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Frank Augustus Cady (1858-1904) —
also known as Frank A. Cady —
of Marshfield, Wood
County, Wis.; Grand Rapids (now Wisconsin Rapids), Wood
County, Wis.
Born in Newport, Columbia
County, Wis., December
31, 1858.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Wood County, 1901-04; died in office 1904.
Member, Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Elks.
While suffering from liver
disease, he left his hospital room, took the elevator to the top
floor, leaped
over the railing into the rotunda, and fell to his
death on the stone floor five stories below, in St. James Infirmary,
Hot Springs, Garland
County, Ark., March
30, 1904 (age 45 years, 90
days).
Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery, Wisconsin Dells, Wis.
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Virgil H. Cady (b. 1876) —
of Baraboo, Sauk
County, Wis.
Born in Excelsior, Richland
County, Wis., December
25, 1876.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1909-10; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 7th District, 1914; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1924;
candidate for Governor of
Wisconsin, 1926.
Member, Woodmen;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William C. Cady and Emogene (Huntington) Cady; married, July 14,
1903, to Margaret Pelley. |
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Arnold J. Cane (b. 1914) —
of Menasha, Winnebago
County, Wis.
Born in Ontonagon, Ontonagon
County, Mich., December
11, 1914.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1951-60 (Winnebago County 2nd District 1951-54,
Winnebago County 3rd District 1955-60).
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Kiwanis;
Elks; Eagles;
American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Raymond Joseph Cannon (1894-1951) —
also known as Raymond J. Cannon —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Ironwood, Gogebic
County, Mich., August
26, 1894.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for justice of
Wisconsin state supreme court, 1930; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 4th District, 1933-39; defeated,
1938, 1944; candidate for Governor of
Wisconsin, 1940, 1942.
Professional baseball
player, 1908-22; attorney for Joe Jackson, winning damages for breach
of contract against the Chicago White Sox baseball
team; legal advisor to boxer
Jack Dempsey.
Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., November
25, 1951 (age 57 years, 91
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
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Matthew Hale Carpenter (1824-1881) —
also known as Matthew H. Carpenter; Decatur Merritt Hammond
Carpenter —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Moretown, Washington
County, Vt., December
22, 1824.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1869-75, 1879-81; died in office 1881.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
24, 1881 (age 56 years, 64
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
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Milton Robert Carr (1943-2024) —
also known as Bob Carr —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Janesville, Rock
County, Wis., March
27, 1943.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1975-81, 1983-95 (6th District
1975-81, 1983-93, 8th District 1993-95); defeated, 1972, 1980;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1980,
1988;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1994.
Baptist.
Member, American Civil
Liberties Union; American Bar
Association; Common
Cause; NAACP.
Died in Washington,
D.C., August
27, 2024 (age 81 years, 153
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Alfred Levi Cary (b. 1835) —
also known as Alfred L. Cary —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Sterling, Cayuga
County, N.Y., July 23,
1835.
Lawyer; general solicitor, Milwaukee, Lakeshore & Western Railroad;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1874.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Nathaniel C. Cary and Sophia (Eaton) Cary; married, September
6, 1864, to Harriet M. Van Slyck. |
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Melbert Brinkerhoff Cary (b. 1852) —
also known as Melbert B. Cary —
of Ridgefield, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Racine, Racine
County, Wis., July 23,
1852.
Democrat. Lawyer; Connecticut
Democratic state chair, 1898-1900; candidate for Governor of
Connecticut, 1902; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Connecticut, 1908.
Member, Society
of Colonial Wars.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Watson Cary and Isabel (Brinkerhoff) Cary; married, April
28, 1880, to Julia Metcalf. |
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Charles H. Cashin (1880-1961) —
of Stevens Point, Portage
County, Wis.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., November
16, 1880.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Wisconsin, 1936,
1940,
1944;
member of Wisconsin
Democratic State Central Committee, 1944; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, 1944-51.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Elks.
Died in Stevens Point, Portage
County, Wis., February
27, 1961 (age 80 years, 103
days).
Interment at St. Stephen Cemetery, Stevens Point, Wis.
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Lucien Bonaparte Caswell (1827-1919) —
also known as Lucien B. Caswell —
of Fort Atkinson, Jefferson
County, Wis.
Born in Swanton, Franklin
County, Vt., November
27, 1827.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1863, 1872-74; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Wisconsin, 1868,
1872;
U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin, 1875-83, 1885-91 (2nd District
1875-83, 1st District 1885-91).
Died in Fort Atkinson, Jefferson
County, Wis., April
26, 1919 (age 91 years, 150
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Fort Atkinson, Wis.
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George Washington Cate (1825-1905) —
also known as George W. Cate —
of Amherst, Portage
County, Wis.; Stevens Point, Portage
County, Wis.
Born in Montpelier, Washington
County, Vt., September
17, 1825.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1852-53; circuit judge in Wisconsin 7th Circuit,
1854-75; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 8th District, 1875-77; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1880;
postmaster at Stevens
Point, Wis., 1887.
Died in Stevens Point, Portage
County, Wis., March 7,
1905 (age 79 years, 171
days).
Interment at Forest
Cemetery, Stevens Point, Wis.
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Richard L. Cates (b. 1925) —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., November
22, 1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Dane County 3rd District, 1959-60.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Mark S. Catlin Jr. (b. 1910) —
of Appleton, Outagamie
County, Wis.
Born in Appleton, Outagamie
County, Wis., October
18, 1910.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Outagamie County 1st District, 1937-44,
1949-50, 1953-56; defeated, 1950 (Independent), 1958.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1940 |
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Eugene Wilder Chafin (1852-1920) —
also known as Eugene W. Chafin —
of Waukesha, Waukesha
County, Wis.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Arizona; Long Beach, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in East Troy, Walworth
County, Wis., November
1, 1852.
Lawyer; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin, 1882; Prohibition candidate for Wisconsin
state attorney general, 1886, 1900; Prohibition candidate for Governor of
Wisconsin, 1898; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1902; Prohibition candidate for Illinois
state attorney general, 1904; candidate in Prohibition primary
for Governor of
Illinois, 1908; Prohibition candidate for President
of the United States, 1908, 1912; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Senator from Arizona, 1914.
Died in Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif., November
30, 1920 (age 68 years, 29
days).
Interment at Prairie
Home Cemetery, Waukesha, Wis.
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Fremont C. Chamberlain (b. 1856) —
of Ironwood, Gogebic
County, Mich.
Born in Ripon, Fond du Lac
County, Wis., October
6, 1856.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Gogebic District, 1893-1900.
Burial location unknown.
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Andrew Gould Chatfield (1810-1875) —
also known as Andrew G. Chatfield —
of Addison, Steuben
County, N.Y.; Racine, Racine
County, Wis.; Belle Plaine, Scott
County, Minn.
Born in Butternuts, Otsego
County, N.Y., January
27, 1810.
Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Steuben County, 1839-41, 1846; justice of
Minnesota territorial supreme court, 1853-57.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Belle Plaine, Scott
County, Minn., October
3, 1875 (age 65 years, 249
days).
Interment at Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration Cemetery, Belle Plaine,
Minn.
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Relatives: Son
of Enos Chatfield and Hannah (Starr) Chatfield; married, June 27,
1836, to Eunice Electa Clark Beeman; sixth great-grandson of Thomas
Welles; first cousin thrice removed of Almon
Ferdinand Rockwell; second cousin of Philo
Fairchild Barnum and Phineas
Taylor Barnum; third cousin once removed of Charles
Robert Sherman and Truman
Hotchkiss; fourth cousin of Charles
Taylor Sherman, William
Tecumseh Sherman, Lampson
Parker Sherman, John
Sherman, Benjamin
Pulaski Chatfield and Glover
Wheeler Cable; fourth cousin once removed of Asahel
Otis, Nathan
Summers Beardslee and Hobart
Chatfield Chatfield-Taylor. |
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Thousand Related Politicians). |
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of Chatfield, in Fillmore
and Olmsted
counties, Minnesota, is named for
him. |
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memorial |
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Moses Edwin Clapp (1851-1929) —
also known as Moses E. Clapp —
of Hudson, St. Croix
County, Wis.; Fergus Falls, Otter Tail
County, Minn.; St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Delphi, Carroll
County, Ind., May 21,
1851.
Republican. Lawyer; St.
Croix County Attorney, 1878-80; Minnesota
state attorney general, 1887-93; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1901-17; defeated in primary, 1916;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1904,
1912.
Died near Accotink, Fairfax
County, Va., March 6,
1929 (age 77 years, 289
days).
Interment at Fort
Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Md.
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Samuel Wesley Clark (b. 1872) —
also known as S. Wesley Clark —
of Redfield, Spink
County, S.Dak.
Born in Platteville, Grant
County, Wis., December
28, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer; Spink
County State's Attorney, 1900-04; South
Dakota state attorney general, 1907-11; U.S.
Attorney for South Dakota, 1921-26.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Pliny Clark and Elizabeth Dennison (Huntington) Clark;
married 1900 to Daisy
Labrie; married 1919 to Essie
Eggler. |
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Saterlee Clark (1816-1881) —
also known as Sat Clark —
of Horicon, Dodge
County, Wis.
Born in Washington,
D.C., May 22,
1816.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1849, 1873; Presidential Elector for Wisconsin,
1852;
member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1862-71; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Wisconsin, 1864.
Suffered a stroke
and died, in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., September
20, 1881 (age 65 years, 121
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Horicon, Wis.
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Temple Clark (1826-1893) —
of Berlin, Green Lake
County, Wis.; Manitowoc, Manitowoc
County, Wis.
Born in Oneida
County, N.Y., October
23, 1826.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; lawyer; member
of Wisconsin
state senate, 1857-58; served in the Union Army during the Civil
War.
Member, Loyal
Legion.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 4,
1893 (age 66 years, 163
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Paul Drew Clement (b. 1966) —
also known as Paul D. Clement —
Born in Cedarburg, Ozaukee
County, Wis., June 24,
1966.
Lawyer; U.S. Solicitor General, 2005-08; U.S.
Attorney General, 2007.
Still living as of 2020.
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Gerald F. Clifford —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Wisconsin, 1936,
1940,
1944
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1948
(member, Credentials
Committee); member of Wisconsin
Democratic State Central Committee, 1944.
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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Henry F. Cochems —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Sturgeon Bay, Door
County, Wis.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Wisconsin, 1908
(alternate), 1912.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Brother of Eddie Cochems. |
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Everett Colby (1874-1943) —
of West Orange, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., December
10, 1874.
Lawyer; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1903-05; member
of New
Jersey state senate from Essex County, 1906-08; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1912;
Progressive candidate for Governor of
New Jersey, 1913.
Died in Montclair, Essex
County, N.J., June 19,
1943 (age 68 years, 191
days).
Entombed at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Robert A. Collins (b. 1924) —
of Wauwatosa, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., November
4, 1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 21st District, 1959-62.
Member, Eagles;
American
Legion.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Harmon Sweatland Conger (1816-1882) —
of Cortland, Cortland
County, N.Y.; Janesville, Rock
County, Wis.
Born in Freeport, Cortland
County, N.Y., April 9,
1816.
Whig. Newspaper
editor and publisher; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 25th District, 1847-51; circuit
judge in Wisconsin 12th Circuit, 1871-82; died in office 1882.
Died in Janesville, Rock
County, Wis., October
22, 1882 (age 66 years, 196
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Janesville, Wis.
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Albert James Connors (b. 1891) —
also known as Albert J. Connors —
of Barron, Barron
County, Wis.
Born in Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn., September
13, 1891.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Barron
County District Attorney, 1929; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Wisconsin, 1932;
member of Wisconsin
state senate 29th District, 1939-42.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of David Connors and Mary Connors. |
| | | Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book
1940 |
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Willis Clifford Cook (1874-1942) —
also known as Willis C. Cook —
of Plankinton, Aurora
County, S.Dak.; Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Gratiot, Lafayette
County, Wis., October
5, 1874.
Republican. Lawyer; Aurora
County Judge, 1900-02; member of South
Dakota state senate 13th District, 1905-08; South Dakota
Republican state chair, 1906-12; member of Republican
National Committee from South Dakota, 1916-20; U.S. Minister to
Venezuela, 1921-29.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died in 1942
(age about
67 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Henry Allen Cooper (1850-1931) —
also known as Henry A. Cooper —
of Racine, Racine
County, Wis.
Born in Spring Prairie, Walworth
County, Wis., September
8, 1850.
Republican. Lawyer; Racine
County District Attorney, 1880-86; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1884,
1908,
1924;
member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1887-89; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 1st District, 1893-1919, 1921-31;
defeated, 1890, 1918; died in office 1931.
Died March 1,
1931 (age 80 years, 174
days).
Interment at Mound
Cemetery, Racine, Wis.
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Walter Dickson Corrigan Sr. (d. 1951) —
also known as Walter D. Corrigan, Sr. —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Almond, Portage
County, Wis.
Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Wisconsin, 1924;
Progressive candidate for U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 6th District, 1934, 1940.
Defender of Aaron
Burr; delivered over 250 speeches on "A Lawyer's Defense of Aaron
Burr.".
Died in Mequon, Ozaukee
County, Wis., November
24, 1951.
Interment at Lone
Pine Cemetery, Almond, Wis.
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Dighton Corson (1827-1915) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.; Virginia City, Storey
County, Nev.; Deadwood, Lawrence
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.); Pierre, Hughes
County, S.Dak.
Born in Canaan, Somerset
County, Maine, October
21, 1827.
Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1858; Milwaukee
County District Attorney, 1859; District Attorney, 1st Judicial
District of Nevada; delegate
to South Dakota state constitutional convention, 1885, 1889; judge of
South Dakota state supreme court 1st District, 1889-1913.
Died in Pierre, Hughes
County, S.Dak., May 7,
1915 (age 87 years, 198
days).
Interment at Mt.
Muncie Cemetery, Lansing, Kan.
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John S. Crawford (b. 1923) —
of Wood
County, Wis.
Born in Homestead, Allegheny
County, Pa., September
11, 1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Wood County 1st District, 1955-60; candidate
for Wisconsin
state senate 24th District, 1960.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Timothy T. Cronin (b. 1884) —
of Oconomowoc, Waukesha
County, Wis.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 27,
1884.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1944-55.
Catholic.
Member, Federal
Bar Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Phi
Delta Phi; Rotary;
Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Timothy Cronin and Mary (Swanson) Cronin; married, November
9, 1916, to Maud F. Clohisy. |
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Charles Henry Crownhart (1863-1930) —
also known as Charles H. Crownhart —
of Superior, Douglas
County, Wis.; Watertown, Jefferson
County, Wis.
Born in New Cassel (now part of Campbellsport), Fond du Lac
County, Wis., April
16, 1863.
Lawyer; justice of
Wisconsin state supreme court, 1922-30; died in office 1930.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Wisconsin General Hospital,
Madison, Dane
County, Wis., May 2,
1930 (age 67 years, 16
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wis.
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John D. Cummins (1791-1849) —
of New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas
County, Ohio.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1791.
Democrat. Lawyer; Tuscarawas
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1836-41; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 16th District, 1845-49.
Died while attending a session of the circuit court,
Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., September
11, 1849 (age about 58
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert M. Curley (b. 1922) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., November
23, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 18th District, 1959-60.
Member, Elks; Eagles;
American Bar
Association.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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George R. Currie (b. 1900) —
of Sheboygan, Sheboygan
County, Wis.
Born in Princeton, Green Lake
County, Wis., January
16, 1900.
Lawyer; justice of
Wisconsin state supreme court, 1951-54; appointed 1951.
Member, Order of
the Coif.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1925 to Gladys
E. Bremer. |
| | | Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book
1954 |
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