of Nashotah, Waukesha County, Wis. Born in East Troy, Walworth County, Wis., February 27, 1954. Republican. School teacher; athletic coach; real estate developer; builder; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 1st District, 1995-99; defeated, 1992, 1993; candidate for U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, 1998; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 2008. Still living as of 2014.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Charles Oellerich (1848-1928) — of Oshkosh, Winnebago County, Wis. Born in Germany, December 1, 1848. Republican. Carpenter; commission merchant; gymnastics instructor; candidate for mayor of Oshkosh, Wis., 1905; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1916. German ancestry. Died in Oshkosh, Winnebago County, Wis., December 24, 1928 (age 80 years, 23 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Oshkosh, Wis.
  Relatives: Son of John Jacob Oellerich and Meta M. Oellerich; married to Fanny Eckstein.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Jacob Paff (1824-1895) — also known as "Honest Jake" — of Wausau, Marathon County, Wis. Born in Prussia, November 5, 1824. Builder; merchant; insurance agent; lumber business; mayor of Wausau, Wis., 1873-74. German ancestry. Died in 1895 (age about 70 years). Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery, Wausau, Wis.
  Relatives: Married, January 20, 1856, to Sophia Louis Doell.
  Patrick Prudlow (born c.1945) — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born about 1945. Republican. General contractor; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 2004. Still living as of 2004.
Joseph A. Schmitz Joseph A. Schmitz (b. 1898) — of Germantown, Washington County, Wis. Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., July 5, 1898. Republican. Draftsman; engineer; water main inspector; building contractor; hotel business; member of Wisconsin state assembly from Washington County, 1939-44; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1956. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1940
  Henry Smith (1838-1916) — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in Baltimore, Md., July 22, 1838. Architect; builder; member of Wisconsin state assembly, 1878; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 4th District, 1887-89. Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., September 16, 1916 (age 78 years, 56 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Union Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  John Reynard Todd (c.1868-1945) — also known as John R. Todd — of Summit, Union County, N.J.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Johnstown, Rock County, Wis., about 1868. Republican. Lawyer; president of the Todd Robertson Todd construction and engineering firm; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1928, 1932, 1940. Member, Union League. Died, of a heart attack, in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., May 12, 1945 (age about 77 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. James Doeg Todd and Susan (Webster) Todd; married to Alice Peck Bray; father of Webster Bray Todd; grandfather of Webster Bray Todd Jr. and Christine Todd Whitman.
  Political family: Todd-Whitman family of New Jersey.
  Gabriel Zophy (b. 1869) — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in Schwanden, Switzerland, April 17, 1869. Socialist. Carpenter; contractor; member of Wisconsin state senate 7th District, 1911-14. Burial location unknown.
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