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Dairy Industry Politicians in Wisconsin

  Theodore Abrahamson (1900-1978) — of Tigerton, Shawano County, Wis.; Wittenberg, Shawano County, Wis. Born in Lyngdal, Norway, June 24, 1900. Republican. Dairy farmer; grain elevator business; bank director; member of Wisconsin state assembly from Shawano County, 1959-62. Norwegian ancestry. Died in October, 1978 (age 78 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Henry Cullen Adams (1850-1906) — also known as Henry C. Adams — of Madison, Dane County, Wis. Born in Verona, Oneida County, N.Y., November 28, 1850. Republican. Dairy farmer; member of Wisconsin state assembly, 1883-86; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1888; Wisconsin Dairy and Food Commissioner, 1895-1902; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 2nd District, 1903-06; died in office 1906. Died, from intestinal illness, in Auditorium Hotel, Chicago, Cook County, Ill., July 9, 1906 (age 55 years, 223 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wis.
  Relatives: Son of Benjamin Franklin Adams and Caroline Melissa Adams; married, October 15, 1878, to Anna B. Norton.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Lloyd R. Baumgart (1908-1985) — of Lena, Oconto County, Wis.; Coleman, Marinette County, Wis. Born in Green Bay, Brown County, Wis., January 29, 1908. Republican. Dairy farmer; painting contractor; hardware store owner; auctioneer; plumber; member of Wisconsin state assembly from Oconto County, 1957-64; defeated (Independent), 1952. Died in July, 1985 (age 77 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Everett V. Bidwell (1899-1991) — also known as Cy Bidwell — of Portage, Columbia County, Wis. Born in Houston, Houston County, Minn., October 22, 1899. Republican. Farmer; ice cream manufacturer; member of Wisconsin state assembly from Columbia County, 1953-66; member of Wisconsin state senate 27th District, 1971-82. Died January 7, 1991 (age 91 years, 77 days). Burial location unknown.
Taylor G. Brown Taylor Groves Brown (1890-1957) — also known as Taylor G. Brown — of Oshkosh, Winnebago County, Wis. Born in Richland County, Wis., February 28, 1890. Republican. School teacher and principal; county agricultural extension agent; dairy farmer; bank director; mayor of Oshkosh, Wis., 1930-33; defeated, 1935; candidate for U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 6th District, 1932; member of Wisconsin state senate 19th District, 1939-50. Died in Oshkosh, Winnebago County, Wis., July 18, 1957 (age 67 years, 140 days). Interment at Lake View Memorial Park, Oshkosh, Wis.
  Relatives: Son of Violetta Coralyn (Groves) Brown and James Russell Brown; married 1915 to Bergina H. Hauge.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1940
Laurie E. Carlson Laurie Edwin Carlson (1908-1999) — also known as Laurie E. Carlson — of Bayfield, Bayfield County, Wis. Born in Bayfield town, Bayfield County, Wis., January 12, 1908. Progressive. Fruit and dairy farmer; member of Wisconsin state assembly from Bayfield County, 1937-42; defeated, 1942; Dane County Clerk of Courts, 1966-76. Died in Madison, Dane County, Wis., March 26, 1999 (age 91 years, 73 days). Interment at Sunset Memory Gardens, Madison, Wis.
  Relatives: Married to Helen Mary Whipple.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1940
  Chester E. Dempsey (b. 1895) — of near Hartland, Waukesha County, Wis. Born in Merton, Waukesha County, Wis., July 20, 1895. Dairy farmer; member of Wisconsin state senate 33rd District, 1935-38, 1947-70; defeated (Democratic), 1938; candidate in Republican primary for U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 2nd District, 1956. Burial location unknown.
  Harvey L. Dueholm (b. 1910) — of Luck, Polk County, Wis. Born in Bone Lake town, Polk County, Wis., January 29, 1910. Democrat. Dairy farmer; member of Wisconsin state assembly, 1959-78 (Burnett and Polk counties 1959-74, 28th District 1975-78); defeated, 1956. Burial location unknown.
  Henry W. Hupfauf (b. 1885) — of Calumet County, Wis. Born in Harrison town, Calumet County, Wis., August 11, 1885. Democrat. Farmer; sugar company field man; general store operator; tavern owner; organizer of cooperative telephone company; treasurer of a butter and cheese cooperative; member of Wisconsin state assembly from Calumet County; elected 1936; defeated, 1938, 1940. Burial location unknown.
  Franklin M. Jahnke (b. 1900) — of Markesan, Green Lake County, Wis. Born in Marquette town, Green Lake County, Wis., April 20, 1900. Republican. Dairy farmer; member of Wisconsin state assembly from Green Lake and Waushara counties, 1957-68. Member, Kiwanis. Burial location unknown.
Harry A. Keegan Harry A. Keegan (b. 1882) — of Monroe, Green County, Wis. Born in Madison, Lake County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.), November 18, 1882. Republican. Grocer; dairy farmer; member of Wisconsin state assembly from Green County, 1939-46, 1949-56. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1940
  Alan J. Lasee (b. 1937) — of Wisconsin. Born in Rockland town, Brown County, Wis., July 31, 1937. Republican. Dairy farmer; member of Wisconsin state assembly 3rd District; defeated, 1972; elected 1974; member of Wisconsin state senate 1st District; elected 1978. Member, Farm Bureau. Still living as of 1978.
  George Mireau (b. 1888) — of Rice Lake, Barron County, Wis. Born in Doyle town, Barron County, Wis., September 6, 1888. Democrat. Farmer; president of a butter and cheese company; member of Wisconsin state assembly from Barron County; defeated, 1954, 1956; elected 1958. Burial location unknown.
Philip E. Nelson Philip E. Nelson (b. 1891) — of Maple, Douglas County, Wis. Born in Curtiss, Clark County, Wis., September 1, 1891. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; cost accountant for Oakland Motor Car Company, Pontiac, Mich.; owner of cheese factories; merchant; farmer; member of Wisconsin state assembly, 1927-30; member of Wisconsin state senate 11th District, 1931-42; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1936 (member, Resolutions Committee). Burial location unknown.
  Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1940
  Norbert Nuttelman (b. 1911) — of West Salem, La Crosse County, Wis. Born in La Crosse County, Wis., March 8, 1911. Republican. Dairy farmer; member of Wisconsin state assembly from La Crosse County 2nd District, 1961-69; defeated, 1958. Member, Kiwanis. Burial location unknown.
  Henry Martin Peters (b. 1889) — also known as Henry M. Peters — of near Menasha, Calumet County, Wis. Born in Woodville town, Calumet County, Wis., November 21, 1889. Republican. Dairy farmer; member of Wisconsin state assembly from Calumet County, 1949-58; defeated (Independent), 1958. Burial location unknown.
  Oscar Rennebohm (1889-1968) — of Madison, Dane County, Wis. Born near Leeds, Columbia County, Wis., May 25, 1889. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; druggist; dairy farmer; Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin, 1945-49; Governor of Wisconsin, 1947-51. Lutheran. Died October 15, 1968 (age 79 years, 143 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wis.
  Relatives: Son of William Carl Rennebohm and Julia (Brandt) Rennebohm; married, September 8, 1920, to Mary Fowler.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
  Ben A. Riehle (b. 1897) — of Athens, Marathon County, Wis. Born in Rietbrock town, Marathon County, Wis., May 15, 1897. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; dairy farmer; member of Wisconsin state assembly from Marathon County 1st District, 1955-68; defeated, 1948 (People's Progressive), 1952. Burial location unknown.
  Elmer J. Schowalter (b. 1894) — of Jackson, Washington County, Wis. Born in Jackson town, Washington County, Wis., October 12, 1894. Republican. Dairy farmer; member of Wisconsin state assembly from Washington County, 1955-64. Burial location unknown.
  James Riley Stone (1886-1978) — also known as J. Riley Stone — of Reedsburg, Sauk County, Wis.; Baraboo, Sauk County, Wis. Born in Sully County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.), October 17, 1886. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; dairy farmer; postmaster at Reedsburg, Wis., 1925-33; Sauk County Sheriff, 1945-49; member of Wisconsin state assembly from Sauk County, 1949-58. Died February 25, 1978 (age 91 years, 131 days). Interment at Green Wood Cemetery, Reedsburg, Wis.
  Relatives: Son of James Asahel Stone and Minnie L. (Corwith) Stone; married to Vera M. Milhaupt.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John W. Thomas (b. 1846) — of Chippewa Falls, Chippewa County, Wis. Born in Wales, March 31, 1846. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; dairy farmer; director and treasurer, Eagle Point Insurance Company; Chippewa County Treasurer, 1885-86; member of Wisconsin state assembly, 1895-1902; Wisconsin railroad commissioner, 1903. Burial location unknown.
  See also Wikipedia article
Alexander Wiley Alexander Wiley (1884-1967) — of Chippewa Falls, Chippewa County, Wis. Born in Chippewa Falls, Chippewa County, Wis., May 26, 1884. Republican. Lawyer; Chippewa County District Attorney, 1909-15; dairy farmer; candidate for Governor of Wisconsin, 1936; U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, 1939-63. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Sons of Norway; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Moose; Kiwanis; United Commercial Travelers. Died at High Oaks Christian Science Church Sanitarium, in Germantown, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., May 26, 1967 (age 83 years, 0 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Chippewa Falls, Wis.
  Relatives: Married 1909 to May Jenkins; married 1952 to Dorothy May Kydd.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1940
  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.
  Relatives: Married to Mary Thompson Hill; father of Frances E. Willard.
  See also Wikipedia article
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