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Arthur MacArthur (1815-1896) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Glasgow, Scotland,
January
26, 1815.
Democrat. Lawyer; Lieutenant
Governor of Wisconsin, 1856-58; Governor of
Wisconsin, 1856; circuit judge in Wisconsin 2nd Circuit,
1856-69; Associate
Justice, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia,
1870-87; retired 1887.
Died in Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., August
26, 1896 (age 81 years, 213
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Robert J. MacDonald (1914-1987) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Superior, Douglas
County, Wis., April
28, 1914.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District,
1941-44; member of Michigan
state senate 13th District, 1945-46.
Member, Elks; Lions; Eagles.
Died in 1987
(age about
73 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Duncan F. MacDonald and Cecilia M. MacDonald. |
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Harold C. Malchow (1904-1938) —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.
Born in 1904.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Brown County 1st District, 1931-32; defeated,
1932; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin, 1934; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1936.
Member, Modern
Woodmen of America; Odd
Fellows; Moose; Eagles.
Died, in a hospital
at Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis., March
17, 1938 (age about 33
years).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Allouez, Wis.
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Booth M. Malone (b. 1854) —
of Beloit, Rock
County, Wis.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Benton
County, Miss., August
9, 1854.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor of
Beloit, Wis., 1883-85; Rock
County District Attorney, 1885-91; district judge in Colorado 2nd
District, 1901-07.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Richard Harwell Malone and Mary Cole (Cossitt) Malone; married, July 1,
1878, to Alma M. Bennett. |
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Edward Bundy Manwaring (1851-1934) —
also known as Edward B. Manwaring —
of Menomonie, Dunn
County, Wis.; Superior, Douglas
County, Wis.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Windsor, Broome
County, N.Y., March
26, 1851.
Lawyer; fruit
grower;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1st
District, 1921-24; defeated (Progressive), 1912.
English
ancestry.
Died, from prostate
cancer, in the University of Michigan Hospital,
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
1, 1934 (age 83 years, 220
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Menomonie, Wis.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Scoville Manwaring and Sarah Jane (Bundy) Manwaring;
married to Syndonia Barwise. |
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memorial |
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Henry Harrison Markham (1840-1923) —
also known as Henry H. Markham —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.; Pasadena, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Wilmington, Essex
County, N.Y., November
16, 1840.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; gold and silver mining
business; U.S.
Representative from California 6th District, 1885-87; Governor of
California, 1891-95.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, following a stroke,
in Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
9, 1923 (age 82 years, 327
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Altadena, Calif.
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Abraham Lincoln Marovitz (1905-2001) —
also known as A. L. Marovitz —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis., August
10, 1905.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Illinois
state senate 19th District, 1939-50; superior court judge in
Illinois, 1950-63; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, 1963-75;
took senior status 1975.
Lithuanian
ancestry.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March
17, 2001 (age 95 years, 219
days).
Interment at Jewish
Waldheim Cemetery, Forest Park, Ill.
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Rouget de Lisle Marshall (b. 1847) —
also known as Roujet D. Marshall —
of Chippewa Falls, Chippewa
County, Wis.
Born in Nashua, Hillsborough
County, N.H., December
27, 1847.
Lawyer; county judge in Wisconsin, 1876-82; circuit judge in
Wisconsin 11th Circuit, 1889-95; justice of
Wisconsin state supreme court, 1895-1918; appointed 1895.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Marshall and Emeline Marshall; married 1869 to Mary
E. Jenkins. |
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Harry Chapman Martin (b. 1854) —
also known as Harry C. Martin —
of Darlington, Lafayette
County, Wis.
Born near Darlington, Lafayette
County, Wis., 1854.
Republican. Lawyer; superintendent
of schools; mayor of Darlington, Wis., 1887-89; Lafayette
County District Attorney; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1895; member of Wisconsin
state senate 17th District, 1899-1914; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1908;
director, Citizens National Bank of
Darlington.
Burial location unknown.
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John E. Martin (1891-1968) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis., November
15, 1891.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Wisconsin
state attorney general, 1939-48; resigned 1948; justice of
Wisconsin state supreme court, 1948-62.
Died December
9, 1968 (age 77 years, 24
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Martin (b. 1878) —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.
Born in Rockland, Brown
County, Wis., May 12,
1878.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1903-04; member of Democratic
National Committee from Wisconsin, 1920-21; justice of
Wisconsin state supreme court, 1934-40.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Martin and Bridget (Farrell) Martin; married, October
5, 1904, to Mildred Eleanor Wright. |
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1940 |
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Morgan Lewis Martin (1805-1887) —
also known as Morgan L. Martin —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.
Born in Martinsburg, Lewis
County, N.Y., March
31, 1805.
Democrat. Lawyer; member
Michigan territorial council 7th District, 1832-35; member of Wisconsin
territorial legislature, 1838; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Wisconsin Territory, 1845-47; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1855, 1874; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1858-59; major in the Union Army during the Civil
War; Brown
County Judge, 1875-87.
Died in Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis., December
10, 1887 (age 82 years, 254
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Allouez, Wis.
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Paul J. Marwin (b. 1885) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Lund, Pierce
County, Wis., 1885.
Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 29, 1915-18.
Burial location unknown.
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Henry Freeman Mason (1860-1927) —
also known as Henry F. Mason —
of Garden City, Finney
County, Kan.
Born in Racine, Racine
County, Wis., February
17, 1860.
Republican. Lawyer; Finney
County Attorney, 1889-93; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1899-1902; justice of
Kansas state supreme court, 1903-27; died in office 1927.
Unitarian.
Died May 4,
1927 (age 67 years, 76
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Lemuel B. Mason and Lucy (Cole) Mason; married, November
26, 1891, to Elizabeth Wilkinson; married, July 16,
1910, to Lucy S. Greene. |
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John Hubbard Matheson (b. 1908) —
also known as John H. Matheson —
of Janesville, Rock
County, Wis.
Born in Janesville, Rock
County, Wis., May 2,
1908.
Republican. Lawyer; banker; Rock
County District Attorney, 1935-40; served in the U.S. Navy during
World War II; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Wisconsin, 1948.
Congregationalist.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta.
Burial location unknown.
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Arthur L. May (b. 1901) —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
6, 1901.
Republican. Farmer;
lawyer; candidate for Wisconsin
state senate 26th District, 1940; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Wisconsin, 1944;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Wisconsin.
Burial location unknown.
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George A. Mayer (b. 1917) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee
County, Wis., January
10, 1917.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
II; member of Wisconsin
state senate 4th District, 1949-52.
Member, Jaycees.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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John C. McBride (b. 1908) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., September
16, 1908.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 14th District, 1939-44;
member of Wisconsin
state senate 4th District, 1945-48.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1940 |
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Joseph Raymond McCarthy (1908-1957) —
also known as Joseph R. McCarthy; Joe McCarthy;
"Tail-Gunner Joe" —
of Appleton, Outagamie
County, Wis.
Born in Grand Chute, Outagamie
County, Wis., November
14, 1908.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit judge in Wisconsin 10th Circuit,
1940-46; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1947-57; died in office 1957; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1948;
speaker, 1952.
Catholic.
Claimed in a 1950 speech that he had a list of 205 Communists
employed in the U.S. State Department; went on to conduct hearings
and investigations into alleged subersive activities and Communist
influence on society; with his sensationalist tactics and disregard
for fairness and due process, he dominated the American political
scene for a period of time, now called the McCarthy Era; public
opinion turned against him when he tried to investigate the Army; in
December 1953, the Senate voted 67-22 to censure
him for "contemptuous
conduct" and abuse
of select committee privilege.
Died of a liver
ailment at Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., May 2,
1957 (age 48 years, 169
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Appleton, Wis.
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Robert Bruce McCoy (1867-1926) —
also known as Robert McCoy —
of Sparta, Monroe
County, Wis.
Born in Kenosha, Kenosha
County, Wis., September
5, 1867.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; Monroe
County Judge; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American
War; served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border; served in the
U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for Governor of
Wisconsin, 1920.
Died, of pernicious
anemia, in Sparta, Monroe
County, Wis., January
5, 1926 (age 58 years, 122
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Sparta, Wis.
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Peter McGovern (1845-1917) —
also known as "Honest Pete" —
of Waseca, Waseca
County, Minn.
Born in Watertown, Jefferson
County, Wis., October
9, 1845.
Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state senate, 1875-76, 1899-1902 (13th District 1875-76, 10th
District 1899-1902).
Died in Waseca, Waseca
County, Minn., November
15, 1917 (age 72 years, 37
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Irving P. Mehigan (b. 1898) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., January
15, 1898.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state senate 9th District, 1924-33.
Burial location unknown.
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George de Rue Meiklejohn (1857-1929) —
also known as George D. Meiklejohn —
of Fullerton, Nance
County, Neb.
Born in Wisconsin, 1857.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1885-88; Lieutenant
Governor of Nebraska, 1889-91; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 3rd District, 1893-97.
Died in 1929
(age about
72 years).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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Walter P. Melchoir (b. 1894) —
of New London, Waupaca
County, Wis.; Appleton, Outagamie
County, Wis.
Born in Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis., August
18, 1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Wisconsin, 1932,
1948;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Outagamie County 1st District; elected 1950.
Burial location unknown.
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James Hamilton Merrill (1846-1900) —
also known as James H. Merrill —
of Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis.
Born in Batavia, Genesee
County, N.Y., February
9, 1846.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; mayor
of Oshkosh, Wis., 1899-1900; died in office 1900.
Died, from a stroke of
apoplexy, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 27,
1900 (age 54 years, 138
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Oshkosh, Wis.
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Isaac E. Messmore (1821-1902) —
of La Crosse, La Crosse
County, Wis.; Washington,
D.C.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Ontario,
August
21, 1821.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1861; circuit judge in Wisconsin 6th Circuit,
1861-62; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; assistant
commissioner, U.S. Revenue Bureau; real estate
developer; newspaper
editor and publisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Michigan, 1880
(member, Credentials
Committee); candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 6th District, 1894.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
8, 1902 (age 80 years, 140
days).
Interment at Angelus-Rosedale
Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Carroll E. Metzner (b. 1919) —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., April
24, 1919.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Dane County 3rd District, 1955-58; defeated,
1958; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Wisconsin, 1972.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Abner Joseph Mikva (1926-2016) —
also known as Abner J. Mikva —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., January
21, 1926.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
lawyer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1956-66; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1969-73, 1975-79 (2nd District
1969-73, 10th District 1975-79); Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1979-94; retired
1994; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 2008.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., July 4,
2016 (age 90 years, 165
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Andrew Galbraith Miller (1801-1874) —
also known as Andrew G. Miller —
of Gettysburg, Adams
County, Pa.
Born in Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa., September
18, 1801.
Lawyer; justice of
Wisconsin territorial supreme court, 1838-48; U.S.
District Judge for Wisconsin, 1848-70; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1870-73;
retired 1873.
Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., September
30, 1874 (age 73 years, 12
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Newton Norman Minow (b. 1926) —
also known as Newton N. Minow —
of Glencoe, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., January
17, 1926.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member, Federal Communications Commission, 1961-63; chair, Federal
Communications Commission, 1961-63; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1964
(alternate), 1972;
Honorary
Consul-General for Singapore in Chicago,
Ill., 2006.
Jewish.
Member, Order of
the Coif; American Bar
Association; American
Society for International Law; B'nai
B'rith; American
Jewish Committee.
Still living as of 2016.
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David R. Mogilka (b. 1915) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., June 30,
1915.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 14th District; elected 1956,
1958.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, Holy
Name Society; Knights
of Columbus; American
Legion.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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John Morrow (1865-1935) —
of Raton, Colfax
County, N.M.
Born near Darlington, Lafayette
County, Wis., April
19, 1865.
Democrat. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; lawyer; banker;
member of New Mexico
territorial House of Representatives, 1897-98; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Mexico Territory, 1908;
U.S.
Representative from New Mexico at-large, 1923-29; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Mexico, 1928.
Died in Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M., February
25, 1935 (age 69 years, 312
days).
Interment at Fairmont
Cemetery, Raton, N.M.
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Wayne Lyman Morse (1900-1974) —
also known as Wayne L. Morse —
of Eugene, Lane
County, Ore.
Born in Verona, Dane
County, Wis., October
20, 1900.
Lawyer; U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1945-69; defeated (Democratic), 1968, 1972;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1952;
member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1955; candidate
for Democratic nomination for President, 1960;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1964.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Americans
for Democratic Action.
Was actively engaged in campaigning
for U.S. Senate when he died, in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., July 22,
1974 (age 73 years, 275
days).
Interment at Rest
Haven Memorial Park, Eugene, Ore.
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Earl David Morton (b. 1918) —
also known as Earl D. Morton —
of Kenosha, Kenosha
County, Wis.
Born in Kenosha, Kenosha
County, Wis., November
28, 1918.
Republican. Machine tool inspector; chemical
analyst for laundry;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member of
Wisconsin
state assembly from Kenosha County 2nd District, 1957-60;
candidate for Wisconsin
state senate 22nd District, 1964.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Mary J. Mullarkey (b. 1943) —
of Colorado.
Born in New London, Waupaca
County, Wis., September
28, 1943.
Lawyer; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1987-2010; appointed 1987; retired
2010; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1998-2008.
Female.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2014.
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Daniel D. Murphy (1862-1931) —
also known as Daniel Murphy —
of Elkader, Clayton
County, Iowa.
Born in New Diggings, Lafayette
County, Wis., August
22, 1862.
Democrat. Lawyer; Clayton
County Attorney, 1891-95; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Iowa, 1892,
1912
(member, Credentials
Committee); candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 4th District, 1910; vice-president,
Elkader State Bank;
director, St. Olaf Savings Bank,
Elkport Savings Bank, and
Clayton County State Bank;
director, Moresby Island Lumber
Company; president, Iowa Bar Association.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Died May 30,
1931 (age 68 years, 281
days).
Interment at St.
Joseph's Cemetery, Elkader, Iowa.
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Relatives: Son
of John G. Murphy and Ellen (McCarthy) Murphy; married, June 16,
1888, to Henrietta Johnsen. |
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James William Murphy (1858-1927) —
of Platteville, Grant
County, Wis.
Born in Platteville, Grant
County, Wis., April
17, 1858.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 3rd District, 1907-09; defeated,
1920.
Died in Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., July 11,
1927 (age 69 years, 85
days).
Interment at Calvary
Catholic Cemetery, Platteville, Wis.
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Joseph C. Murphy (1907-1987) —
of Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., August
3, 1907.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1933-40.
Died in 1987
(age about
79 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Milton T. Murray (b. 1898) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., June 1,
1898.
Republican. School
teacher; athletic
coach; lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 14th District, 1931-39;
resigned 1939; member of Wisconsin
state senate 4th District, 1939-44.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1940 |
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