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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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Paul R. Alfonsi (1908-1989) —
of Minocqua, Oneida
County, Wis.; Middleton Branch, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Pence, Iron
County, Wis., February
13, 1908.
School
teacher and principal; insurance business; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1933-40, 1959-70 (Iron and Vilas counties
1933-40, Iron, Oneida and Vilas counties 1959-70); Speaker of
the Wisconsin State Assembly, 1937; served in the U.S. Army
during World War II; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Wisconsin; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Wisconsin, 1964.
Corsican
ancestry.
Died November
22, 1989 (age 81 years, 282
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1940 |
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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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Jacob Leonard Babler (1871-1945) —
also known as Jacob L. Babler —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in New Glarus, Green
County, Wis., May 3,
1871.
Republican. Life insurance business; member of Republican
National Committee from Missouri, 1916-24; philanthropist; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 31st District,
1943-44.
Methodist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died, from heart
disease, in St. Mary's Hospital,
St.
Louis, Mo., May 31,
1945 (age 74 years, 28
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry John Babler and Sarah Salome (Lucksinger)
Babler. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch,
June 1, 1945 |
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Dana Reed Bailey (b. 1833) —
also known as Dana R. Bailey —
of Highgate, Franklin
County, Vt.; St. Albans, Franklin
County, Vt.; Baldwin, St. Croix
County, Wis.; Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Montgomery, Franklin
County, Vt., April
27, 1833.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1868;
Franklin
County State's Attorney; member of Vermont
state senate, 1871-74; founder of village of Baldwin, Wis., 1871;
built the Matchless Flour Mills
there, and owned three saw mills;
member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1878-79; St.
Croix County Commissioner, 1880-82; insurance business; Minnehaha
County State's Attorney, 1890-95.
Burial location unknown.
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Isaac Thorn Bishop (b. 1844) —
also known as Isaac T. Bishop —
of Somers, Kenosha
County, Wis.
Born in Somers, Kenosha
County, Wis., June 6,
1844.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; farmer;
secretary, Somers Mutual Fire Insurance Company; member of Wisconsin
state senate 3rd District, 1907-14.
Burial location unknown.
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Octavien Jean Baptiste Brice (1837-1911) —
also known as O. J. B. Brice —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.
Born in Jodoigne, Belgium,
April
6, 1837.
Real
estate and insurance business; steamship
agent; notary
public; Brown
County Sheriff; Consul
for Belgium in Green
Bay, Wis., 1880-1907.
Member, Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., May 25,
1911 (age 74 years, 49
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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George Charles Bubolz (1902-1996) —
also known as George C. Bubolz —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Cicero town, Outagamie
County, Wis., February
22, 1902.
Democrat. Pastor;
insurance and real
estate business; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 59th District, 1964.
Lutheran.
German
ancestry.
Died in East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., September
12, 1996 (age 94 years, 203
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Julius C. Bubolz and Emelie (Jeske) Bubolz; brother of Gordon
August Bubolz; married, June 12,
1928, to Stella Mangold; married, August
28, 1971, to Margaret Jacobson. |
| | | Epitaph: "But the fruit of the spirit
is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness." |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Gordon August Bubolz (1905-1990) —
also known as Gordon A. Bubolz —
of Appleton, Outagamie
County, Wis.
Born in Cicero town, Outagamie
County, Wis., September
10, 1905.
Republican. Lawyer;
insurance executive; member of Wisconsin
state senate 14th District, 1945-53; resigned 1953.
Lutheran.
German
ancestry.
Died in Outagamie
County, Wis., October
12, 1990 (age 85 years, 32
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert H. Burns (b. 1870) —
of Ladysmith, Rusk
County, Wis.
Born in Richland
County, Wis., August
14, 1870.
Republican. Richland
County Superintendent of Schools, 1899-1907; Rusk
County Superintendent of Schools, 1919-23; insurance
business; farmer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Rusk and Sawyer counties, 1939-42.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1940 |
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James Henry Carroll (1876-1950) —
also known as James H. Carroll —
of Glidden, Ashland
County, Wis.
Born in Eaton town, Manitowoc
County, Wis., May 7,
1876.
Republican. Banker; real estate
business; appraiser;
farmer;
timber
business; insurance agent; member of Wisconsin
state senate 12th District, 1925-32, 1941-44; defeated, 1936.
Died in 1950
(age about
74 years).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Glidden, Wis.
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Relatives: Son
of James Carroll and Kathe (Finnegan) Carroll; married to Mattie
Nash. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Frank J. Cosgrove (b. 1914) —
of Richland Center, Richland
County, Wis.
Born in Viola, Richland
County, Wis., October
22, 1914.
Democrat. Farmer;
insurance agent; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Crawford and Richland counties, 1959-60.
Member, Kiwanis.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Lyle E. Douglass —
of Waukesha, Waukesha
County, Wis.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; real
estate and insurance business; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Waukesha County 1st District, 1935-40.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1940 |
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Morvin M. Duel (b. 1888) —
of Fond du Lac, Fond du
Lac County, Wis.
Born in Fond du Lac
County, Wis., July 8,
1888.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; Fond
du Lac County Superintendent of Schools, 1915-21; insurance
business; member of Wisconsin
state senate 18th District, 1937-39; defeated, 1932; resigned
1939.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1940 |
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Burger M. Engebretson (b. 1896) —
of Beloit, Rock
County, Wis.
Born in Oslo, Norway,
June
21, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
insurance and real
estate business; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Rock County 2nd District, 1937-54.
Norwegian
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1940 |
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Raleigh W. Falbe (1890-1957) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., March
21, 1890.
Republican. Police
officer; restaurant
and tavern
operator; real estate
broker; insurance agent; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 15th District, 1949-54.
Suffered a heart
attack, while duck
hunting on Rush Lake, and died five days later in Ripon Municipal
Hospital,
Ripon, Fond du Lac
County, Wis., October
6, 1957 (age 67 years, 199
days).
Interment at Wisconsin
Memorial Park, Brookfield, Wis.
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William A. Freehoff (1889-1950) —
of Waukesha, Waukesha
County, Wis.
Born near La Crosse, La Crosse
County, Wis., December
27, 1889.
Republican. Farmer;
insurance business; writer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1921-24; member of Wisconsin
state senate 33rd District, 1939-46.
German
ancestry.
Died in Waukesha, Waukesha
County, Wis., January
22, 1950 (age 60 years, 26
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Freehoff and Louisa (Meyer) Freehoff; married, August
15, 1916, to Ruth Florence Williams. |
| | | Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book
1940 |
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Clarence William Gilley (b. 1919) —
also known as Clarence W. Gilley —
of Rhinelander, Oneida
County, Wis.
Born in Rhinelander, Oneida
County, Wis., May 11,
1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; electrician;
electrical
contractor; insurance and real
estate business; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Florence, Forest and Oneida counties, 1949-54.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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John W. Grobschmidt (b. 1896) —
of South Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in South Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., January
3, 1896.
Insurance business; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 10th District, 1929-32,
1935-40; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin,
1932.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1940 |
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Anthony Gruszka (b. 1910) —
of Mosinee, Marathon
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., January
14, 1910.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; advertising
business; insurance agent; farmer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Marathon County 1st District, 1939-40.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1940 |
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Earl W. Hanson (1888-1950) —
of Elk Mound, Dunn
County, Wis.
Born in Elk Mound, Dunn
County, Wis., October
17, 1888.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; bank
cashier; insurance business; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Dunn County, 1939-50; died in office 1950.
Died in Eau Claire, Eau Claire
County, Wis., December
22, 1950 (age 62 years, 66
days).
Interment at Barum Cemetery, Elk Mound, Wis.
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Charles Hawks Jr. (1899-1960) —
of Horicon, Dodge
County, Wis.
Born in Horicon, Dodge
County, Wis., July 7,
1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; insurance
business; investment
banker; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 2nd District, 1939-41; defeated,
1940.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Bryn Mawr, Montgomery
County, Pa., January
9, 1960 (age 60 years, 186
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Horicon, Wis.
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Charles Nelson Herreid (1857-1928) —
also known as Charles N. Herreid —
of McPherson
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.); Aberdeen, Brown
County, S.Dak.
Born in Dane
County, Wis., October
20, 1857.
Republican. Lawyer; McPherson
County State's Attorney; McPherson
County Judge; Lieutenant
Governor of South Dakota, 1893-97; South Dakota
Republican state chair, 1898-1900; Governor of
South Dakota, 1901-05; delegate to Republican National Convention
from South Dakota, 1916;
director, Western Mutual Life Insurance Co.; vice-president,
Dakota Central Telephone
Co.; president, Citizens Trust and Savings Bank.
Presbyterian.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Died July 6,
1928 (age 70 years, 260
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Aberdeen, S.Dak.
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Zeno M. Host (b. 1869) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Lyons, Walworth
County, Wis., July 1,
1869.
Republican. Bookkeeper;
organizer and director, Wisconsin National Loan & Building
Association; insurance business; secretary of
Wisconsin Republican Party, 1900-02; Wisconsin
insurance commissioner, 1903-07.
German
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Foresters.
Burial location unknown.
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Martin F. Howard (1892-1969) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., September
12, 1892.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; electrician;
automobile
dealer; insurance business; manufacturer's
sales agent; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 17th District, 1935-38,
1947-52; defeated, 1938 (Democratic), 1952 (Republican), 1954
(Republican); Republican candidate for Wisconsin
state senate 7th District, 1942, 1962.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Died April 9,
1969 (age 76 years, 209
days).
Interment at Holy Sepulcher Cemetery, Cudahy, Wis.
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Carroll L. Hurd (1894-1977) —
of St. Louis Park, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Boardman, St. Croix
County, Wis., January
9, 1894.
Insurance business; mayor
of St. Louis Park, Minn., 1952-53.
Member, Rotary.
Died April
22, 1977 (age 83 years, 103
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, October
15, 1913, to Laura Henning; married to Hazel
Pinney. |
| | | Image source: St. Louis Park Historical
Society |
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Edwin Hyde (b. 1828) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in England,
June
8, 1828.
Republican. Stone
dealer; trustee, Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance
Company; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1867-68, 1877-78; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1879-80.
Methodist.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Peter Hyde and Harriet (Harris) Hyde. |
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Gilbert Erle Ingram (b. 1883) —
also known as G. Erle Ingram —
of Eau Claire, Eau Claire
County, Wis.
Born in Eau Galle, Dunn
County, Wis., April 1,
1883.
School
teacher; insurance agent; abstractor;
lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
Republican State Central Committee, 1928-29; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1931-32; member of Wisconsin
state senate 28th District, 1933-40.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Ingram and Mary Ingram; married, November
9, 1902, to Theresa Wurtz. |
| | | Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book
1940 |
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Walter J. F. Ireland Jr. (1923-2010) —
also known as "Butch" —
of Sheboygan, Sheboygan
County, Wis.
Born in Kohler, Sheboygan
County, Wis., June 15,
1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
insurance broker; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Sheboygan County 2nd District, 1959-60.
Lutheran.
Member, American
Legion.
Died, in Sunny Ridge Nursing
Home, Sheboygan, Sheboygan
County, Wis., March
21, 2010 (age 86 years, 279
days).
Interment at Woodland Cemetery, Kohler, Wis.
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Edward John Jirovec (1918-1993) —
also known as Edward J. Jirovec; "Mr.
J" —
of Miramar, Broward
County, Fla.; Hollywood, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis., April 7,
1918.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; insurance broker;
candidate for mayor
of Miramar, Fla., 1971, 1975, 1979, 1983.
Presbyterian.
Bohemian
ancestry. Member, Moose; Elks; Kiwanis;
Toastmasters.
Died in Hollywood, Broward
County, Fla., July 8,
1993 (age 75 years, 92
days).
Interment at Fred
Hunter Hollywood Memorial Gardens, Hollywood, Fla.
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Arthur Joseph Jones Jr. (b. 1948) —
also known as Art Jones —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Beloit, Rock
County, Wis., January
1, 1948.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war;
insurance broker; candidate in primary for mayor
of Milwaukee, Wis., 1976; Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 3rd District, 1984 (primary), 1992
(primary), 1996 (primary), 1998 (primary), 2006 (primary), 2008
(primary), 2012 (primary), 2018, 2020 (primary).
Member, Young
Americans for Freedom.
Still living as of 2020.
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Norris J. Kellman (b. 1898) —
of Galesville, Trempealeau
County, Wis.
Born in Galesville, Trempealeau
County, Wis., October
23, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; assistant
postmaster; insurance business; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1936
(alternate), 1940,
1944;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Trempealeau County, 1939-40;
sergeant-at-arms, Wisconsin Assembly.
Member, American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Arthur Tappan Kellogg (1835-1916) —
also known as Arthur Kellogg —
of Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis.
Born in Adams, Jefferson
County, N.Y., July 18,
1835.
Republican. Insurance business; flour mill
owner; dry goods
merchant; candidate for mayor
of Oshkosh, Wis., 1899.
Died in Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis., January
26, 1916 (age 80 years, 192
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Oshkosh, Wis.
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Relatives: Son
of Lewis Kellogg and Louisa (Breed) Kellogg; married 1857 to Julia
Cornell; first cousin thrice removed of Aaron
Kellogg; third cousin once removed of Ashbel
Griswold, Greene
Carrier Bronson, John
Russell Kellogg, George
Smith Catlin and Francis
William Kellogg; third cousin twice removed of Jason
Kellogg, Charles
Kellogg (1773-1842), Orsamus
Cook Merrill, Timothy
Merrill and Daniel
Fiske Kellogg; fourth cousin of Selah
Merrill; fourth cousin once removed of Luther
Walter Badger, Silas
Dewey Kellogg, Chester
Ashley, Daniel
Kellogg, Alvan
Kellogg, Alvah
Nash, Day
Otis Kellogg, Dwight
Kellogg, Albert
Gallatin Kellogg, Ensign
Hosmer Kellogg, Farrand
Fassett Merrill, Charles
Kellogg (1839-1903), William
Lucius Case, Edward
Russell Kellogg and Albert
Clinton Griswold. |
| | | Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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John Kelly (1853-1923) —
of Waverly, Wright
County, Minn.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., January
16, 1853.
Farmer;
real
estate and insurance business; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 27, 1919-23; died in
office 1923.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in 1923
(age about
70 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Adolph H. Kemper (1880-1954) —
also known as A. H. Kemper —
of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Lancaster, Grant
County, Wis., September
6, 1880.
Republican. Insurance agent; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 10th District, 1941-44.
German
ancestry.
Died in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak., July 2,
1954 (age 73 years, 299
days).
Interment at Hills of Rest Memorial Park, Sioux Falls, S.Dak.
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Relatives: Son
of Wilhellm Friedrich Kemper and Christine Louise (Bald) Kemper;
married to Pearl Rhea Pettit. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Edwin J. Larson (b. 1885) —
of Plymouth, Sheboygan
County, Wis.
Born in Waupaca, Waupaca
County, Wis., November
29, 1885.
Republican. President and general manager, Plymouth Refrigerating
Company; real
estate and insurance business; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Sheboygan County 2nd District, 1939-44.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1940 |
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Henry W. Maier (1918-1994) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, February
7, 1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; insurance
business; member of Wisconsin
state senate 9th District, 1951-60; defeated, 1948; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1956; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Wisconsin; mayor
of Milwaukee, Wis., 1960-88; defeated, 1948.
Member, American
Legion; American
Federation of Teachers.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Delafield, Waukesha
County, Wis., 1994
(age about
76 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Nathan Langley Marden (1896-1957) —
also known as Nathan L. Marden —
of Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis.
Born in Chichester, Merrimack
County, N.H., February
9, 1896.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; insurance agent;
candidate for mayor
of Oshkosh, Wis., 1951.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died May 10,
1957 (age 61 years, 90
days).
Cremated.
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Vincent R. Mathews (b. 1912) —
of Waukesha, Waukesha
County, Wis.
Born in Watertown, Jefferson
County, Wis., June 8,
1912.
Democrat. Insurance agent; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Waukesha County 1st District; elected 1958.
Burial location unknown.
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Earl F. McEssy (b. 1913) —
of Fond du Lac, Fond du
Lac County, Wis.
Born in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac
County, Wis., February
12, 1913.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; real
estate and insurance business; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1957-88 (Fond du Lac County 1st District 1957-72,
52nd District 1973-88).
Burial location unknown.
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Leo Mutchler (born c.1938) —
of Racine, Racine
County, Wis.
Born about 1938.
Insurance business; candidate for mayor of
Racine, Wis., 1973.
Still living as of 1973.
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Leo T. Niemuth (b. 1904) —
of Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis.
Born in Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis., April
17, 1904.
Republican. Accountant;
insurance agent; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Winnebago County 1st District, 1937-42;
candidate in primary for mayor
of Oshkosh, Wis., 1939.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1940 |
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Elmer C. Nitschke (b. 1911) —
of Beaver Dam, Dodge
County, Wis.
Born in Burnett, Dodge
County, Wis., May 20,
1911.
Republican. Farmer; deputy
sheriff; real estate
broker; insurance agent; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Dodge County 2nd District, 1949-70.
Member, Elks; Lions.
Burial location unknown.
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Leo P. O'Brien (b. 1893) —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.
Born in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac
County, Wis., July 20,
1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; insurance
agent; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Wisconsin
state senate 2nd District, 1953-64.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1954 |
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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.
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Herman L. Page (1818-1873) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Oneida
County, N.Y., May 27,
1818.
Democrat. Dry goods
merchant; mayor
of Milwaukee, Wis., 1859-60; insurance agent.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in Dresden, Germany,
October
15, 1873 (age 55 years, 141
days).
Interment at Alter
Annenfriedhof, Dresden, Germany.
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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. |
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article |
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Kenneth E. Priebe (b. 1912) —
of Appleton, Outagamie
County, Wis.
Born in Black Creek, Outagamie
County, Wis., December
10, 1912.
Republican. Insurance agent; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Outagamie County 1st District; elected 1958.
Member, United
Commercial Travelers.
Burial location unknown.
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Daniel C. Reed (1847-1938) —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Wisconsin, June, 1847.
Republican. Real
estate and insurance business; delegate to Republican
National Convention from California, 1884;
mayor
of San Diego, Calif., 1897-99; defeated, 1887.
Died March
12, 1938 (age 90 years, 0
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Charles Schafer (1893-1962) —
also known as John C. Schafer —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., May 7,
1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; insurance
business; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1921; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 4th District, 1923-33, 1939-41;
defeated, 1940, 1952, 1954; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Wisconsin, 1932;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1957.
Died in Pewaukee, Waukesha
County, Wis., June 9,
1962 (age 69 years, 33
days).
Interment at Arlington
Park, Milwaukee, Wis.
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Fred W. Schlueter (b. 1895) —
of Ripon, Fond du
Lac County, Wis.
Born in Berlin, Green Lake
County, Wis., April
16, 1895.
Republican. Farmer;
insurance agent; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Fond du Lac County 2nd District, 1955-64.
Member, Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Melvin Hjalmar Schlytter (1890-1959) —
also known as Melvin H. Schlytter —
of Wittenberg, Shawano
County, Wis.
Born in Wittenberg, Shawano
County, Wis., October
22, 1890.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; bank
cashier; postmaster;
insurance business; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Shawano County, 1939-40.
Norwegian
ancestry.
Died in Madison, Dane
County, Wis., July 20,
1959 (age 68 years, 271
days).
Interment at Forest Home Cemetery, Wittenberg, Wis.
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Relatives: Son
of Serena (Gjertson) Schlytter and Peter Schlytter. |
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1940 |
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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 H. Shenners Jr. (b. 1902) —
of West Allis, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., July 21,
1902.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance business; member of Wisconsin
state senate 8th District, 1933-36; defeated, 1936.
Burial location unknown.
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LeRoy J. Simmons (1905-1973) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., July 25,
1905.
Democrat. Postal
clerk; insurance agent; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 6th District, 1945-52.
African
ancestry.
Died May 8,
1973 (age 67 years, 287
days).
Entombed at Forest
Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
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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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Julius Spearbraker (1886-1969) —
of Clintonville, Waupaca
County, Wis.
Born in Clintonville, Waupaca
County, Wis., September
8, 1886.
Republican. City clerk; insurance business; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Waupaca County, 1939-50; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1940,
1944;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Wisconsin.
Died in 1969
(age about
82 years).
Interment at Graceland Cemetery, Clintonville, Wis.
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Jacob D. Steiner (b. 1861) —
of Big Stone City, Grant
County, S.Dak.
Born in Lomira, Dodge
County, Wis., June, 1861.
Republican. Farmer;
president, Evangelical Mutual Insurance Company of Milbank,
S.D.; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 31st District, 1903-06.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1890 to Amanda
Korte. |
| | | Image source: South Dakota Legislative
Manual, 1903 |
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William J. Sweeney —
of Glenmore town, Brown
County, Wis.; De Pere, Brown
County, Wis.
Born in Glenmore town, Brown
County, Wis.
Democrat. Road
contractor; auctioneer;
insurance agent; farmer; stone quarry
business; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Brown County 2nd District, 1933-46; defeated,
1952 (Brown County 2nd District), 1954 (Brown County 3rd District).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1940 |
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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.
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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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James E. Tipple (b. 1947) —
of Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis.
Born in Madison, Dane
County, Wis., July 10,
1947.
Manager of Information
Technology, Wausau Insurance Companies; mayor of
Wausau, Wis., 2004-.
Still living as of 2014.
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Relatives: Son
of Edwin Tipple and Edith Tipple. |
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Wenzel A. Tomek (b. 1869) —
of Two Rivers, Manitowoc
County, Wis.
Born in Bohemia (now part of Czechia),
May, 1869.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance business; candidate for Wisconsin
state assembly from Manitowoc County 2nd District, 1938.
Bohemian
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Wenzel Tomek and Anna Tomek; married, November
24, 1892, to Theresa Mathiesen. |
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Arthur H. Treutel (b. 1897) —
of Wisconsin Rapids, Wood
County, Wis.
Born in Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis., May 21,
1897.
Democrat. Insurance business; member of Wisconsin
Democratic State Central Committee, 1950-58; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1952,
1956;
chair
of Wood County Democratic Party, 1954-56; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Wood County 2nd District, 1959-60; defeated,
1950 (Wood County), 1954 (Wood County 2nd District).
Burial location unknown.
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Alfred Van De Zande (b. 1893) —
of Campbellsport, Fond du
Lac County, Wis.
Born in Campbellsport, Fond du Lac
County, Wis., October
8, 1893.
Republican. Insurance business; member of Wisconsin
state senate 18th District; elected 1948, 1952.
Burial location unknown.
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John C. Van Hollen (b. 1933) —
of Chetek, Barron
County, Wis.
Born in Rhinelander, Oneida
County, Wis., June 27,
1933.
Republican. Insurance agent; real estate
business; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Barron and Washburn counties, 1967-70.
Still living as of 1970.
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Jack C. Voight (b. 1945) —
of Appleton, Outagamie
County, Wis.
Born in New London, Waupaca
County, Wis., December
17, 1945.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war;
insurance business; banker; Wisconsin
state treasurer, 1995-2007; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Wisconsin, 2008.
Member, Optimist
Club.
Still living as of 2011.
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Victor C. Wallin (b. 1899) —
also known as Vic C. Wallin —
of Grandview, Bayfield
County, Wis.
Born in Washburn, Bayfield
County, Wis., May 27,
1899.
Republican. Merchant;
petroleum
wholesaler; insurance business; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1951-58 (Bayfield County 1951-54, Ashland and
Bayfield counties 1955-58); defeated, 1958.
Burial location unknown.
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Edward W. Weisbrod (1866-1933) —
of Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis.
Born in Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis., December
3, 1866.
Democrat. Insurance agent; real estate
business; candidate for mayor
of Oshkosh, Wis., 1907; candidate for Wisconsin
state assembly from Winnebago County 1st District, 1916.
German
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Modern
Woodmen.
Accidentally killed by carbon
monoxide while painting his automobile in his garage, in Black
Wolf town, Winnebago
County, Wis., February
19, 1933 (age 66 years, 78
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Oshkosh, Wis.
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George S. Whitney (b. 1858) —
of Faribault, Rice
County, Minn.
Born in La Crosse, La Crosse
County, Wis., December
9, 1858.
Insurance business; served in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War.
Burial location unknown.
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Frederick C. Winkler (b. 1838) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Bremen, Germany,
March
15, 1838.
Republican. Lawyer;
colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1868;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1872; trustee, Northwestern Mutual Life
Insurance Co.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Carl Winkler and Elizabeth (Overbeck) Winkler; married 1864 to
Frances M. Wightman. |
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