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William Garner Waddel (1870-1937) —
also known as W. G. Waddel —
of Webster, Day
County, S.Dak.
Born in Grant
County, Wis., June 29,
1870.
Republican. Lawyer; Day
County State's Attorney, 1913-16; member of South
Dakota state senate 34th District, 1919-22.
Methodist.
Scottish
and German
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Day
County, S.Dak., January
24, 1937 (age 66 years, 209
days).
Interment at Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Adaville, Iowa.
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Lowell Curtis Wadmond (1896-1986) —
also known as Lowell Wadmond —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Racine, Racine
County, Wis., March
16, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from New
York, 1952.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of
the Coif; Freemasons.
Died September
25, 1986 (age 90 years, 193
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Lakeland, Fla.
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Eleazer Wakeley (1822-1912) —
of Elyria, Lorain
County, Ohio; Whitewater, Walworth
County, Wis.; Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Homer, Cortland
County, N.Y., June 15,
1822.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
territorial House of Representatives, 1847-48; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1852-55 (14th District 1852, 12th District
1853-55); justice of
Nebraska territorial supreme court, 1857-61; delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1871; district judge
in Nebraska 3rd District, 1883-92; appointed 1883.
Died in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., November
21, 1912 (age 90 years, 159
days).
Interment at Prospect
Hill Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.
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Isaac Pigeon Walker (1815-1872) —
also known as Isaac P. Walker —
of Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.; Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born near Wheeling, Ohio
County, Va. (now W.Va.), November
2, 1815.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1830; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Illinois; member of Wisconsin
territorial legislature, 1847-48; U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1848-55.
Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., March
29, 1872 (age 56 years, 148
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
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Thomas James Walsh (1859-1933) —
also known as Thomas J. Walsh —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Two Rivers, Manitowoc
County, Wis., June 12,
1859.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Montana, 1906; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Montana, 1912
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee; speaker),
1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1920,
1924,
1928,
1932;
U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1913-33; died in office 1933; candidate for
Democratic nomination for President, 1928.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association.
While en route to Washington to accept appointment as U.S. Attorney
General, died suddenly of a heart
attack, on a
train of the Atlantic Coast Line near Wilson, Wilson
County, N.C., March 2,
1933 (age 73 years, 263
days).
Interment at Resurrection
Cemetery, Helena, Mont.
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William W. Ward (b. 1903) —
of New Richmond, St. Croix
County, Wis.
Born in St. Croix
County, Wis., August
8, 1903.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from St. Croix County; elected 1956, 1958.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Willis Warren (1925-1998) —
also known as Robert W. Warren —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.; Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Raton, Colfax
County, N.M., August
30, 1925.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
lawyer; Brown
County District Attorney, 1961-64; member of Wisconsin
state senate 2nd District, 1965-68; Wisconsin
state attorney general, 1969-74; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Wisconsin, 1972
(delegation chair); U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1974-91.
Methodist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Purple
Heart.
Died, of cancer,
at Columbia Hospital,
Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., August
20, 1998 (age 72 years, 355
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Albert W. Weisbrod (1851-1892) —
of Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis.
Born in Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis., October
4, 1851.
Democrat. Lawyer; postmaster at Oshkosh,
Wis., 1886-90.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis., April
18, 1892 (age 40 years, 197
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Oshkosh, Wis.
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Owen Augustine Wells (1844-1935) —
also known as Owen A. Wells —
of Fond du Lac, Fond du
Lac County, Wis.
Born in Catskill, Greene
County, N.Y., February
4, 1844.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Wisconsin, 1888;
U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 6th District, 1893-95; delegate to
Gold Democrat National Convention from Wisconsin, 1896.
Died in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac
County, Wis., January
29, 1935 (age 90 years, 359
days).
Interment at Rienzi
Cemetery, Fond du Lac, Wis.
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Robert Joseph Wells (1856-1941) —
of Breckenridge, Wilkin
County, Minn.
Born in Mazomanie, Dane
County, Wis., October
4, 1856.
Newspaper
editor; lawyer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 60, 1901-10.
Baptist.
Died in Winter Haven, Polk
County, Fla., February
12, 1941 (age 84 years, 131
days).
Interment at Old
Cemetery, Winter Haven, Fla.
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Anthony Matthias Werner (1894-1977) —
also known as A. Matt Werner —
of Sheboygan, Sheboygan
County, Wis.
Born in Kewaskum, Washington
County, Wis., February
19, 1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
newspaper
publisher; president, radio
station WHBL; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Wisconsin, 1932,
1940
(alternate), 1948
(alternate); candidate for Wisconsin
state senate 20th District, 1972.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Foresters;
Eagles.
Died in November, 1977
(age 83
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Anton Werner and Emma (Deutsch) Werner; married, October
15, 1924, to Dorothy Elizabeth Bowler. |
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Ralph Roger Wescott (1894-1951) —
of Shawano, Shawano
County, Wis.
Born May 23,
1894.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of
Wisconsin state legislature, 1920; served in the U.S. Army during
World War II.
Died July 31,
1951 (age 57 years, 69
days).
Interment at Shawano
National Cemetery, Shawano, Wis.
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Ezra Wheeler (1820-1871) —
of Berlin, Green Lake
County, Wis.; Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.
Born in Chenango
County, N.Y., December
23, 1820.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1853; Green
Lake County Judge, 1854-62; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 5th District, 1863-65; Register of
U.S. Land Office, Pueblo, Colorado, 1870-71.
Died in Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo., September
19, 1871 (age 50 years, 270
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Berlin, Wis.
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Floyd E. Wheeler (b. 1905) —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Beloit, Rock
County, Wis., March
18, 1905.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; justice of the peace; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Dane County 1st District, 1953-54; defeated,
1954.
Burial location unknown.
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Ferris M. White (1862-1940) —
of River Falls, Pierce
County, Wis.
Born in Prescott, Pierce
County, Wis., July 29,
1862.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Wisconsin, 1916
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee), 1928.
Died in River Falls, Pierce
County, Wis., March 2,
1940 (age 77 years, 217
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Kenneth Sidney White (1897-1976) —
also known as Kenneth S. White —
of River Falls, Pierce
County, Wis.; Ellsworth, Pierce
County, Wis.
Born in River Falls, Pierce
County, Wis., January
17, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Wisconsin, 1936;
member of Wisconsin
state senate 10th District; elected 1936; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Wisconsin; circuit judge in Wisconsin 8th
Circuit, 1954-56.
Died in River Falls, Pierce
County, Wis., December
10, 1976 (age 79 years, 328
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Meek Whitehead (1852-1924) —
also known as John M. Whitehead —
of Janesville, Rock
County, Wis.
Born near Hillsboro, Montgomery
County, Ill., July 29,
1852.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1896-1912; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Wisconsin, 1920.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Economic Association; Phi
Delta Theta.
Died in Janesville, Rock
County, Wis., August
31, 1924 (age 72 years, 33
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Janesville, Wis.
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Almur Stiles Whiting (1889-1959) —
also known as Almur S. Whiting —
of Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.; Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.
Born in Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis., March 2,
1889.
Republican. Shipyard
paymaster; lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Alabama, 1944,
1952
(alternate).
Died in Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala., February
5, 1959 (age 69 years, 340
days).
Interment at Pine
Crest Cemetery, Mobile, Ala.
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Thomas Tucker Whittlesey (1798-1868) —
also known as Thomas T. Whittlesey —
of Danbury, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Danbury, Fairfield
County, Conn., December
8, 1798.
Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut, 1836-39 (at-large 1836-37, 3rd
District 1837-39); member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1853-54.
Died in Pheasant Branch, Dane
County, Wis., August
20, 1868 (age 69 years, 256
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wis.
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John D. Wickhem (b. 1888) —
Born in Beloit, Rock
County, Wis., May 25,
1888.
School
teacher; lawyer; law
professor; justice of
Wisconsin state supreme court, 1930-40; appointed 1930.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1920 to Mary
Luella Carroll. |
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1940 |
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John Henry M. Wigman (1835-1920) —
also known as John H. M. Wigman —
of Appleton, Outagamie
County, Wis.; Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.
Born in Amsterdam, Netherlands,
August
15, 1835.
Lawyer; Outagamie
County District Attorney; mayor
of Green Bay, Wis., 1882-83; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1893-97.
Catholic.
Dutch
ancestry.
Died, from diabetes,
in Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis., January
31, 1920 (age 84 years, 169
days).
Interment at Allouez Catholic Cemetery, Allouez, Wis.
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Alexander Wiley (1884-1967) —
of Chippewa Falls, Chippewa
County, Wis.
Born in Chippewa Falls, Chippewa
County, Wis., May 26,
1884.
Republican. Lawyer; Chippewa
County District Attorney, 1909-15; dairy farmer;
candidate for Governor of
Wisconsin, 1936; U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1939-63.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Sons of
Norway; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Kiwanis;
United
Commercial Travelers.
Died at High Oaks Christian Science Church Sanitarium,
in Germantown, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 26,
1967 (age 83 years, 0
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Chippewa Falls, Wis.
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Horace W. Wilkie (b. 1917) —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Madison, Dane
County, Wis., January
9, 1917.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 2nd District, 1948, 1950, 1952;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin,
1952;
member of Wisconsin
state senate 26th District, 1957-62.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Grandison Williams (1829-1892) —
also known as Charles G. Williams —
of Janesville, Rock
County, Wis.
Born in Royalton, Niagara
County, N.Y., October
18, 1829.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Wisconsin; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1869-72; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 1st District, 1873-83.
Died in 1892
(age about
62 years).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Janesville, Wis.
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John Winans (1831-1907) —
of Janesville, Rock
County, Wis.
Born in Vernon, Sussex
County, N.J., September
27, 1831.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Wisconsin, 1864;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1874, 1882, 1887, 1891; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 1st District, 1883-85; mayor
of Janesville, Wis., 1885-87.
Died January
17, 1907 (age 75 years, 112
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Janesville, Wis.
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Frederick C. Winkler (b. 1838) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Bremen, Germany,
March
15, 1838.
Republican. Lawyer; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil
War; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Wisconsin, 1868;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1872; trustee, Northwestern Mutual Life
Insurance Co.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Carl Winkler and Elizabeth (Overbeck) Winkler; married 1864 to
Frances M. Wightman. |
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Grover Cleveland Winn (1886-1943) —
also known as Grover C. Winn —
of Juneau,
Alaska.
Born in Wisconsin, 1886.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Alaska
territorial House of Representatives 1st District, 1929-32; Speaker
of Alaska Territory House of Representatives, 1931-32.
Died in 1943
(age about
57 years).
Burial location unknown.
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John Bradley Winslow (1851-1920) —
also known as John B. Winslow —
of Wisconsin.
Born October
4, 1851.
Lawyer; law partner of Joseph
V. Quarles; circuit judge in Wisconsin 1st Circuit, 1884-91; justice of
Wisconsin state supreme court, 1891-1920; appointed 1891; died in
office 1920; chief
justice of Wisconsin Supreme Court, 1907-20; died in office 1920.
Died July 13,
1920 (age 68 years, 283
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wis.
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Relatives: Son
of Horatio Gates Winslow and Emily (Bradley) Winslow; married to
Agnes Clancy. |
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Herman C. Wipperman (b. 1853) —
of Grand Rapids (now Wisconsin Rapids), Wood
County, Wis.
Born in Moselle town, Sheboygan
County, Wis., 1853.
Republican. Furniture
business; lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Wood County, 1895-98; Wood
County District Attorney, 1901-02; member of Wisconsin
state senate 9th District, 1903-06.
Burial location unknown.
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Gilbert Motier Woodward (1835-1913) —
also known as Gilbert M. Woodward —
of Wisconsin.
Born in Washington,
D.C., December
25, 1835.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the Union Army during the Civil
War; La
Crosse County District Attorney, 1866-73; mayor
of La Crosse, Wis., 1874-75; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Wisconsin, 1880,
1888;
U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 7th District, 1883-85; candidate
for Governor of
Wisconsin, 1886.
Died in La Crosse, La Crosse
County, Wis., March
13, 1913 (age 77 years, 78
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, La Crosse, Wis.
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John McClelland Work (1869-1961) —
also known as John M. Work —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Whitefish Bay, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Washington
County, Iowa, January
3, 1869.
Socialist. Lawyer; lecturer;
writer;
candidate for mayor
of Des Moines, Iowa, 1902; candidate for Governor of
Iowa, 1910; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 10th District, 1914; editorial page
editor for the Socialist Milwaukee Leader newspaper,
1917-42; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1925; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Wisconsin.
Died in Whitefish Bay, Milwaukee
County, Wis., January
5, 1961 (age 92 years, 2
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Francis A. Yindra (1906-1972) —
of Manitowoc, Manitowoc
County, Wis.
Born in Manitowoc, Manitowoc
County, Wis., January
17, 1906.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1933-34, 1937-38; member of Wisconsin
state senate 1st District, 1939; resigned 1939.
Died July 7,
1972 (age 66 years, 172
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Manitowoc, Wis.
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Cornelius Thomas Young (1907-1980) —
also known as Cornelius T. Young —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., July 28,
1907.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1931-38; member of Wisconsin
state senate 9th District, 1939-42; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1940.
Scottish
and Irish
ancestry.
Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., July 25,
1980 (age 72 years, 363
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of David Parker Young and Margaret (Rice) Young; married, June 13,
1933, to Lucy Regina 'Jean' Reilly. |
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1940 |
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