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Rasmus Björn Anderson (1846-1936) —
also known as Rasmus B. Anderson —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Albion, Dane
County, Wis., January
12, 1846.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Wisconsin, 1868;
university professor; U.S. Minister to Denmark, 1885-89; newspaper
editor and publisher; insurance
executive; postmaster at Madison,
Wis., 1910.
Lutheran.
Norwegian
ancestry.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Madison, Dane
County, Wis., March 2,
1936 (age 90 years, 50
days).
Interment at Lake
Ripley Cemetery, Near Cambridge, Dane County, Wis.
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Arthur J. Balzer (b. 1895) —
of West Allis, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Mequon, Ozaukee
County, Wis., March 6,
1895.
Democrat. Salesman;
lecturer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1933-34, 1937-40, 1955-56 (Milwaukee County 3rd
District 1933-34, 1937-40, Milwaukee County 21st District 1955-56);
candidate for mayor
of West Allis, Wis., 1936.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1940 |
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John Bascom (1827-1911) —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.; Williamstown, Berkshire
County, Mass.
Born in Genoa, Cayuga
County, N.Y., April
30, 1827.
College professor; president,
University of Wisconsin, 1874-87; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1890 (12th District), 1896
(1st District), 1902 (1st District); Prohibition candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1897.
Died in Williamstown, Berkshire
County, Mass., October
2, 1911 (age 84 years, 155
days).
Interment at Williams
College Cemetery, Williamstown, Mass.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. John Bascom and Laura (Woodbridge) Bascom; married 1853 to Abbie
Burt; married, January
8, 1856, to Emma Curtiss. |
| | | Bascom Hall,
on the campus of the University
of Wisconsin, Madison,
Wisconsin, is named for
him. — The World War II Liberty
ship SS John Bascom (built 1942-43 at Panama
City, Florida; bombed and sank in the harbor at Bari,
Italy, 1943) was named for
him. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Robert McKee Bashford (1845-1911) —
also known as Robert M. Bashford —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Lafayette
County, Wis., December
31, 1845.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; lawyer; mayor
of Madison, Wis., 1890-91; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1893-96; law professor; justice of
Wisconsin state supreme court, 1908.
Died in Madison, Dane
County, Wis., January
29, 1911 (age 65 years, 29
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wis.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Morris Bashford and Mary Ann (McKee) Bashford; married to
Florence E. Taylor and Sarah Amelia Fuller. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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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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Gustave William Buchen (1886-1951) —
also known as Gustave W. Buchen —
of Sheboygan, Sheboygan
County, Wis.
Born in Lyndon town, Sheboygan
County, Wis., September
25, 1886.
Republican. University professor; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1936;
member of Wisconsin
state senate 20th District, 1941-51; died in office 1951.
German
ancestry.
Died in 1951
(age about
64 years).
Interment at Lyndon Cemetery, Waldo, Wis.
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Romanzo Bunn (1829-1909) —
of Galesville, Trempealeau
County, Wis.
Born in South Hartwick, Otsego
County, N.Y., September
24, 1829.
Lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1860; circuit judge in Wisconsin 6th Circuit,
1869-77; candidate for Presidential Elector for Wisconsin; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Wisconsin, 1877-1905;
retired 1905; law professor.
Died in Madison, Dane
County, Wis., January
25, 1909 (age 79 years, 123
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Maurice P. Coakley (b. 1906) —
of Beloit, Rock
County, Wis.
Born in Beloit, Rock
County, Wis., January
9, 1906.
Republican. College instructor; lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state senate 15th District, 1935-42.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1940 |
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Robert John Cornell (1919-2009) —
also known as Robert J. Cornell —
of Wisconsin.
Born in Gladstone, Delta
County, Mich., December
16, 1919.
Democrat. Catholic
priest; university professor; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 8th District, 1975-79; defeated,
1970, 1972, 1978.
Catholic.
Died in De Pere, Brown
County, Wis., May 10,
2009 (age 89 years, 145
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Henry William Diederich (1845-1926) —
also known as Henry W. Diederich —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., November
13, 1845.
Republican. Pastor;
college professor; U.S. Consul in Leipzig, 1889-93; Magdeburg, 1897-99; Bremen, 1899-1906; Sarnia, 1919-24; U.S. Consul General in Antwerp, 1906-17.
Lutheran.
Died in Wauwatosa, Milwaukee
County, Wis., February
8, 1926 (age 80 years, 87
days).
Interment at Lincoln
Memorial Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
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Garrett Droppers (1860-1927) —
of Williamstown, Berkshire
County, Mass.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., April
12, 1860.
Democrat. University professor; president,
University of South Dakota, 1898-1906; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1912
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee); U.S. Minister to Greece, 1914-20; Montenegro, 1914-20.
Member, American
Economic Association.
Died in Williamstown, Berkshire
County, Mass., July 7,
1927 (age 67 years, 86
days).
Interment at Williams
College Cemetery, Williamstown, Mass.
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Charles Rountree Evans (b. 1863) —
of Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.
Born in Lancaster, Grant
County, Wis., April 4,
1863.
Republican. Lawyer;
law professor; Hamilton
County Attorney, 1894-98; served in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Tennessee; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1910; circuit judge
in Tennessee, 1911-12.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jonathan H. Evans and Sarah (Kilbourne) Evans. |
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C. G. Lawrence (b. 1871) —
of Canton, Lincoln
County, S.Dak.
Born in Madison, Dane
County, Wis., January
12, 1871.
College professor; South
Dakota superintendent of public instruction, 1911-15.
Burial location unknown.
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Klarenc Wade Mak (1861-1930) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Fond du Lac, Fond du
Lac County, Wis.
Born in Fairfield, Jefferson
County, Iowa, 1861.
Physician;
poet;
author;
lecturer.
Advocate of phonetic spelling.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March
31, 1930 (age about 68
years).
Burial location unknown.
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James Thompson McCleary (1853-1924) —
also known as James T. McCleary —
of Mankato, Blue Earth
County, Minn.; Maiden Rock, Pierce
County, Wis.
Born in Ingersoll, Ontario,
February
5, 1853.
Republican. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; college professor; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 2nd District, 1893-1907; defeated,
1906.
Died in La Crosse, La Crosse
County, Wis., December
17, 1924 (age 71 years, 316
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Maiden Rock, Wis.
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Balthasar Henry Meyer (1866-1954) —
also known as Balthasar H. Meyer —
of Wisconsin.
Born near Mequon, Ozaukee
County, Wis., May 28,
1866.
School
teacher and principal; university professor; Wisconsin
railroad commissioner, 1905-10; member, Interstate Commerce
Commission, 1910-39.
Member, American
Economic Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
9, 1954 (age 87 years, 257
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James Powers Moody (1935-2019) —
also known as James P. Moody; Jim Moody —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Richlands, Tazewell
County, Va., September
2, 1935.
Democrat. Served
in the Peace Corps; university professor; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1977-78; member of Wisconsin
state senate 9th District, 1979-82; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 5th District, 1983-93.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March
22, 2019 (age 83 years, 201
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Reid Fred Murray (1887-1952) —
also known as Reid F. Murray —
of Waupaca, Waupaca
County, Wis.; Ogdensburg, Waupaca
County, Wis.
Born in Ogdensburg, Waupaca
County, Wis., October
16, 1887.
Republican. University professor; county
agricultural extension agent; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 7th District, 1939-52; died in
office 1952.
Died in Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., April
29, 1952 (age 64 years, 196
days).
Interment at Park
Cemetery, Near Ogdensburg, Waupaca County, Wis.
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George Williston Nash (1868-1944) —
also known as George W. Nash —
of Yankton, Yankton
County, S.Dak.; Aberdeen, Brown
County, S.Dak.
Born in Janesville, Rock
County, Wis., December
22, 1868.
College professor; South
Dakota superintendent of public instruction, 1903-06.
Died June 30,
1944 (age 75 years, 191
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Canton, S.Dak.
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Kenneth John O'Connell (b. 1909) —
also known as Kenneth J. O'Connell —
of Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born in Bayfield, Bayfield
County, Wis., December
8, 1909.
Lawyer;
law professor; justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1958-.
Member, Order of
the Coif; Phi
Delta Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel W. O'Connell and Kathryn B. (Smith) O'Connell; married, June 2,
1938, to Evelyn L. Wachsmuth. |
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Alvin Edward O'Konski (1904-1987) —
also known as Alvin E. O'Konski —
of Mercer, Iron
County, Wis.; Rhinelander, Oneida
County, Wis.
Born near Kewaunee, Kewaunee
County, Wis., May 26,
1904.
Republican. School
teacher; college professor; superintendent
of schools; newspaper
publisher; candidate for Wisconsin
state senate 1st District, 1934; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 10th District, 1943-73; defeated,
1972; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1957; owner of WOSA and WLIN radio
stations; president, WAEO television
station, Rhinelander, Wis.
Member, Pi
Kappa Delta.
Died in Kewaunee, Kewaunee
County, Wis., July 8,
1987 (age 83 years, 43
days).
Interment at St.
Hedwig's Cemetery, Kewaunee, Wis.
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Paul Samuel Reinsch (1869-1923) —
also known as Paul S. Reinsch —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., June 10,
1869.
Democrat. University professor; lawyer;
U.S. Minister to China, 1913-19; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1920.
Member, American
Political Science Association.
Died January
26, 1923 (age 53 years, 230
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Fred E. Risser (b. 1900) —
also known as Fred Risser —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Buffalo, Buffalo
County, Wis., January
15, 1900.
School
teacher; college lecturer; lawyer; Dane
County District Attorney, 1929-35; member of Wisconsin
state senate 26th District, 1937-48; defeated (Republican), 1948;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1952.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Father of Fred
A. Risser. |
| | | Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book
1940 |
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Charles Cassius Rogers (b. 1849) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Cambridge, Somerset
County, Maine, December
15, 1849.
Republican. College professor; member of Wisconsin
state senate 5th District, 1903.
Burial location unknown.
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Donna Edna Shalala (b. 1941) —
also known as Donna E. Shalala —
of Coral Gables, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, February
14, 1941.
Democrat. Served
in the Peace Corps; university professor; president,
Hunter College, City University of New York, 1980-88; chancellor,
University of Wisconsin, 1988-92; U.S.
Secretary of Health and Human Services, 1993-2001; president,
University of Miami, 2001-15; U.S.
Representative from Florida 27th District, 2019-.
Female.
Lebanese
ancestry. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Trilateral
Commission; American
Federation of Teachers.
Inducted, National
Women's Hall of Fame, 2011.
Still living as of 2019.
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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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John D. Wickhem (b. 1888) —
Born in Beloit, Rock
County, Wis., May 25,
1888.
School
teacher; lawyer;
law professor; justice of
Wisconsin state supreme court, 1930-40; appointed 1930.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1920 to Mary
Luella Carroll. |
| | | Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book
1940 |
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John McClelland Work (1869-1961) —
also known as John M. Work —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Whitefish Bay, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Washington
County, Iowa, January
3, 1869.
Socialist. Lawyer;
lecturer; writer;
candidate for mayor
of Des Moines, Iowa, 1902; candidate for Governor of
Iowa, 1910; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 10th District, 1914; editorial page
editor for the Socialist Milwaukee Leader newspaper,
1917-42; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1925; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Wisconsin.
Died in Whitefish Bay, Milwaukee
County, Wis., January
5, 1961 (age 92 years, 2
days).
Burial location unknown.
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