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Anthony Scully Earl (b. 1936) —
also known as Anthony S. Earl —
of Wisconsin.
Born in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., April
12, 1936.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1969-74; Governor of
Wisconsin, 1983-87; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1988.
Member, Common
Cause.
Still living as of 2014.
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Benjamin C. Eastman (1812-1856) —
also known as Ben C. Eastman —
of Platteville, Grant
County, Wis.
Born in Strong, Franklin
County, Maine, October
24, 1812.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 2nd District, 1851-55.
Died in Platteville, Grant
County, Wis., February
2, 1856 (age 43 years, 101
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wis.
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Charles Sumner Eastman (1864-1939) —
also known as Charles S. Eastman —
of Hot Springs, Fall River
County, S.Dak.
Born in Primrose, Dane
County, Wis., January
23, 1864.
Democrat. Lawyer; real estate
business; Fall
River County Sheriff, 1897-1900; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 44th District, 1907-08; postmaster;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Dakota, 1928.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in Hot Springs, Fall River
County, S.Dak., August
26, 1939 (age 75 years, 215
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Cassius M. Eby (1862-1942) —
of Laramie, Albany
County, Wyo.
Born in Porter Township, Cass
County, Mich., July 31,
1862.
Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Wyoming, 1912,
1940.
Died in Wisconsin, September
16, 1942 (age 80 years, 47
days).
Interment at Plum Grove Cemetery, Union, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Peter Eby and Margaret (Miller) Eby; married 1883 to Eva
Lucretia Shelhamer; married to Estelle Hitchcock; first cousin twice
removed of Harry
S. Eby. |
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memorial |
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Herman Lewis Ekern (b. 1872) —
also known as Herman L. Ekern —
of Whitehall, Trempealeau
County, Wis.; Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Trempealeau
County, Wis., December
27, 1872.
Lawyer; Trempealeau
County District Attorney, 1895-99; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Trempealeau County, 1903-08; Speaker of
the Wisconsin State Assembly, 1907; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1908
(alternate), 1920
(alternate), 1924
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1928
(alternate); Wisconsin
insurance commissioner, 1911-15; Wisconsin
state attorney general, 1923-27; Wisconsin
Republican state chair, 1929-32; Lieutenant
Governor of Wisconsin, 1938-39; appointed 1938; Progressive
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1938.
Lutheran.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Even Ekern and Elizabeth (Grimsrud) Ekern; married, August
16, 1899, to Lily C. Anderson. |
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Charles Augustus Eldredge (1820-1896) —
also known as Charles A. Eldredge —
of Fond du Lac, Fond du
Lac County, Wis.
Born in Bridport, Addison
County, Vt., February
27, 1820.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1854-56; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin, 1863-75 (4th District 1863-73, 5th
District 1873-75); defeated, 1874.
Died in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac
County, Wis., October
26, 1896 (age 76 years, 242
days).
Interment at Rienzi
Cemetery, Fond du Lac, Wis.
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Edward Engerud (b. 1868) —
of Lisbon, Ransom
County, N.Dak.; Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak.
Born in Racine, Racine
County, Wis., February
13, 1868.
Republican. Lawyer; Ransom
County State's Attorney, 1897; justice of
North Dakota state supreme court, 1904-07; appointed 1904;
resigned 1907; U.S.
Attorney for North Dakota, 1911-14.
Congregationalist.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Lars Engerud and Christine M. (Bakke) Engerud; married, July 22,
1890, to Clara J. Jacobsen. |
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John Edward Erickson (1863-1946) —
also known as John E. Erickson —
of Teton
County, Mont.; Kalispell, Flathead
County, Mont.; Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Stoughton, Dane
County, Wis., March
14, 1863.
Democrat. Lawyer; Teton
County Attorney, 1897-1903; district judge in Montana 11th
District, 1904-15; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Montana, 1920,
1936
(alternate); Montana
Democratic state chair, 1920-24; Governor of
Montana, 1925-33; resigned 1933; U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1933-34.
Lutheran.
Died in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., May 25,
1946 (age 83 years, 72
days).
Interment at Conrad
Memorial Cemetery, Kalispell, Mont.
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Leif Erickson (1906-1998) —
of Richland
County, Mont.; Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Cashton, Monroe
County, Wis., July 29,
1906.
Democrat. Lawyer; Richland
County Attorney, 1936-38; justice of
Montana state supreme court, 1938-46; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Montana, 1940
(alternate), 1948,
1952,
1956;
Democratic candidate for Governor of
Montana, 1944, 1948 (primary); candidate for U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1946; Montana
Democratic state chair, 1956-58; member of Democratic
National Committee from Montana, 1962-73.
Lutheran.
Norwegian
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Lambda
Chi Alpha; Sons of
Norway; Freemasons;
Eagles;
Elks.
Died at the Riverside Health
Care Center, Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont., December
22, 1998 (age 92 years, 146
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Relatives: Son
of Oluf Erickson and Dora B. (Swanson) Erickson; married, December
29, 1932, to Huberta Barton Brown. |
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John Jacob Esch (1861-1941) —
also known as John J. Esch —
of La Crosse, La Crosse
County, Wis.
Born near Norwalk, Monroe
County, Wis., March
20, 1861.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 7th District, 1899-1921; member,
Interstate Commerce Commission, 1921-28.
Died in La Crosse, La Crosse
County, Wis., April
27, 1941 (age 80 years, 38
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, La Crosse, Wis.
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Henry Minor Esterly (b. 1873) —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Dodgeville, Iowa
County, Wis., October
20, 1873.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Democratic
National Committee from Oregon, 1914.
Member, American Civil
Liberties Union.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Francis Powell Esterly and Julia Bacon (Minor) Esterly; married,
December
30, 1908, to Elizabeth Norcross. |
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Charles Rountree Evans (b. 1863) —
of Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.
Born in Lancaster, Grant
County, Wis., April 4,
1863.
Republican. Lawyer; law
professor; Hamilton
County Attorney, 1894-98; served in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Tennessee; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1910; circuit judge
in Tennessee, 1911-12.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jonathan H. Evans and Sarah (Kilbourne) Evans. |
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Edward Thomas Fairchild (1872-1965) —
also known as Edward T. Fairchild —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.; Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Towanda, Bradford
County, Pa., June 17,
1872.
Republican. Printer;
lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1907-10, 1915-16; circuit judge in Wisconsin,
1916-30; justice of
Wisconsin state supreme court, 1930-57; chief
justice of Wisconsin Supreme Court, 1954-57.
Presbyterian.
Died October
29, 1965 (age 93 years, 134
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Hiram Orlando Fairchild (1845-1925) —
of Marinette, Marinette
County, Wis.
Born in 1845.
Republican. Lawyer; Marinette
County District Attorney; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1883-86; Speaker of
the Wisconsin State Assembly, 1885; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1888.
Died in 1925
(age about
80 years).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Marinette, Wis.
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Thomas Edward Fairchild (1912-2007) —
also known as Thomas E. Fairchild —
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., December
25, 1912.
Democrat. Lawyer; Wisconsin
state attorney general, 1948-51; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1950, 1952; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, 1951-52; justice of
Wisconsin state supreme court, 1957-66; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1966-81; senior
judge, 1981-2007.
Died in Madison, Dane
County, Wis., February
12, 2007 (age 94 years, 49
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Frank S. Farrell Sr. (c.1921-2000) —
of Minnesota.
Born in Minnesota, about 1921.
Lawyer; candidate for Minnesota
state senate, 1956.
Member, American Civil
Liberties Union.
Plaintiff in a lawsuit over disparities in legislative district
populations (Minnesota had not changed its state senate districts
since 1913), which led to the U.S. Supreme Court's "One Man, One
Vote" decisions starting in 1962.
Died, of congestive
heart failure, near Hayward, Sawyer
County, Wis., July 31,
2000 (age about 79
years).
Interment at St.
Peter's Cemetery, Mendota, Minn.
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Jacob Fawcett (b. 1847) —
of Galena, Jo Daviess
County, Ill.; Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Benton, Lafayette
County, Wis., April 9,
1847.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; Jo
Daviess County Judge, 1886-87; district judge in Nebraska,
1896-1904; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1908-17; chief
justice of Nebraska state supreme court, 1915.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joshua Fawcett and Margaret (Nicholson) Fawcett; married, April
16, 1868, to Margaret J. Doxey. |
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Edward William Fehling (1880-1957) —
also known as Edward W. Fehling —
of St. Johns, Clinton
County, Mich.
Born in Watertown, Jefferson
County, Wis., June 27,
1880.
Republican. Lawyer; Clinton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1915-20; director and attorney for
Farmers State Savings Bank, and
State Bank of
St. Johns; member of Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1935-38; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1936;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1938; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 29th Circuit, 1941 (primary), 1942.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Died, in Clinton Memorial Hospital,
St. Johns, Clinton
County, Mich., August
10, 1957 (age 77 years, 44
days).
Interment at Sowle
Cemetery, Near Maple Rapids, Clinton County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Otto Fehling and Helen (Newman) Fehling; married, June 7,
1908, to Mary G. Boyle. |
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Russell Dana Feingold (b. 1953) —
also known as Russell D. Feingold; Russ
Feingold —
of Wisconsin.
Born in Janesville, Rock
County, Wis., March 2,
1953.
Democrat. Rhodes
scholar; lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1983-93; U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1993-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Wisconsin, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2014.
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Louis John Fellenz Jr. (1915-1993) —
also known as Louis J. Fellenz, Jr. —
of Fond du Lac, Fond du
Lac County, Wis.
Born in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac
County, Wis., March
27, 1915.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state senate 18th District, 1941-48.
Died in 1993
(age about
78 years).
Interment at Rienzi
Cemetery, Fond du Lac, Wis.
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Walton Canby Ferris (b. 1900) —
also known as Walton C. Ferris —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
2, 1900.
Lawyer; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Palermo, 1927-31.
Burial location unknown.
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James Edward Finnegan (1892-1966) —
also known as James E. Finnegan —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., November
26, 1892.
Democrat. Lawyer; Wisconsin
state attorney general, 1933-37; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1940.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Died in 1966
(age about
73 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Lyman F. Fischer (1895-1958) —
of Two Rivers, Manitowoc
County, Wis.
Born in Two Rivers, Manitowoc
County, Wis., December
7, 1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;
lawyer; Manitowoc
County District Attorney, 1929-33; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1932;
bank
director.
Died, from self-inflicted
gunshot
wounds, in Manitowoc
County, Wis., June 9,
1958 (age 62 years, 184
days).
Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery, Two Rivers, Wis.
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Patrick Fitzpatrick (1850-1908) —
of Winona, Winona
County, Minn.
Born in Galena, Jo Daviess
County, Ill., March
17, 1850.
Democrat. Lawyer; Winona
County Attorney, 1882-92; member of Minnesota
state senate 2nd District, 1899-1908; died in office 1908.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in Wauwatosa, Milwaukee
County, Wis., August
31, 1908 (age 58 years, 167
days).
Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery, Winona, Minn.
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James Greeley Flanders (b. 1844) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in New London, Merrimack
County, N.H., December
13, 1844.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1877; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Wisconsin, 1896.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Walter Powers Flanders and Susan Everett (Greeley) Flanders;
married, June 18,
1873, to Mary C. Haney. |
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Gerald Thomas Flynn (1910-1990) —
also known as Gerald T. Flynn —
of Racine, Racine
County, Wis.
Born near Racine, Racine
County, Wis., October
7, 1910.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Wisconsin, 1948,
1952;
member of Wisconsin
state senate 21st District, 1951-53; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 1st District, 1959-61; defeated,
1956, 1960, 1962.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Eagles.
Died in Racine, Racine
County, Wis., May 14,
1990 (age 79 years, 219
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Leonard C. Fons (b. 1903) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., October
30, 1903.
Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state senate 7th District, 1931-34; Progressive candidate for U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 4th District, 1940; candidate for
mayor
of Milwaukee, Wis., 1952.
Burial location unknown.
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Chester Almeron Fowler (b. 1862) —
also known as Chester A. Fowler —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.; Portage, Columbia
County, Wis.; Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Rubicon, Dodge
County, Wis., December
25, 1862.
Democrat. Lawyer; circuit judge in Wisconsin 18th Circuit,
1905-29; justice of
Wisconsin state supreme court, 1929-40.
Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Franklin Dwight Fowler and Maria Antoinette (Cole) Fowler;
married, May 30,
1892, to Carrie J. Smith. |
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1940 |
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Leo J. Fox —
of Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Wisconsin.
Lawyer; mayor
of Boca Raton, Fla., 1961-62.
Still living as of 1962.
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Harry F. Franke Jr. (b. 1922) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., October
13, 1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 14th District, 1951-52;
member of Wisconsin
state senate 4th District, 1953-56.
Member, Jaycees;
American
Legion.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1954 |
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James Archibald Frear (1861-1939) —
also known as James A. Frear —
of Hudson, St. Croix
County, Wis.
Born in Hudson, St. Croix
County, Wis., October
24, 1861.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from St. Croix County, 1903-04; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1905-06; secretary
of state of Wisconsin, 1907-13; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin, 1913-35 (10th District 1913-33,
9th District 1933-35).
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 28,
1939 (age 77 years, 216
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Oscar Marion Fritz (b. 1878) —
also known as Oscar M. Fritz —
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., March 3,
1878.
Lawyer; circuit judge in Wisconsin, 1912-29; justice of
Wisconsin state supreme court, 1929-40.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1940 |
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