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Emil Baensch (1857-1939) —
of Manitowoc, Manitowoc
County, Wis.
Born in Manitowoc, Manitowoc
County, Wis., June 12,
1857.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
editor and publisher; Manitowoc
County Judge, 1888-94; Lieutenant
Governor of Wisconsin, 1895-99; banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1904.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Royal
League; American
Historical Association.
Died in Manitowoc, Manitowoc
County, Wis., 1939
(age about
82 years).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Manitowoc, Wis.
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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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Henry Samuel Baird (1800-1875) —
also known as Henry S. Baird —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.
Born in Dublin, Ireland,
May
16, 1800.
Whig. Lawyer; Wisconsin
territory attorney general, 1836-39; delegate
to Wisconsin state constitutional convention, 1846; candidate for
Governor
of Wisconsin, 1853; mayor
of Green Bay, Wis., 1861-62.
Died in Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis., April
30, 1875 (age 74 years, 349
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Allouez, Wis.
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Tammy Baldwin (b. 1962) —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Madison, Dane
County, Wis., February
11, 1962.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1993-99; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Wisconsin, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 2nd District, 1999-.
Female.
Lesbian.
Member, American Civil
Liberties Union; National
Organization for Women.
Still living as of 2014.
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Levi Horace Bancroft (1860-1948) —
also known as Levi H. Bancroft —
of Richland Center, Richland
County, Wis.
Born in Bear Valley, Sauk
County, Wis., December
23, 1860.
Republican. Lawyer; Richland
County District Attorney, 1886-88; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1896
(alternate), 1900,
1932
(alternate); member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1907-10; Speaker of
the Wisconsin State Assembly, 1909-10; Wisconsin
state attorney general, 1911-13; circuit judge in Wisconsin 5th
Circuit, 1920-22; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1927-32.
Member, Freemasons.
Died September
5, 1948 (age 87 years, 257
days).
Interment at Richland
Center Cemetery, Richland Center, Wis.
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Relatives: Son
of George Isaac Bancroft and Helen M. (Randolph) Bancroft; married,
June
11, 1890, to Mary Myrtle DeLap. |
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memorial |
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Congress |
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Joel Allen Barber (1809-1881) —
also known as J. Allen Barber —
of Lancaster, Grant
County, Wis.
Born in Georgia, Franklin
County, Vt., January
17, 1809.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Wisconsin state constitutional convention, 1846; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1852-53, 1863-64; Speaker of
the Wisconsin State Assembly, 1863; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1856-57; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Wisconsin; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 3rd District, 1871-75.
Died in Lancaster, Grant
County, Wis., June 17,
1881 (age 72 years, 151
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, Lancaster, Wis.
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Stephen Steele Barlow (1818-1900) —
also known as Stephen S. Barlow —
of Elkhorn, Walworth
County, Wis.; Delton, Sauk
County, Wis.
Born in Ballston Spa, Saratoga
County, N.Y., August
17, 1818.
Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1852, 1867 (Walworth County 1852, Sauk County
1867); candidate for Presidential Elector for Wisconsin; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1868-69; Wisconsin
state attorney general, 1870-74.
Died October
5, 1900 (age 82 years, 49
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Barnes (1859-1919) —
of Rhinelander, Oneida
County, Wis.
Born in Manitowoc
County, Wis., July 26,
1859.
School
teacher; lawyer; justice of
Wisconsin state supreme court, 1908-16; resigned 1916.
Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., January
1, 1919 (age 59 years, 159
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Lyman Eddy Barnes (1855-1904) —
also known as Lyman E. Barnes —
of Appleton, Outagamie
County, Wis.
Born in Weyauwega, Waupaca
County, Wis., June 30,
1855.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 8th District, 1893-95.
Died, from appendicitis,
in Appleton, Outagamie
County, Wis., January
16, 1904 (age 48 years, 200
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Appleton, Wis.
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Stanley Nelson Barnes (1900-1990) —
also known as Stanley N. Barnes —
of San Marino, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Pasadena, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Baraboo, Sauk
County, Wis., May 1,
1900.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; superior
court judge in California, 1947-53; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1956-70; took
senior status 1970.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Sigma
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died March 5,
1990 (age 89 years, 308
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel Stebbins Barney (1846-1919) —
also known as Samuel S. Barney —
of West Bend, Washington
County, Wis.
Born in Hartford, Washington
County, Wis., January
31, 1846.
Republican. Lawyer; superintendent
of schools; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Wisconsin, 1884;
U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 5th District, 1895-1903; defeated,
1884; Judge
of U.S. Court of Claims, 1906-16.
Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., December
31, 1919 (age 73 years, 334
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, West Bend, Wis.
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Thomas Mark Barrett (b. 1953) —
also known as Thomas M. Barrett; Tom
Barrett —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., December
8, 1953.
Democrat. Lawyer; clerk to U.S. District Judge Robert
W. Warren, 1980-82; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1983-89; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1989-91; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 5th District, 1993-2003; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
candidate for Governor of
Wisconsin, 2002; mayor
of Milwaukee, Wis., 2004-.
Catholic.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Still living as of 2014.
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Coles Bashford (1816-1878) —
of Wayne
County, N.Y.; Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis.
Born near Cold Spring, Putnam
County, N.Y., January
24, 1816.
Republican. Lawyer; Wayne
County District Attorney, 1847-50; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1853-55; Governor of
Wisconsin, 1856-58; defeated, 1855; Arizona
territory attorney general, 1864-66; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Arizona Territory, 1867-69; secretary
of Arizona Territory, 1869-76.
Died in Prescott, Yavapai
County, Ariz., April
25, 1878 (age 62 years, 91
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
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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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David Lionel Bazelon (1909-1993) —
also known as David L. Bazelon —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Superior, Douglas
County, Wis., September
3, 1909.
Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1948;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1949-79; took
senior status 1979.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; American
Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
19, 1993 (age 83 years, 169
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Israel Bazelon and Lena (Krasnovsky) Bazelon; married, June 7,
1936, to Miriam M. Kellner. |
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George Antheme Beauchamp (1899-1990) —
also known as George A. Beauchamp —
of Grosse Pointe Shores, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Superior, Douglas
County, Wis., May 4,
1899.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for supervisor
of Grosse Pointe Township, Michigan.
French
Canadian ancestry.
Died, in Beaumont Hospital,
Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich., March
12, 1990 (age 90 years, 312
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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William N. Belter (b. 1926) —
of Wautoma, Waushara
County, Wis.
Born in Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis., July 7,
1926.
Republican. Lawyer; real estate
broker; bank
director; justice of the peace; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Green Lake and Waushara counties, 1953-56.
Member, Lions.
Still living as of 1956.
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George B. Belting (1914-1998) —
of Beloit, Rock
County, Wis.; St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in De Soto, Vernon
County, Wis., July 15,
1914.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War
II; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Rock County 3rd District, 1957-70.
Member, Izaak
Walton League; American
Legion; Elks; Kiwanis.
Died August
31, 1998 (age 84 years, 47
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Clifford L. Benedict (1862-1926) —
of Mankato, Blue Earth
County, Minn.
Born in Wisconsin, October
1, 1862.
Republican. Lawyer; school
principal; member of Minnesota
state senate 11th District, 1899-1902; postmaster at Mankato,
Minn., 1902-07.
Died in 1926
(age about
63 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Willis E. Benedict (1858-1917) —
of Custer, Custer
County, S.Dak.
Born in Wisconsin, July 16,
1858.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; member of South
Dakota state senate 41st District, 1899-1900; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 43rd District, 1901-02.
Died in 1917
(age about
58 years).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Canton, S.Dak.
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Mark W. Bennett (b. 1950) —
of Iowa.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., June 4,
1950.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Iowa, 1994-.
Still living as of 2000.
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Paul Benson (1918-2004) —
of Grand Forks, Grand
Forks County, N.Dak.
Born in Greenville Township, LaMoure
County, N.Dak., June 1,
1918.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; executive secretary
(1946-49) and administrative assistant (1949) to U.S. Sen. Milton
R. Young; lawyer; North
Dakota state attorney general, 1954-55; U.S.
District Judge for North Dakota, 1971-85; took senior status 1985.
Lutheran.
Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary;
American
Legion; Elks.
Died, in Willow Point Memory Care Assisted
Living, Verona, Dane
County, Wis., April
22, 2004 (age 85 years, 326
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Grand Forks, N.Dak.
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Benjamin Pixley Birdsall (1858-1916) —
also known as Benjamin P. Birdsall —
of Clarion, Wright
County, Iowa.
Born in Weyauwega, Waupaca
County, Wis., October
26, 1858.
Republican. Lawyer; district judge in Iowa 11th District,
1893-1900; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 3rd District, 1903-09.
Most sources give his date of death as May 26, 1917, but his New
York Times obituary and the Iowa cemetery record (WPA
transcription) contradict this.
Died in Clarion, Wright
County, Iowa, May 16,
1916 (age 57 years, 203
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Clarion, Iowa.
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Charles Alvord Bishop (1854-1908) —
also known as Charles A. Bishop —
of La Porte City, Black Hawk
County, Iowa; Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Waukesha
County, Wis., May 22,
1854.
Lawyer; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1882; district judge in Iowa 9th
District, 1889-90, 1897-1902; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1902-08.
Died in 1908
(age about
54 years).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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John James Blaine (1875-1934) —
also known as John J. Blaine —
of Boscobel, Grant
County, Wis.
Born in Wingville town, Grant
County, Wis., May 4,
1875.
Republican. Lawyer; vice-president, Boscobel Telephone
Company; mayor of Boscobel, Wis., 1901-04, 1906-07; member of Wisconsin
state senate 16th District, 1909-12; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1912
(alternate), 1916,
1920,
1924,
1928
(speaker),
1932;
Wisconsin
state attorney general, 1919-21; Governor of
Wisconsin, 1921-27; defeated (Independent), 1914; U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1927-33; defeated in primary, 1932.
Died in Boscobel, Grant
County, Wis., April
16, 1934 (age 58 years, 347
days).
Interment at Boscobel Cemetery, Boscobel, Wis.
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David J. Blanchard (b. 1921) —
of Edgerton, Rock
County, Wis.
Born in Edgerton, Rock
County, Wis., January
5, 1921.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Rock County 2nd District, 1955-62; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1960.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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George Washington Blanchard (1884-1964) —
also known as George W. Blanchard —
of Edgerton, Rock
County, Wis.
Born in Colby, Marathon
County, Wis., January
26, 1884.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1925-26; member of Wisconsin
state senate 15th District, 1927-32; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 1st District, 1933-35.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Edgerton, Rock
County, Wis., October
2, 1964 (age 80 years, 250
days).
Interment at Fassett
Cemetery, Edgerton, Wis.
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Joseph Wheeler Bloodgood (1926-1960) —
also known as Joseph W. Bloodgood —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Madison, Dane
County, Wis., May 15,
1926.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; Dane
County Coroner, 1951-54; lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Dane County 1st District, 1955-56; Dane
County District Attorney, 1957-60; Dane
County Family Court Judge, 1960.
Died from suicide,
by hanging
himself with his belt, in a hospital
shower room, in Madison, Dane
County, Wis., July 7,
1960 (age 34 years, 53
days).
Interment at Nashotah House Cemetery, Summit, Wis.
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Otto Bock (1881-1942) —
of Colorado.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., February
21, 1881.
Lawyer; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1939-42; died in office 1942.
Lutheran.
German
ancestry.
Died in Denver,
Colo., August
15, 1942 (age 61 years, 175
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, Colo.
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Henry H. Bodenstab (b. 1874) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Howards Grove, Sheboygan
County, Wis., June 29,
1874.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state senate 4th District, 1909-12.
Burial location unknown.
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Andrew Stevenson Bogue (1877-1959) —
also known as Andrew S. Bogue —
of Parker, Turner
County, S.Dak.
Born in Poynette, Columbia
County, Wis., April 9,
1877.
Republican. Lawyer; member of South
Dakota state senate 6th District, 1929-32; candidate for
Presidential Elector for South Dakota; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1944.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died in Canton, Lincoln
County, S.Dak., October
10, 1959 (age 82 years, 184
days).
Interment at Rosehill Cemetery, Parker, S.Dak.
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Gerald John Boileau (1900-1981) —
also known as Gerald J. Boileau —
of Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis.
Born in Woodruff, Oneida
County, Wis., January
15, 1900.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Marathon
County District Attorney, 1926-30; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1928
(member, Credentials
Committee); U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin, 1931-39 (8th District 1931-33, 7th
District 1933-39); defeated (Progressive), 1940; circuit judge in
Wisconsin 16th Circuit, 1942-56.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died January
30, 1981 (age 81 years, 15
days).
Interment at Restlawn
Memorial Park, Wausau, Wis.
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Harlow H. Bonniwell (1860-1935) —
also known as "Bonnie" —
of Hutchinson, McLeod
County, Minn.
Born in Mequon, Ozaukee
County, Wis., May 13,
1860.
Democrat. Lawyer; livestock
raiser; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Minnesota, 1912;
member of Minnesota
state senate 22nd District, 1915-35; died in office 1935.
Died April
28, 1935 (age 74 years, 350
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Hutchinson, Minn.
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Alexander Botkin (1801-1857) —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Kentucky, March 4,
1801.
Whig. Lawyer; candidate for delegate
to Wisconsin state constitutional convention, 1846; member of Wisconsin
state senate 9th District, 1849-50; defeated, 1850; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Dane County, 1852.
Died in Sun Prairie, Dane
County, Wis., March 5,
1857 (age 56 years, 1
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wis.
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Bernard Joseph Boyle (1894-1978) —
also known as Bernard J. Boyle; Bernie
Boyle —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Darlington, Lafayette
County, Wis., October
29, 1894.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; an unknown person put nitroglycerin in
his car's gasoline tank in an attempt
to kill him; the engine exploded on November 17, 1936, but no one
was hurt; member of Nebraska
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1940; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1952
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1956
(delegation chair), 1964
(alternate); member of Democratic
National Committee from Nebraska, 1952-64.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, in a nursing
home in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., March
19, 1978 (age 83 years, 141
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.
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Relatives: Son
of John Joseph Boyle and Rosa Anna (Gallagher) Boyle; married to
Maude Mae Boyle. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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John Joseph Boyle (1885-1944) —
also known as John J. Boyle —
of Darlington, Lafayette
County, Wis.
Born in Gratiot, Lafayette
County, Wis., July 23,
1885.
Democrat. Lawyer; Lafayette
County District Attorney, 1920-25; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1932;
U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, 1935-44.
Catholic.
Died in March, 1944
(age 58
years, 0 days).
Interment at Holy Rosary Cemetery, Darlington, Wis.
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Edward Stuyvesant Bragg (1827-1912) —
also known as Edward S. Bragg —
of Fond du Lac, Fond du
Lac County, Wis.
Born in Unadilla, Otsego
County, N.Y., February
20, 1827.
Democrat. Lawyer; Fond
du Lac County District Attorney, 1854-56; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1860,
1872,
1884,
1892,
1896;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; postmaster;
member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1868-69; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin, 1877-83, 1885-87 (5th District
1877-83, 2nd District 1885-87); U.S. Minister to Mexico, 1888-89; U.S. Consul General in Havana, 1902-03; Hong Kong, 1903-06.
Member, Kappa
Alpha Society.
In 1884, made a famous speech supporting Grover
Cleveland, in which he declared: "We love him for the enemies he
has made," meaning the Tammany Hall organization in New York.
Died in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac
County, Wis., June 20,
1912 (age 85 years, 121
days).
Interment at Rienzi
Cemetery, Fond du Lac, Wis.
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Grover Lee Broadfoot (1892-1962) —
also known as Grover L. Broadfoot —
of Mondovi, Buffalo
County, Wis.
Born in Independence, Trempealeau
County, Wis., December
27, 1892.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; Buffalo
County District Attorney, 1923-35; mayor of Mondovi, Wis.,
1943-47; president, Mondovi State Bank;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1945-48; Wisconsin
state attorney general, 1948; appointed 1948; justice of
Wisconsin state supreme court, 1948-62; appointed 1948; died in
office 1962.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Kappa
Sigma.
Died May 18,
1962 (age 69 years, 142
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. Alexander Broadfoot and Celia (Tillotson) Broadfoot; married,
December
29, 1925, to Margaret Jacobi. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
| | | Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book
1954 |
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Philip E. Brown (1856-1915) —
of Luverne, Rock
County, Minn.
Born in Shullsburg, Lafayette
County, Wis., June 19,
1856.
Republican. Lawyer; district judge in Minnesota 13th District,
1891-1910; justice of
Minnesota state supreme court, 1912-15; died in office 1915.
Died February
6, 1915 (age 58 years, 232
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George O. Brown and Sarah (Robson) Brown; married, October
8, 1882, to Ella Ford. |
| | | Image source: Minnesota Legislative
Manual 1917 |
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Timothy Brown (1889-1977) —
Born in Madison, Dane
County, Wis., February
24, 1889.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; Dane
County Court Commissioner, 1926-49; justice of
Wisconsin state supreme court, 1949-64; appointed 1949; chief
justice of Wisconsin Supreme Court, 1962-64.
Died December
31, 1977 (age 88 years, 310
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wis.
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Edward Everts Browne (1868-1945) —
also known as Edward E. Browne —
of Waupaca, Waupaca
County, Wis.
Born in Waupaca, Waupaca
County, Wis., February
16, 1868.
Republican. Lawyer; Waupaca
County Prosecuting Attorney; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1907-13; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 8th District, 1913-31.
Died in Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., November
23, 1945 (age 77 years, 280
days).
Interment at Lakeside
Cemetery, Waupaca, Wis.
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Ervin M. Bruner (1915-2008) —
of Verona, Dane
County, Wis.; Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Lenoir, Caldwell
County, N.C., November
12, 1915.
Democrat. Lawyer; farmer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1953-57 (Dane County 3rd District 1953-54, Dane
County 5th District 1955-57); resigned 1957.
Died November
24, 2008 (age 93 years, 12
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Alexander Bryan (1794-1864) —
also known as John A. Bryan —
of Ellicottville, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y.; Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio; Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.; Menasha, Winnebago
County, Wis.
Born in Berkshire
County, Mass., April
13, 1794.
Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Cattaraugus County, 1827; Ohio
auditor of state, 1833-39; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Peru, 1845.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Menasha, Winnebago
County, Wis., May 24,
1864 (age 70 years, 41
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Neenah, Wis.
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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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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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George Lincoln Bunn (b. 1865) —
also known as George L. Bunn —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Sparta, Monroe
County, Wis., June 25,
1865.
Democrat. Lawyer; district judge in Minnesota 2nd District,
1897-1911; appointed 1897; justice of
Minnesota state supreme court, 1911-17; appointed 1911.
Member, Chi Psi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Romanzo Bunn and Sarah (Purdy) Bunn; married, August
19, 1890, to Ella Spaulding; married, April 2,
1908, to Fannie Losey. |
| | | Image source: Minnesota Legislative
Manual 1917 |
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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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John Harley Burke (1894-1951) —
also known as John H. Burke —
of Long Beach, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Excelsior, Richland
County, Wis., June 2,
1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
oil
producer; real estate
business; U.S.
Representative from California 18th District, 1933-35.
Died in a hospital
at Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 14,
1951 (age 56 years, 346
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Timothy Burke (b. 1866) —
of Wayside, Brown
County, Wis.; Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.
Born in Morrison town, Brown
County, Wis., February
2, 1866.
Republican. School
teacher; farmer;
lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1895-96, 1907-08 (Brown County 2nd District
1895-96, Brown County 1st District 1907-08); Brown
County Sheriff, 1901-02; chair of
Brown County Republican Party, 1904-11; member of Wisconsin
state senate 2nd District, 1909-24.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas P. Burnett (1800-1845) —
of Mt. Hope Township, Grant
County, Wis.
Born in Pittsylvania
County, Va., September
3, 1800.
Lawyer; walked with a limp
due to a leg injury during a fire; present for the surrender of Black
Hawk (Indian chief), August 2, 1832; member
Wisconsin territorial council, 1836.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, of typhoid,
in Mt. Hope Township, Grant
County, Wis., November
7, 1845 (age 45 years, 65
days).
Interment at Hermitage
Cemetery, Mt. Hope Township, Grant County, Wis.
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Allen Joseph Busby (1900-1988) —
also known as Allen J. Busby —
of West Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 6,
1900.
School
teacher and principal; lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 19th District, 1931-32,
1935-36; member of Wisconsin
state senate 8th District, 1937-72.
Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., July 19,
1988 (age 88 years, 135
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph T. Busby. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
| | | Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book
1940 |
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Charles C. Butler (b. 1865) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., February
6, 1865.
Republican. Lawyer; district judge in Colorado, 1912-26; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1927-37; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1935-36.
Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Washington Irving Butler and Henrietta (Comstock) Butler; married,
June
5, 1901, to Emma Allen. |
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John William Byrnes (1913-1985) —
also known as John W. Byrnes —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.
Born in Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis., June 12,
1913.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state senate 2nd District, 1941-44; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 8th District, 1945-73; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1956,
1960,
1964;
candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1964.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Jaycees.
Died in Marshfield, Wood
County, Wis., January
12, 1985 (age 71 years, 214
days).
Interment at Allouez Catholic Cemetery, Allouez, Wis.
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