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Michael Buchanan Danaher (1855-1940) —
also known as Michael B. Danaher —
of Ludington, Mason
County, Mich.
Born in Brighton, Racine
County, Wis., September
28, 1855.
Democrat. Lawyer; Mason
County Prosecuting Attorney; candidate for mayor
of Ludington, Mich., 1910; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1920; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1928
(alternate), 1932,
1936.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Died in Ludington, Mason
County, Mich., January
30, 1940 (age 84 years, 124
days).
Interment at Pere
Marquette Cemetery, Ludington, Mich.
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George Jonathan Danforth (1875-1952) —
also known as George J. Danforth —
of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Meeme, Manitowoc
County, Wis., November
21, 1875.
Republican. Lawyer; Minnehaha
County State's Attorney, 1910-11; member of South
Dakota state senate 10th District, 1919-22; candidate for U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1930, 1938.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Died March
30, 1952 (age 76 years, 130
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Sioux Falls, S.Dak.
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Dennis B. Danielson (b. 1921) —
of Eau Claire, Eau Claire
County, Wis.
Born in Dunn
County, Wis., January
29, 1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
lawyer; Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 9th District, 1953 (primary), 1962;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Eau Claire County 1st District, 1957-58;
defeated, 1958.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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James Henry Davidson (1858-1918) —
also known as James H. Davidson —
of Green Lake
County, Wis.; Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis.
Born in Colchester, Delaware
County, N.Y., June 18,
1858.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; Green
Lake County District Attorney; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin, 1897-1913, 1917-18 (6th District
1897-1903, 8th District 1903-13, 6th District 1917-18); died in
office 1918.
Died in Washington,
D.C., August
6, 1918 (age 60 years, 49
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Oshkosh, Wis.
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Joseph Edward Davies (1876-1958) —
also known as Joseph E. Davies —
of Wisconsin; Washington,
D.C.; Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Watertown, Jefferson
County, Wis., November
29, 1876.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Democratic
National Committee from Wisconsin, 1912; law partner of Timothy
T. Ansberry; member, Federal Trade Commission, 1915-18; chair,
Federal Trade Commission, 1915-16; economic advisor to President Woodrow
Wilson at the Paris peace conference after World War I; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1918; Vice-Chair
of Democratic National Committee, 1936; U.S. Ambassador to Soviet Union, 1936-38; Belgium, 1938-39; U.S. Minister to Luxembourg, 1938-39.
Congregationalist.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Upsilon; Sigma
Delta Chi.
Died, of bronchial
pneumonia following a stroke,
in Washington,
D.C., May 9,
1958 (age 81 years, 161
days).
Entombed at Washington
National Cathedral, Washington, D.C.
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Glenn Robert Davis (1914-1988) —
also known as Glenn R. Davis —
of Waukesha, Waukesha
County, Wis.; New Berlin, Waukesha
County, Wis.; Wauwatosa, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Vernon, Waukesha
County, Wis., October
28, 1914.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1941-42; served in the U.S. Navy during World War
II; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin, 1947-57, 1965-74 (2nd District
1947-57, 9th District 1965-74); delegate to Republican National
Convention from Wisconsin, 1956,
1960,
1972;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1956, 1957.
Congregationalist.
Died September
21, 1988 (age 73 years, 329
days).
Interment at Prairie
Home Cemetery, Waukesha, Wis.
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James William Dawes (1845-1918) —
also known as James W. Dawes —
of Crete, Saline
County, Neb.
Born in McConnelsville, Morgan
County, Ohio, January
8, 1845.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1875; Nebraska
Republican state chair, 1876-82; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1877; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Nebraska, 1880;
Governor
of Nebraska, 1883-87.
Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., October
8, 1918 (age 73 years, 273
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
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Thomas Cleland Dawson (1865-1912) —
also known as Thomas C. Dawson —
of Enterprise, Volusia
County, Fla.; Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa; Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa.
Born in Hudson, St. Croix
County, Wis., July 30,
1865.
Newspaper
publisher; lawyer; U.S. Minister to Santo Domingo, 1904-07; Colombia, 1907-09; Chile, 1909; Panama, 1910; U.S. Consul General in Santo Domingo, 1904-07.
Presbyterian.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 1,
1912 (age 46 years, 276
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Werden Deane (1837-1914) —
also known as Charles W. Deane; C. W. Deane; Charles
W. Dean —
of Pentwater, Oceana
County, Mich.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Antigo, Langlade
County, Wis.
Born in Grafton, Windham
County, Vt., 1837.
Republican. Lawyer; Oceana
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1861-62; major in the Union Army
during the Civil War; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Newaygo District, 1867-68;
village president, Pentwater, Mich., 1867; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1868.
Died in Antigo, Langlade
County, Wis., June 4,
1914 (age about 76
years).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Michigan City, Ind.
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Relatives: Son
of Peter Werden Dean and Philinder (Willey) Dean; married to Adele C.
Woodward. |
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Arthur K. Delaney (1841-1905) —
of Horicon, Dodge
County, Wis.; Mayville, Dodge
County, Wis.; Juneau,
Alaska.
Born in Fort Ticonderoga, Essex
County, N.Y., January
10, 1841.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1869-70; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1881-82; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1885-87;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 2nd District, 1886; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Alaska Territory, 1888,
1892;
mayor
of Juneau, Alaska, 1900-01.
Died in Paso Robles, San Luis
Obispo County, Calif., January
21, 1905 (age 64 years, 11
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert R. Dickson (1863-1941) —
of O'Neill, Holt
County, Neb.
Born in Rock
County, Wis., November
21, 1863.
Lawyer; district judge in Nebraska 15th District, 1912-41;
died in office 1941.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1941
(age about
77 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Dickson and Margaret (McElroy) Dickson; married, June 14,
1900, to Marion Skirving. |
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Benjamin W. Diederich (b. 1903) —
of Sheboygan, Sheboygan
County, Wis.
Born in Manitowoc, Manitowoc
County, Wis., September
22, 1903.
Republican. Lawyer; abstract and
title business; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Sheboygan County 1st District, 1939-40.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1940 |
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LaVern Ralph Dilweg (1903-1968) —
also known as LaVern R. Dilweg —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., November
1, 1903.
Democrat. Lawyer; played on the Green Bay Packers football
team, 1927-34; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 8th District, 1943-45; defeated,
1944; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1950.
Member, Lions; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Member, Wisconsin Sports Hall of
Fame.
Died in St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., January
2, 1968 (age 64 years, 62
days).
Interment at Fort
Howard Memorial Park, Green Bay, Wis.
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John Charles Doerfer (1904-1992) —
also known as John C. Doerfer —
of West Allis, Milwaukee
County, Wis.; Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.; Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., November
30, 1904.
Republican. Lawyer; member, Federal Communications Commission,
1953-60; chair, Federal Communications Commission, 1957-60; in 1960,
he spent a week-long Florida vacation on the yacht Lazy Girl,
owned by his friend George B. Storer, president of Storer
Broadcasting; as a result, he was accused of conflict
of interest and forced to
resign.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., June 5,
1992 (age 87 years, 188
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James Duane Doty (1799-1865) —
also known as James D. Doty —
of Neenah, Winnebago
County, Wis.; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Salem, Washington
County, N.Y., November
5, 1799.
Democrat. Lawyer; federal
judge, 1828-32; member
Michigan territorial council 7th District, 1834-35; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Wisconsin Territory, 1839-41; Governor
of Wisconsin Territory, 1841-44; delegate
to Wisconsin state constitutional convention, 1846; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 3rd District, 1849-53; Governor
of Utah Territory, 1863-65; died in office 1865.
Presbyterian.
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, June 13,
1865 (age 65 years, 220
days).
Interment at Fort
Douglas Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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William F. Double (b. 1910) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., June 12,
1910.
Republican. Automobile
worker; lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 17th District, 1939-44.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1940 |
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James Edward Doyle (1915-1987) —
also known as James E. Doyle —
Born in Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis., July 6,
1915.
Democrat. Lawyer; law clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice James
F. Byrnes, 1941-42; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
Wisconsin
Democratic state chair, 1951-53; candidate for Governor of
Wisconsin, 1954; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Wisconsin, 1965-80;
senior judge, 1980-87.
Died in Madison, Dane
County, Wis., April 1,
1987 (age 71 years, 269
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James Edward Doyle (b. 1945) —
also known as James E. Doyle; Jim Doyle —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Washington,
D.C., November
23, 1945.
Democrat. Lawyer; served
in the Peace Corps; Dane
County District Attorney, 1977-82; Wisconsin
state attorney general, 1991-2003; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
Governor
of Wisconsin, 2003-11.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2014.
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Thomas J. Duffey (b. 1927) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., December
26, 1927.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 16th District, 1955-60.
Member, Eagles;
American
Legion; Amvets.
Still living as of 1960.
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Francis Ryan Duffy (1888-1979) —
also known as F. Ryan Duffy —
of Fond du Lac, Fond du
Lac County, Wis.; Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac
County, Wis., June 23,
1888.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1932,
1936
(alternate); U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1933-39; defeated, 1938; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1939-49; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1949.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Phi
Alpha Delta; Delta
Sigma Rho.
Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., August
16, 1979 (age 91 years, 54
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Fond du Lac, Wis.
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William J. Duffy (b. 1916) —
of near Greenleaf, Brown
County, Wis.
Born in North Branch, Chisago
County, Minn., October
29, 1916.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World
War II; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Brown County 2nd District, 1949-50; defeated,
1950.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Clifford Judkins Durr (b. 1899) —
also known as Clifford J. Durr —
of Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.; Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.; Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.; Alexandria,
Va.
Born in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., March 2,
1899.
Democrat. Lawyer; member, Federal Communications Commission,
1941-48.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Wesley Durr and Lucy (Judkins) Durr; married, April 5,
1926, to Virginia Hurd Foster. |
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William S. Dwinnell —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Wisconsin.
Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 40, 1899-1900; member of
Minnesota
state senate, 1911-18 (40th District 1911-14, 30th District
1915-18).
Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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