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Walter J. LaBuy (1888-1967) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Beaver Dam, Dodge
County, Wis., July 25,
1888.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Illinois, 1920
(alternate), 1932;
circuit judge in Illinois, 1933-44; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, 1944.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Union
League.
Died September
29, 1967 (age 79 years, 66
days).
Interment at St.
Adalbert's Cemetery, Niles, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob LaBuy. |
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Scott M. Ladd (b. 1855) —
of Sheldon, O'Brien
County, Iowa.
Born in Sharon, Walworth
County, Wis., June 22,
1855.
Republican. Lawyer; district judge in Iowa 4th District,
1887-96; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1897-1920.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Ladd and Sarah (Wilmarth) Ladd; married, July 26,
1881, to Emma Cromer. |
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Bronson Cutting LaFollette (b. 1936) —
also known as Bronson C. LaFollette —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Washington,
D.C., February
2, 1936.
Democrat. Lawyer; Wisconsin
state attorney general, 1965-69, 1974-87; candidate for Governor of
Wisconsin, 1968.
Still living as of 2000.
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Philip Fox LaFollette (1897-1965) —
also known as Philip F. LaFollette —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.; Douglaston, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Madison, Dane
County, Wis., May 8,
1897.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Dane
County District Attorney, 1925-26; Governor of
Wisconsin, 1931-33, 1935-39; defeated, 1938; colonel in the U.S.
Army during World War II; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Wisconsin, 1952.
Died August
18, 1965 (age 68 years, 102
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wis.
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Robert Marion LaFollette (1855-1925) —
also known as Robert M. LaFollette; "Fighting
Bob"; "Battling Bob" —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Primrose, Dane
County, Wis., June 14,
1855.
Lawyer; Dane
County District Attorney, 1880-84; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 3rd District, 1885-91; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1896
(member, Resolutions
Committee; speaker),
1904;
Governor
of Wisconsin, 1901-06; U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1906-25; died in office 1925; candidate
for Republican nomination for President, 1908,
1916;
Progressive candidate for President
of the United States, 1924.
French
ancestry.
Died of heart
disease complicated by asthma
and pneumonia,
in Washington,
D.C., June 18,
1925 (age 70 years, 4
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wis.
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Richard D. Lamm (b. 1935) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Madison, Dane
County, Wis., August
3, 1935.
Democrat. Accountant;
lawyer; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1966-74; Governor of
Colorado, 1975-87; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Colorado, 1980.
Still living as of 1994.
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Silas Wright Lamoreux (b. 1843) —
of Beaver Dam, Dodge
County, Wis.
Born in Madison
County, N.Y., March 8,
1843.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1870; county judge in Wisconsin, 1879-93; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1888
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization).
Commissioner of U.S. General Land Office, 1893-97.
Burial location unknown.
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Norman Black Langill (1897-1974) —
also known as Norman B. Langill —
Born in Peshtigo, Marinette
County, Wis., August
23, 1897.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Wisconsin
state senate 30th District, 1932.
Died in Peshtigo, Marinette
County, Wis., August
27, 1974 (age 77 years, 4
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Peshtigo, Wis.
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Relatives: Son
of Bayne Langill and Robena (Black) Langill; married to Esther L.
Archambault. |
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Henry Albert Larson (1877-1948) —
also known as Henry A. Larson —
of Preston, Fillmore
County, Minn.
Born in Fillmore
County, Minn., June 27,
1877.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota,
1920;
member of Minnesota
state senate 1st District, 1927-48; died in office 1948.
Lutheran.
Norwegian
ancestry.
Died, following a stroke,
in Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla., March
12, 1948 (age 70 years, 259
days).
Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery, Preston, Minn.
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Peggy A. Lautenschlager (b. 1955) —
also known as Peg Lautenschlager —
of Fond du Lac, Fond du
Lac County, Wis.
Born in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac
County, Wis., November
22, 1955.
Democrat. Lawyer; Winnebago
County District Attorney, 1985-88; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1989-93; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 6th District, 1992; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, 1993-2001; Wisconsin
state attorney general, 2003-07; defeated in primary, 2006; in
February 2004, en route from Madison to Fond du Lac, she accidentally
drove a state-owned car into a ditch; pleaded
guilty to driving
while intoxicated
and refusing
a blood test; lost her
license for a year, paid a fine of
$784, and a self-imposed
penalty of $3,250; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Wisconsin, 2004,
2008.
Female.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Still living as of 2011.
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Daniel William Lawler (1859-1926) —
also known as Daniel W. Lawler —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Prairie du Chien, Crawford
County, Wis., March
28, 1859.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1892; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1908-10; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1912, 1916; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Minnesota, 1916.
Catholic.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., September
15, 1926 (age 67 years, 171
days).
Burial location unknown.
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J. Elmer Lehr (b. 1868) —
of Clintonville, Waupaca
County, Wis.; Appleton, Outagamie
County, Wis.
Born in Marengo Township, Calhoun
County, Mich., December
26, 1868.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Outagamie County Republican Party, 1902-04; member of Wisconsin
state senate 14th District, 1909-12.
Burial location unknown.
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Irvine Luther Lenroot (1869-1949) —
also known as Irvine L. Lenroot —
of Superior, Douglas
County, Wis.
Born in Superior, Douglas
County, Wis., January
31, 1869.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Douglas County 1st District, 1901-07; Speaker of
the Wisconsin State Assembly, 1903-07; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1908;
U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 11th District, 1909-18; U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1918-27; candidate for Republican
nomination for Vice President, 1920;
Associate
Judge of U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1929-44;
retired 1944.
Congregationalist.
Swedish
ancestry.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
26, 1949 (age 79 years, 361
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Superior, Wis.
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Jerris G. Leonard (1931-2006) —
also known as Jerris Leonard —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.; Washington,
D.C.; Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
17, 1931.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 19th District, 1957-60;
member of Wisconsin
state senate 4th District, 1961-68; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1968; administrator, Law Enforcement
Assistance Administration, 1971; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from District of Columbia, 1984.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 27,
2006 (age 75 years, 191
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Cloid Irwin Level (1895-1977) —
also known as Cloid I. Level —
of Denison, Crawford
County, Iowa; Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Odebolt, Sac
County, Iowa, May 23,
1895.
Electrician;
lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa, 1939.
Died in Wauwatosa, Milwaukee
County, Wis., June 7,
1977 (age 82 years, 15
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James William Level and Mary Ann (Lesher) Level; married to
Ethelda Ruth Swartwood (great-granddaughter of Daniel
Baker Swartwood). |
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Helmar A. Lewis (b. 1900) —
of Boscobel, Grant
County, Wis.
Born in McFarland, Dane
County, Wis., February
7, 1900.
Republican. Farmer;
lawyer; Grant
County District Attorney, 1933-37; mayor of Boscobel, Wis.,
1939-41; member of Wisconsin
state senate 16th District, 1941-44; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1944.
Burial location unknown.
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Olin Barnett Lewis (b. 1861) —
also known as Olin B. Lewis —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Weyauwega, Waupaca
County, Wis., March
12, 1861.
Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1895-98; district judge in
Minnesota 2nd District, 1897-1917.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Zina W. Lewis and Rebecca Lewis; married 1886 to Della
Barnett. |
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Myron Plato Lindsley (1825-1883) —
also known as Myron P. Lindsley —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.
Born in Middlesex, Yates
County, N.Y., September
18, 1825.
Lawyer; mayor
of Green Bay, Wis., 1865; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1873-74.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in 1883
(age about
57 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Victor Linley (b. 1865) —
of Superior, Douglas
County, Wis.
Born in Atchison, Atchison
County, Kan., September
5, 1865.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Superior, Wis., 1906-08; member of Wisconsin
state senate 11th District, 1911-14.
Burial location unknown.
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James G. Lippert (b. 1917) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., January
13, 1917.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; real estate
broker; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 7th District, 1955-56;
defeated (Republican), 1948.
Member, American
Legion.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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William Henry Harrison Llewellyn (b. 1854) —
also known as William H. H. Llewellyn —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.; Las Cruces, Dona Ana
County, N.M.
Born in Monroe, Green
County, Wis., September
9, 1854.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New Mexico Territory, 1884,
1896
(member, Credentials
Committee; speaker),
1904;
U.S. Indian Agent for Apache Indians, 1881-85; director and attorney
for mining
companies; attorney for Western Union Telegraph
Co.; member of New Mexico
territorial House of Representatives, 1897, 1901-03; Speaker
of New Mexico Territory House of Representatives, 1897; major in
the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; U.S.
Attorney for New Mexico, 1905-07; member of New
Mexico state house of representatives, 1912.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Orland Steen Loomis (1893-1942) —
also known as Orland S. Loomis —
of Wisconsin.
Born in Mauston, Juneau
County, Wis., November
12, 1893.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of
Wisconsin
state assembly, 1929-30; member of Wisconsin
state senate 31st District, 1931-34; Wisconsin director, U.S.
Rural Electrification Administration, 1935-37; Wisconsin
state attorney general, 1937-39; Progressive candidate for Governor of
Wisconsin, 1940.
Died, from a heart
attack, December
7, 1942 (age 49 years, 25
days).
Interment somewhere
in Mauston, Wis.
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Arthur Lord (1850-1925) —
of Plymouth, Plymouth
County, Mass.
Born in Port Washington, Ozaukee
County, Wis., September
2, 1850.
Lawyer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1885-86.
Member, American
Historical Association; American
Antiquarian Society.
Died April
10, 1925 (age 74 years, 220
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Plymouth, Mass.
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Gerald D. Lorge (1922-2001) —
of Bear Creek, Outagamie
County, Wis.
Born in Bear Creek, Outagamie
County, Wis., July 9,
1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Outagamie County 2nd District, 1951-54;
member of Wisconsin
state senate 14th District, 1955-84; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1957.
Member, Moose; Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion; American Bar
Association.
Died February
14, 2001 (age 78 years, 220
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Don Lathrop Love (1863-1940) —
also known as Don L. Love —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Janesville, Rock
County, Wis., March 7,
1863.
Republican. Lawyer; banker; mayor
of Lincoln, Neb., 1909-11, 1929-31; treasurer of
Nebraska Republican Party, 1912; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Nebraska, 1912,
1920
(member, Resolutions
Committee).
Unitarian.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., September
12, 1940 (age 77 years, 189
days).
Interment somewhere
in Clermont, Iowa.
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Arthur W. Lueck (b. 1885) —
of Beaver Dam, Dodge
County, Wis.
Born in Juneau, Dodge
County, Wis., July 19,
1885.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Governor of
Wisconsin, 1936.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Lueck and Phillipine (Schauer) Lueck; married, August
20, 1908, to Wanda Krueger. |
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Thomas Lynch (1844-1898) —
of Chilton, Calumet
County, Wis.; Antigo, Langlade
County, Wis.
Born in Granville, Milwaukee
County, Wis., November
21, 1844.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1873-74, 1883-84; mayor of
Antigo, Wis., 1885, 1888; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 9th District, 1891-95.
Died in Antigo, Langlade
County, Wis., May 4,
1898 (age 53 years, 164
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Antigo, Wis.
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William Pitt Lynde (1817-1885) —
also known as William P. Lynde —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Sherburne, Chenango
County, N.Y., December
16, 1817.
Democrat. Lawyer; Wisconsin
territory attorney general, 1845-46; U.S.
Attorney for Wisconsin, 1845-48; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin, 1848-49, 1875-79 (1st District
1848-49, 4th District 1875-79); candidate for justice of
Wisconsin state supreme court, 1849; mayor
of Milwaukee, Wis., 1860-61; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1866; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1869-70.
Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., December
18, 1885 (age 68 years, 2
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
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William Penn Lyon (b. 1822) —
also known as William P. Lyon —
of Wisconsin.
Born in Chatham, Columbia
County, N.Y., October
28, 1822.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1859-60; Speaker of
the Wisconsin State Assembly, 1859-60; colonel in the Union Army
during the Civil War; circuit judge in Wisconsin 1st Circuit,
1865-71; justice of
Wisconsin state supreme court, 1871-93; appointed 1871; chief
justice of Wisconsin Supreme Court, 1892-93.
Burial location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: William
Penn |
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(Coffin) Lyon; married, November
18, 1847, to Adelia Caroline Duncombe. |
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