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George F. Addes (1910-1990) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; St. Clair Shores, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in La Crosse, La Crosse
County, Wis., August
26, 1910.
Democrat. Automobile
worker; secretary-treasurer
of the United Automobile Workers union, 1936-47; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1944;
tavern
owner.
Catholic.
Lebanese
ancestry. Member, United Auto Workers.
Died, from heart
failure, in Bon Secours Hospital,
Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich., June 19,
1990 (age 79 years, 297
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Vera Andrus (1896-1976) —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.; Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born in Reedsburg, Sauk
County, Wis., August
21, 1896.
Republican. School
teacher; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from St. Clair
District, 1961-62.
Female.
Christian
Scientist. Member, League of Women
Voters; American
Association of University Women; National Education
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; American
Historical Association.
Died in August, 1976
(age about
80 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of William Andrus and Alice (Barton) Andrus. |
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Victor Luitpold Berger (1860-1929) —
also known as Victor L. Berger —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Nieder-Rehbach, Austria,
February
28, 1860.
Socialist. Emigrated to the United States in 1878; school
teacher; newspaper
editor; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 5th District, 1911-13, 1919,
1923-29; defeated, 1904, 1920; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1918; delegate to Socialist National
Convention from Wisconsin, 1920; Chairman of Socialist Party, 1927-29.
Jewish
ancestry. Member, International Typographical Union.
He and Eugene
V. Debs founded the Socialist Party. He opposed
U.S. entry into World War I; in Chicago in 1918, he was tried
and convicted
under the Espionage
Act, and sentenced
to twenty years in prison;
elected to Congress anyway, he was denied a
seat in 1919-21 to to alleged disloyalty.
In 1921, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed his conviction; the cases
against him were withdrawn; he resumed his seat in Congress in 1923.
Injured in a streetcar
accident, and subsequently died, in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., August
7, 1929 (age 69 years, 160
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
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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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Edwin W. Blomquist (1896-1963) —
of Adams, Adams
County, Wis.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., October
30, 1896.
Progressive. Locomotive
engineer; locomotive
fireman; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Adams and Marquette counties; elected 1936;
defeated, 1938, 1940.
Died in 1963
(age about
66 years).
Interment at Mt. Repose Cemetery, Friendship, Wis.
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Adolph A. Deering (b. 1888) —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.
Born in Shawano
County, Wis., 1888.
Republican. Bus
driver; undersheriff;
union president;
legislative
rep, Green Bay Labor Council; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Brown County 2nd District, 1959-60.
Burial location unknown.
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Allen J. Flannigan (b. 1909) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Princeton, Gibson
County, Ind., June 9,
1909.
Democrat. Telegraph
operator; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; toolgrinder;
committeeman
of Steelworkers Local 1114, 1948-56; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 7th District, 1957-66.
Member, United Steelworkers of America.
Burial location unknown.
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Elmer L. Genzmer (1903-1977) —
of Mayville, Dodge
County, Wis.
Born in Mayville, Dodge
County, Wis., January
3, 1903.
Member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Dodge County 1st District, 1935-62; mayor of
Mayville, Wis., 1942-56; changed parties (Dem to Rep); president,
Mayville Metal Workers Union.
Died in December, 1977
(age 74
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1940 |
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James McNeil Hare (1910-1980) —
also known as James M. Hare —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Racine, Racine
County, Wis., July 31,
1910.
Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; secretary
of state of Michigan, 1955-70; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1956
(alternate), 1968;
candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1960.
Unitarian.
Member, American Federation of Teachers; Phi
Delta Kappa.
Died in 1980
(age about
69 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual 1957-58 |
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Edward H. Kiefer (b. 1874) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., May 1,
1874.
Progressive. Painter;
labor union
business manager; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 18th District, 1911-14,
1931-40.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1940 |
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Arthur Koegel (1889-1974) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., May 2,
1889.
Bricklayer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 7th District, 1931-42;
defeated (Socialist), 1950.
Died in March, 1974
(age 84
years, 0 days).
Interment at The Gardens of Stonebank, Stone Bank, Wis.
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Claud H. Larsen (b. 1892) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., December
1, 1892.
Progressive. Machinist;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 5th District, 1939-40.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1940 |
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Joseph Lawrence Looby (1917-2001) —
also known as Joseph L. Looby —
of Eau Claire, Eau Claire
County, Wis.
Born in Eau Claire, Eau Claire
County, Wis., November
24, 1917.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; secretary-treasurer,
United Rubber Workers Local 19, 1961-69; member, State Executive
Board, Wisconsin AFL-CIO; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1969-74.
Catholic.
Died January
26, 2001 (age 83 years, 63
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas E. Looby and Anna (Sippel) Looby; married, July 12,
1942, to Myrtle Irene Brettingen. |
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Joseph J. Lourigan (b. 1901) —
of Kenosha, Kenosha
County, Wis.
Born in Kenosha, Kenosha
County, Wis., March
19, 1901.
Democrat. Auto
worker; secretary
(1943-44) and president
(1945-47), Local 72, United Auto Workers; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Kenosha County 1st District, 1951-56; member
of Wisconsin
state senate 22nd District, 1965-72; defeated, 1956.
Member, United Auto Workers.
Burial location unknown.
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Michael James Lowrey (b. 1953) —
also known as Michael J. Lowrey; "Orange
Mike"; "Inali of Tanasi" —
of Henderson, Chester
County, Tenn.; Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in a hospital,
Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn., November
25, 1953.
Democratic candidate for Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1974; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Wisconsin; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Wisconsin, 2004.
Baptist;
later Quaker.
Irish
and Cherokee
Indian ancestry. Member, Industrial Workers of the World;
AFSCME; American Civil
Liberties Union; National
Organization for Women.
Still living as of 2004.
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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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Stephen F. Olsen (born c.1915) —
of Racine, Racine
County, Wis.
Born about 1915.
President,
United Auto Workers Local 244; mayor of
Racine, Wis., 1973-87.
Member, United Auto Workers.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas J. O'Malley (1868-1936) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Menasha, Winnebago
County, Wis., 1868.
Democrat. Railway
conductor; Lieutenant
Governor of Wisconsin, 1933-36; died in office 1936.
Member, Order of Railway Conductors.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Hot Springs, Garland
County, Ark., May 27,
1936 (age about 67
years).
Burial location unknown.
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William J. Patterson (b. 1880) —
of North Dakota.
Born in Neenah, Winnebago
County, Wis., June 4,
1880.
Railway
brakeman, fireman, switchman, and conductor; safety inspector;
Director of Safety for Interstate Commerce Commission, 1934-39;
member, Interstate Commerce Commission, 1939-53.
Member, Order of Railway Conductors; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Union
League.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Amos Patterson and Mary (Bidwell) Patterson; married, April
29, 1912, to Margaret M. Henderman. |
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Peter Pyszczynski (b. 1892) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., June 27,
1892.
Democrat. Shoe
worker; tavern
owner; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 12th District, 1937-46.
Polish
ancestry. Member, Modern
Woodmen of America.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1940 |
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John Abner Race (1914-1983) —
also known as John A. Race —
of Fond du Lac, Fond du
Lac County, Wis.
Born in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac
County, Wis., May 12,
1914.
Democrat. Candidate for Wisconsin
state assembly, 1958 (Democratic), 1970; chair of
Fond du Lac County Democratic Party, 1961-65; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 6th District, 1965-67; defeated,
1962, 1966, 1968.
Lutheran.
Member, International Association of Machinists.
Died in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac
County, Wis., November
9, 1983 (age 69 years, 181
days).
Interment at Estabrooks
Cemetery, Fond du Lac, Wis.
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William Aloysius Ryan (1919-2001) —
also known as William A. Ryan; Bill Ryan —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va., May 2,
1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; President
and financial
secretary, United Auto Workers Local 104; editor of The Wage
Earner newspaper;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1958-82 (Wayne County 3rd
District 1958-64, 3rd District 1965-72, 14th District 1973-82); Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1969-74; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1968.
Catholic.
Member, United Auto Workers.
Died following a stroke,
in the Martin Luther Holt nursing
home, Holt, Ingham
County, Mich., October
9, 2001 (age 82 years, 160
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at St.
Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Dawn Marie Sass (b. 1959) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., September
18, 1959.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin,
1996,
2000,
2004
(alternate); member, Credentials Committee, 2008;
candidate for Wisconsin
state senate 33rd District, 2001; Wisconsin
state treasurer, 2007-11; defeated, 1998, 2002, 2010.
Female.
Member, AFSCME.
Still living as of 2012.
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Frank E. Schaeffer Jr. (b. 1905) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., January
2, 1905.
Democrat. Painting
contractor; building
superintendent; vice-president,
Building Service Union, Local 150-B; delegate,
Federated Trades Council; brewery
worker; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 4th District; elected 1948,
1950, 1952, 1958.
Burial location unknown.
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George John Schneider (1877-1939) —
also known as George J. Schneider —
of Appleton, Outagamie
County, Wis.
Born in Grand Chute, Outagamie
County, Wis., October
30, 1877.
Republican. Papermaker;
second
vice-president, International Brotherhood of Paper Makers; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin, 1923-33, 1935-39 (9th District
1923-33, 8th District 1935-39); alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1924.
Died while attending a labor
meeting in Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, March
12, 1939 (age 61 years, 133
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Appleton, Wis.
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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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Sherman R. Sobocinski (b. 1927) —
of South Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Cudahy, Milwaukee
County, Wis., January
12, 1927.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; hydraulic
lift operator; shipping
clerk; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 24th District; elected 1956,
1958.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, International Association of Machinists; Polish
National Alliance; Holy
Name Society; Polish
Legion of American Veterans.
Still living as of 1960.
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George Sokolowski (1917-1984) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in South Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., April
21, 1917.
Democrat. Machinist;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Wisconsin
state assembly; elected 1950, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1958.
Polish
ancestry. Member, United Steelworkers of America; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Catholic
Order of Foresters; Polish
National Alliance.
Died in May, 1984
(age 67
years, 0 days).
Interment at St.
Adalbert's Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
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Clement Stachowiak (b. 1902) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., May 3,
1902.
Police
officer; machinist;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 11th District, 1939-40;
Socialist candidate for U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 4th District, 1948.
Polish
ancestry. Member, International Association of Machinists; Polish
National Alliance.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1940 |
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Norman Sussman (b. 1905) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 26,
1905.
Democrat. Business
rep, AFSCME Local 2; grocer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 2nd District, 1957-60;
member of Wisconsin
state senate 9th District, 1961-70.
Member, AFSCME.
Burial location unknown.
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Walter Herman Tank (1897-1961) —
also known as Walter H. Tank —
of Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis.
Born in Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis., May 25,
1897.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; truck
driver; Business
agent, Local 126, Truck Drivers Union (later Teamsters Union);
candidate for mayor
of Oshkosh, Wis., 1939 (primary), 1943; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Winnebago County 1st District, 1943; defeated
in Progressive primary, 1936.
Episcopalian.
German
ancestry. Member, Teamsters Union; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died, in Mercy Hospital,
Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis., July 1,
1961 (age 64 years, 37
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Oshkosh, Wis.
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Relatives: Son
of Ferdinand Wilhelm Tank and Wilhelmina 'Minnie' (Mueller) Tank;
married 1930 to Olga
Meta Jeske. |
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Harry P. Van Guilder (1890-1979) —
of Ashland, Ashland
County, Wis.
Born in Cannon Falls, Goodhue
County, Minn., July 6,
1890.
Progressive. Bookkeeper;
railroad
switchman; president of
his union local, 10 years; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Ashland County, 1937-42; defeated, 1942;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 10th District, 1944.
Member, Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen.
Died in November, 1979
(age 89
years, 0 days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Ashland, Wis.
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Relatives:
Married to Marie Eileen 'May' Habelt. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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1940 |
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Herman B. Wegner (b. 1891) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., January
3, 1891.
Shoe and
leather cutter; coal
salesman; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 16th District, 1933-44.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1940 |
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Gardner Robert Withrow (1892-1964) —
also known as Gardner R. Withrow —
of La Crosse, La Crosse
County, Wis.
Born in La Crosse, La Crosse
County, Wis., October
5, 1892.
Railroad
worker; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1926-27; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin, 1931-39, 1949-61 (7th District
1931-33, 3rd District 1933-39, 1949-61); defeated (Progressive), 1940.
Member, Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen.
Died September
23, 1964 (age 71 years, 354
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, La Crosse, Wis.
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