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Roy Whitney Atkinson (1894-1962) —
also known as Roy Atkinson —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Hertel, Burnett
County, Wis., September
26, 1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; coal miner;
CIO Regional
Director; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Washington, 1944
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1948
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1952.
Protestant.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Eagles.
Died August
31, 1962 (age 67 years, 339
days).
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Ferndale, Wash.
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Relatives: Son
of Jeremiah Atkinson and Nora (Whitney) Atkinson; married to Bertha
Lee Catlett. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Thomas G. Atkinson (1928-1988) —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.
Born in Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis., March 9,
1928.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; mayor
of Green Bay, Wis., 1973-75; defeated, 1979, 1987.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; National Rifle
Association; Eagles; Moose.
Died, of cancer,
on June 10,
1988 (age 60 years, 93
days).
Interment at Fort
Howard Memorial Park, Green Bay, Wis.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Atkinson and Evelyn (Piron) Atkinson; married to Patricia
Liebergen. |
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Andrew John Biemiller (1906-1982) —
also known as Andrew J. Biemiller —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Sandusky, Erie
County, Ohio, July 23,
1906.
College
instructor; Socialist Party educational director for Milwaukee,
1933-36; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 2nd District, 1937-42; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 5th District, 1945-47, 1949-51;
defeated (Democratic), 1946, 1950, 1952; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1948,
1952
(alternate).
Quaker.
Member, Americans
for Democratic Action; Eagles; Elks; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; American
Federation of Teachers.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., April 3,
1982 (age 75 years, 254
days).
Interment at Ellicott
Family Cemetery, Ellicott City, Md.
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Roman Richard Blenski (1917-2002) —
also known as Roman R. Blenski —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., January
24, 1917.
Member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 17th District, 1945-46;
defeated (Democratic), 1938, 1948; member of Wisconsin
state senate 7th District, 1949-54; candidate for circuit judge
in Wisconsin 2nd Circuit, 1954; Independent candidate for U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1974; candidate in Republican primary for
U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 4th District, 2000.
Polish
ancestry. Member, Eagles; Polish
National Alliance.
Died August
30, 2002 (age 85 years, 218
days).
Interment at St.
Adalbert's Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
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George W. Borowitz (1870-1938) —
of Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis.
Born in Germany,
December
7, 1870.
Tailor;
mayor
of Wausau, Wis., 1935-38.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Catholic
Order of Foresters; Eagles; Elks.
While on a hunting and
fishing trip, he and three other men from Wausau (N. P. Beck,
Herman Belter, and J. William Delaney) drowned
when their boat
capsized, in Island Lake, Vilas
County, Wis., November
12, 1938 (age 67 years, 340
days). The overturned boat was found two days later; the bodies
were recovered from the lake the following April.
Interment at St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery, Wausau, Wis.
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Relatives: Son
of Michael Borowitz and Hulda (Lambs) Borowitz; married, January
20, 1899, to Josephine Kroupa. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | Image source: Appleton (Wis.)
Post-Crescent, November 14, 1938 |
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Arnold J. Cane (b. 1914) —
of Menasha, Winnebago
County, Wis.
Born in Ontonagon, Ontonagon
County, Mich., December
11, 1914.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1951-60 (Winnebago County 2nd District 1951-54,
Winnebago County 3rd District 1955-60).
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Kiwanis;
Elks;
Eagles; American Bar
Association.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert A. Collins (b. 1924) —
of Wauwatosa, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., November
4, 1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 21st District, 1959-62.
Member, Eagles; American
Legion.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert M. Curley (b. 1922) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., November
23, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 18th District, 1959-60.
Member, Elks;
Eagles; American Bar
Association.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas J. Duffey (b. 1927) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., December
26, 1927.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 16th District, 1955-60.
Member, Eagles; American
Legion; Amvets.
Still living as of 1960.
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Leif Erickson (1906-1998) —
of Richland
County, Mont.; Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Cashton, Monroe
County, Wis., July 29,
1906.
Democrat. Lawyer; Richland
County Attorney, 1936-38; justice of
Montana state supreme court, 1938-46; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Montana, 1940
(alternate), 1948,
1952,
1956;
Democratic candidate for Governor of
Montana, 1944, 1948 (primary); candidate for U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1946; Montana
Democratic state chair, 1956-58; member of Democratic
National Committee from Montana, 1962-73.
Lutheran.
Norwegian
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Lambda
Chi Alpha; Sons of
Norway; Freemasons;
Eagles; Elks.
Died at the Riverside Health
Care Center, Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont., December
22, 1998 (age 92 years, 146
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Relatives: Son
of Oluf Erickson and Dora B. (Swanson) Erickson; married, December
29, 1932, to Huberta Barton Brown. |
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Gerald Thomas Flynn (1910-1990) —
also known as Gerald T. Flynn —
of Racine, Racine
County, Wis.
Born near Racine, Racine
County, Wis., October
7, 1910.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1948,
1952;
member of Wisconsin
state senate 21st District, 1951-53; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 1st District, 1959-61; defeated,
1956, 1960, 1962.
Catholic.
Member, Elks;
Eagles.
Died in Racine, Racine
County, Wis., May 14,
1990 (age 79 years, 219
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Bernard John Gehrmann (1880-1958) —
also known as Bernard J. Gehrmann —
of Mellen, Ashland
County, Wis.
Born in Germany,
February
13, 1880.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; farmer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Ashland County, 1927-32, 1947-54; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1928
(alternate), 1932;
member of Wisconsin
state senate 12th District, 1933-34, 1955-56; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 10th District, 1935-43.
Catholic.
German
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Eagles.
Died July 12,
1958 (age 78 years, 149
days).
Interment at Mellen
Union Cemetery, Mellen, Wis.
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Joseph Anthony Greco (b. 1919) —
also known as Joseph A. Greco —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., December
5, 1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 3rd District, 1955-60.
Catholic.
Member, Holy
Name Society; Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion; Elks; Moose;
Eagles.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Gervase A. Hephner (b. 1936) —
of Chilton, Calumet
County, Wis.
Born in Rantoul town, Calumet
County, Wis., February
5, 1936.
Democrat. Farmer; systems
analyst; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1967-86.
Member, Eagles; Knights
of Columbus; American
Legion.
Still living as of 1986.
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Daniel Webster Hoan (1881-1961) —
also known as Daniel W. Hoan —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Waukesha, Waukesha
County, Wis., March
12, 1881.
Lawyer;
attorney
for Wisconsin Federation of Labor, 1908-10; mayor
of Milwaukee, Wis., 1916-40; defeated, 1948; Democratic candidate
for Governor of
Wisconsin, 1944, 1946; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Wisconsin, 1948,
1952
(alternate); Democratic candidate for U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 10th District, 1948; candidate in
Democratic primary for U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1950; Democratic candidate for Wisconsin
state senate 8th District, 1952.
Methodist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks;
Eagles; Woodmen.
Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., June 11,
1961 (age 80 years, 91
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
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Frank Bateman Keefe (1887-1952) —
also known as Frank B. Keefe —
of Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis.
Born in Winneconne, Winnebago
County, Wis., September
23, 1887.
Republican. Lawyer; Winnebago
County District Attorney, 1922-28; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 6th District, 1939-51.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks;
Eagles.
Died February
5, 1952 (age 64 years, 135
days).
Interment at Lake
View Memorial Park, Oshkosh, Wis.
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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.
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Warren Perley Knowles (1908-1993) —
also known as Warren P. Knowles —
of New Richmond, St. Croix
County, Wis.; Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in River Falls, Pierce
County, Wis., August
19, 1908.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state senate 10th District, 1941-54; served in the U.S. Navy
during World War II; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Wisconsin, 1948,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1972;
Lieutenant
Governor of Wisconsin, 1955-59, 1961-63; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Wisconsin; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1957; Governor of
Wisconsin, 1965-71.
Protestant.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Eagles; Kiwanis.
Suffered a heart
attack at the end of a day of fishing,
during the annual "Governor's Open" fishing tournament, and died soon
after at Black River Memorial Hospital,
Black River Falls, Jackson
County, Wis., May 1,
1993 (age 84 years, 255
days). His body was
donated to the Medical College of Wisconsin.
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Francis J. Lallensack (1916-1999) —
of Manitowoc, Manitowoc
County, Wis.
Born in Manitowoc, Manitowoc
County, Wis., January
16, 1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; police
officer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly 2nd District, 1973-75.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Eagles.
Died December
5, 1999 (age 83 years, 323
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert J. MacDonald (1914-1987) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Superior, Douglas
County, Wis., April
28, 1914.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District,
1941-44; member of Michigan
state senate 13th District, 1945-46.
Member, Elks; Lions;
Eagles.
Died in 1987
(age about
73 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Duncan F. MacDonald and Cecilia M. MacDonald. |
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Harold C. Malchow (1904-1938) —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.
Born in 1904.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Brown County 1st District, 1931-32; defeated,
1932; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin, 1934; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1936.
Member, Modern
Woodmen of America; Odd
Fellows; Moose;
Eagles.
Died, in a hospital
at Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis., March
17, 1938 (age about 33
years).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Allouez, Wis.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph M. Mertz and Catherine (Dickmann) Mertz; married to Meta
Fluck. |
| | See also Wikipedia
article |
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Louis L. Merz (b. 1908) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., July 20,
1908.
Democrat. Building
supplies business; real estate
broker; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 1st District, 1957-62.
Catholic.
Member, Holy
Name Society; Amvets;
Eagles; American
Arbitration Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Patrick Henry O'Brien (1868-1956) —
also known as Patrick H. O'Brien —
of Superior, Douglas
County, Wis.; Calumet, Houghton
County, Mich.; Laurium, Houghton
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Phoenix, Keweenaw
County, Mich., March
15, 1868.
Democrat. Miner; lawyer;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 32nd District, 1900; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1908 (12th District), 1930 (6th
District); circuit
judge in Michigan 12th Circuit, 1912-22; resigned 1922;
defeated, 1935 (3rd Circuit); delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1912
(speaker),
1928
(alternate), 1932;
candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1919, 1925; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1932; Michigan
state attorney general, 1933-34; defeated, 1934; candidate for
mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1937; Wayne
County Probate Judge, 1939.
Member, American Bar
Association; National
Lawyers Guild; Knights
of Columbus; Eagles; Elks.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
28, 1956 (age 88 years, 258
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James J. Omerberg (b. 1894) —
also known as Jim Omerberg —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in La Crosse, La Crosse
County, Wis., July 28,
1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wood County, 1959-60;
defeated, 1954, 1960.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks;
Eagles; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions;
American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Howard F. Pellant (1911-1977) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., July 23,
1911.
Democrat. Foundry
worker; meat cutter;
insurance
agent; tavern
proprietor; international
representative, United Auto Workers; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1952;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 17th District, 1953-60;
defeated, 1950.
Member, Eagles; Moose.
Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., November
22, 1977 (age 66 years, 122
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Pellant and Elizabeth (Gough) Pellant; married 1932 to Mary
Kazmierczak. |
| | See also Wikipedia
article |
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Arthur William Prehn (1884-1951) —
also known as Arthur W. Prehn; A. W. Prehn —
of Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis.
Born in Marathon City, Marathon
County, Wis., December
1, 1884.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1912,
1936,
1944;
Marathon
County District Attorney, 1922-25; member of Wisconsin
Republican State Central Committee, 1936.
Presbyterian.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Moose;
Eagles.
Died, of heart
failure, in Indian Rocks Beach, Pinellas
County, Fla., March
24, 1951 (age 66 years, 113
days).
Interment at Restlawn
Memorial Park, Wausau, Wis.
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Robert V. Sabonjian (1916-1992) —
also known as "The Rock" —
of Waukegan, Lake
County, Ill.
Born in Waukegan, Lake
County, Ill., January
4, 1916.
Served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II; dry cleaning
business; acting postmaster at Waukegan,
Ill., 1952-53; mayor
of Waukegan, Ill., 1957-77, 1985-89; defeated, 1977; bank
director; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1966.
Disciples
of Christ. Armenian
ancestry. Member, Eagles; Moose; Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., August
19, 1992 (age 76 years, 228
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Lazurus Sabonjian and Zaruhey (Mooradian) Sabonjian; married, June 7,
1947, to Lorene Terrill; father of Robert
Sabonjian Jr.. |
| | Image source: City of
Waukegan |
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Harry Sauthoff (1879-1966) —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Madison, Dane
County, Wis., June 3,
1879.
School
teacher; lawyer; Dane
County District Attorney, 1915-17; private secretary to Gov. John
J. Blaine, 1921; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1925-28; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 2nd District, 1935-39, 1941-45;
Progressive candidate for U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1944.
Member, Eagles; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose;
Lions;
Sons
of Union Veterans; American Bar
Association; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died in Madison, Dane
County, Wis., June 16,
1966 (age 87 years, 13
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wis.
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Charles J. Schmidt (b. 1907) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., March
20, 1907.
Democrat. Interior
decorator; auditor;
real
estate and insurance
business; member of Wisconsin
state assembly; elected 1948, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1958;
member of Wisconsin
state senate 5th District; elected 1962.
Catholic.
Member, Lions;
Eagles; Knights
of Columbus; Holy
Name Society.
Burial location unknown.
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William A. Schmidt (b. 1902) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Princeton, Green Lake
County, Wis., May 21,
1902.
Democrat. Member of Wisconsin
state senate 6th District, 1949-56.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Eagles.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1954 |
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Wilfred Schuele (b. 1906) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Hales Corners, Milwaukee
County, Wis., May 15,
1906.
Democrat. Member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 15th District; defeated,
1956; elected 1958; member of Wisconsin
state senate 5th District; elected 1964, 1966, 1970.
Member, Eagles; Woodmen of
the World.
Burial location unknown.
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Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach (1894-1948) —
also known as Lewis B. Schwellenbach —
of Neppel (now Moses Lake), Grant
County, Wash.
Born in Superior, Douglas
County, Wis., September
20, 1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; chair of
King County Democratic Party, 1928-30; candidate for Governor of
Washington, 1932; U.S.
Senator from Washington, 1935-40; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Washington, 1940-45;
resigned 1945; U.S.
Secretary of Labor, 1945-48; died in office 1948.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; American
Society for International Law; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American Bar
Association; Rotary;
Elks;
Eagles.
Died in Walter
Reed Hospital, Washington,
D.C., June 10,
1948 (age 53 years, 264
days).
Interment at Evergreen-Washelli
Memorial Park, Seattle, Wash.
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George M. Smith (b. 1912) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Montreal, Quebec,
May
18, 1912.
Republican. Not U.S. citizen; insurance
business; Lieutenant
Governor of Wisconsin, 1949-55; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 4th District, 1956.
Member, Lions;
Eagles.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1954 |
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Clark Wallace Thompson (1896-1981) —
also known as Clark W. Thompson —
of Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex.
Born in La Crosse, La Crosse
County, Wis., August
6, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; insurance
business; U.S.
Representative from Texas, 1933-35, 1947-67 (7th District
1933-35, 9th District 1947-67); served in the U.S. Marine Corps
during World War II; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Texas, 1956
(alternate), 1964.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Phi
Delta Theta; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Eagles; Redmen.
Died in Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex., December
16, 1981 (age 85 years, 132
days).
Interment at Galveston
Memorial Park Cemetery, Galveston, Tex.
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John Christian Voss (1862-1927) —
also known as John C. Voss —
of Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis.
Born in Germany,
September
14, 1862.
Democrat. Grocer; mayor
of Oshkosh, Wis., 1909-11; defeated, 1911, 1912 ( primary).
German
ancestry. Member, Elks;
Eagles; Moose; United
Commercial Travelers.
Died in Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis., August
22, 1927 (age 64 years, 342
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Oshkosh, Wis.
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Thaddeus Francis Boleslaw Wasielewski (1904-1976) —
also known as Thaddeus F. B. Wasielewski; Thad
Wasielewski —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., December
2, 1904.
U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 4th District, 1941-47; defeated
(Independent), 1946.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Lions;
Eagles; Polish
National Alliance.
Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., April
25, 1976 (age 71 years, 145
days).
Interment at St.
Adalbert's Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
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Anthony Matthias Werner (1894-1977) —
also known as A. Matt Werner —
of Sheboygan, Sheboygan
County, Wis.
Born in Kewaskum, Washington
County, Wis., February
19, 1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; newspaper
publisher; president, radio
station WHBL; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Wisconsin, 1932,
1940
(alternate), 1948
(alternate); candidate for Wisconsin
state senate 20th District, 1972.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Foresters;
Eagles.
Died in November, 1977
(age 83
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Anton Werner and Emma (Deutsch) Werner; married, October
15, 1924, to Dorothy Elizabeth Bowler. |
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Francis Everett Yerly (1901-1968) —
also known as Everett Yerly —
of La Crosse, La Crosse
County, Wis.
Born in Braidwood, Will
County, Ill., September
16, 1901.
Republican. Member of Wisconsin
Republican State Central Committee, 1943-47; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1948,
1960,
1964;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Wisconsin.
Protestant.
Member, Elks;
Eagles; Freemasons;
Rotary;
Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in October, 1968
(age 67
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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