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Gilbert Erle Ingram (b. 1883) —
also known as G. Erle Ingram —
of Eau Claire, Eau Claire
County, Wis.
Born in Eau Galle, Dunn
County, Wis., April 1,
1883.
School
teacher; insurance
agent; abstractor;
lawyer; member of Wisconsin
Republican State Central Committee, 1928-29; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1931-32; member of Wisconsin
state senate 28th District, 1933-40.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Ingram and Mary Ingram; married, November
9, 1902, to Theresa Wurtz. |
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1940 |
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Charles E. Jenkins (c.1823-1896) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., about 1823.
Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1850; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 17th District, 1866.
Died in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., September
21, 1896 (age about 73
years).
Burial location unknown.
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James Graham Jenkins (1834-1921) —
also known as James G. Jenkins —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Saratoga Springs, Saratoga
County, N.Y., July 18,
1834.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Governor of
Wisconsin, 1879; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Wisconsin, 1880;
U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1888-93; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1893-1905; retired
1905.
Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., August
6, 1921 (age 87 years, 19
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John James Jenkins (1843-1911) —
also known as John J. Jenkins —
of Baraboo, Sauk
County, Wis.; Chippewa Falls, Chippewa
County, Wis.
Born in Weymouth, England,
August
24, 1843.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Sauk
County Circuit Court Clerk, 1867-70; lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1872; Chippewa
County Judge, 1872-76; U.S.
Attorney for Wyoming, 1876-79; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin, 1895-1909 (10th District
1895-1903, 11th District 1903-09); defeated in primary, 1908; U.S.
District Judge for Puerto Rico, 1910-11; died in office 1911.
Died in Chippewa Falls, Chippewa
County, Wis., June 8,
1911 (age 67 years, 288
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Chippewa Falls, Wis.
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Joshua Leroy Johns (1881-1947) —
also known as Joshua L. Johns —
of Appleton, Outagamie
County, Wis.
Born in Eagle town, Richland
County, Wis., February
27, 1881.
Republican. Lawyer; private secretary and advisor to Gov. Fred
R. Zimmerman, 1928; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 8th District, 1939-43.
Died March
16, 1947 (age 66 years, 17
days).
Interment at Fort
Howard Memorial Park, Green Bay, Wis.
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Lester Roland Johnson (1901-1975) —
also known as Lester Johnson —
of Black River Falls, Jackson
County, Wis.
Born in Brandon, Fond du Lac
County, Wis., June 16,
1901.
Democrat. Lumber, feed,
and coal
business; lawyer; Jackson
County District Attorney, 1943-46, 1953; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1952;
U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 9th District, 1953-65; member of Wisconsin
Democratic State Central Committee, 1954.
Died in Augusta, Eau Claire
County, Wis., July 24,
1975 (age 74 years, 38
days).
Interment at Brandon
Cemetery, Brandon, Wis.
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Martin Nelson Johnson (1850-1909) —
also known as Martin N. Johnson —
of Iowa; Petersburg, Nelson
County, N.Dak.
Born in Racine
County, Wis., March 3,
1850.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; farmer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Iowa; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1877; member of Iowa
state senate, 1878-82; delegate
to North Dakota state constitutional convention from Nelson
County, 1889; U.S.
Representative from North Dakota at-large, 1891-99; U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1909; died in office 1909.
Died in Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak., October
21, 1909 (age 59 years, 232
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Petersburg, N.Dak.
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Burr W. Jones (1846-1935) —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born near Evansville, Rock
County, Wis., March 9,
1846.
Democrat. Lawyer; Dane
County District Attorney, 1873-76; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 3rd District, 1883-85; justice of
Wisconsin state supreme court, 1921-26.
Died January
7, 1935 (age 88 years, 304
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wis.
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George Wallace Jones (1804-1896) —
also known as George W. Jones —
of Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa.
Born in Vincennes, Knox
County, Ind., April
12, 1804.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the Black
Hawk War; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Michigan Territory, 1835-36; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Wisconsin Territory, 1836-39; U.S.
Surveyor-General for Iowa & Wisconsin, 1845; U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1848-59; U.S. Minister to New Grenada, 1859-61.
Welsh
ancestry.
In 1861, was arrested
in New York City by order of Secretary of State William
H. Seward on a charge
of disloyalty,
based on correspondence with his friend Jefferson
Davis; imprisoned
for 64 days; released by order of President Abraham
Lincoln.
Slaveowner.
Died in Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, July 22,
1896 (age 92 years, 101
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Dubuque, Iowa.
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Charles August Kading (1874-1956) —
also known as Charles A. Kading —
of Watertown, Jefferson
County, Wis.
Born in Lowell, Dodge
County, Wis., January
14, 1874.
Republican. Lawyer; Dodge
County District Attorney, 1907-13; mayor
of Watertown, Wis., 1914-16; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 2nd District, 1927-33.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died June 19,
1956 (age 82 years, 157
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Watertown, Wis.
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Frederick Frank Kaftan (1916-2001) —
also known as Fred F. Kaftan —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.
Born in Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis., August
25, 1916.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state senate 2nd District, 1949-52.
Died November
9, 2001 (age 85 years, 76
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, De Pere, Wis.
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Frank Bateman Keefe (1887-1952) —
also known as Frank B. Keefe —
of Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis.
Born in Winneconne, Winnebago
County, Wis., September
23, 1887.
Republican. Lawyer; Winnebago
County District Attorney, 1922-28; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 6th District, 1939-51.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Eagles.
Died February
5, 1952 (age 64 years, 135
days).
Interment at Lake
View Memorial Park, Oshkosh, Wis.
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John D. Kehoe —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.; De Pere, Brown
County, Wis.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
Democratic State Central Committee, 1944-54; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1944,
1952
(alternate); secretary of
Wisconsin Democratic Party, 1954.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Harlan W. Kelley (b. 1903) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.; Baraboo, Sauk
County, Wis.
Born in Baraboo, Sauk
County, Wis., September
8, 1903.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Wisconsin, 1948,
1952.
Burial location unknown.
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Kyle Kenyon (b. 1924) —
of Tomah, Monroe
County, Wis.
Born in Wyeville, Monroe
County, Wis., March
22, 1924.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Monroe County, 1957-70.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Ernest C. Keppler (b. 1918) —
of Sheboygan, Sheboygan
County, Wis.
Born in Sheboygan, Sheboygan
County, Wis., April 5,
1918.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1943-45; served in the U.S. Army during the
Korean conflict; lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state senate 20th District, 1961-77.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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William John Kershaw (c.1834-1883) —
also known as William J. Kershaw —
of Big Spring, Adams
County, Wis.; Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in County Antrim, Ireland (now Northern
Ireland), about 1834.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the Union Army during the Civil
War; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1867-68, 1875; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Wisconsin, 1868;
member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1869-70.
Member, Loyal
Legion.
Died in 1883
(age about
49 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Martha Mary Corn. |
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Charles Joseph Kersten (1902-1972) —
also known as Charles J. Kersten —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.; Whitefish Bay, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., May 26,
1902.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 5th District, 1947-49, 1951-55;
defeated, 1948, 1954, 1956.
Died October
31, 1972 (age 70 years, 158
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
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Edward F. Kileen (b. 1869) —
of Wautoma, Waushara
County, Wis.
Born in Aurora town, Waushara
County, Wis., January
12, 1869.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; Waushara
County District Attorney, 1895-98, 1901-10; member of Wisconsin
state senate 9th District, 1911-14.
Burial location unknown.
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Ron Kind (b. 1963) —
of La Crosse, La Crosse
County, Wis.
Born in La Crosse, La Crosse
County, Wis., March
16, 1963.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 3rd District, 1997-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 2000,
2004,
2008.
Lutheran.
Still living as of 2014.
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John Tabor Kingston Jr. (1860-1898) —
also known as John T. Kingston, Jr. —
of Ashland, Ashland
County, Wis.
Born in Necedah, Juneau
County, Wis., January
4, 1860.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1891-93; postmaster at Ashland,
Wis., 1893-97.
Volunteered for military service in the Spanish-American
War, and died, from peritonitis,
in Coamo, Coamo
Municipio, Puerto Rico, August
26, 1898 (age 38 years, 234
days).
Interment at Bay
View Cemetery, Necedah, Wis.
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John Casimir Kleczka (1885-1959) —
also known as John C. Kleczka —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., May 6,
1885.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state senate 8th District, 1909-12; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1912;
Milwaukee
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1914-18; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 4th District, 1919-23; state court
judge in Wisconsin, 1930.
Died April
21, 1959 (age 73 years, 350
days).
Interment at St.
Adalbert's Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
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Warren Perley Knowles (1908-1993) —
also known as Warren P. Knowles —
of New Richmond, St. Croix
County, Wis.; Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in River Falls, Pierce
County, Wis., August
19, 1908.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state senate 10th District, 1941-54; served in the U.S. Navy
during World War II; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Wisconsin, 1948,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1972;
Lieutenant
Governor of Wisconsin, 1955-59, 1961-63; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Wisconsin; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1957; Governor of
Wisconsin, 1965-71.
Protestant.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Eagles;
Kiwanis.
Suffered a heart
attack at the end of a day of fishing,
during the annual "Governor's Open" fishing tournament, and died soon
after at Black River Memorial Hospital,
Black River Falls, Jackson
County, Wis., May 1,
1993 (age 84 years, 255
days). His body was
donated to the Medical College of Wisconsin.
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Michael F. Kresky Jr. (b. 1905) —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.
Born in Marinette, Marinette
County, Wis., May 23,
1905.
Progressive. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state senate 2nd District, 1937-40; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 8th District, 1940.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1940 |
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