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John Huy Addams (1822-1881) —
also known as John H. Addams —
of Cedarville, Stephenson
County, Ill.
Born in Sinking Spring, Berks
County, Pa., July 12,
1822.
Republican. Owner of Cedar Creek Mill, which produced lumber
and flour;
dirctor, Illinois Central Railroad;
president, Second National Bank of
Freeport, Illinois; member of Illinois
state senate, 1855-61, 1863-71 (4th District 1855-61, 22nd
District 1863-71); delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1868
(member, Credentials
Committee; speaker).
Died, of appendicitis,
in a hotel at
Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis., August
17, 1881 (age 59 years, 36
days).
Interment at Cedarville
Cemetery, Cedarville, Ill.
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Joseph Weeks Babcock (1850-1909) —
also known as Joseph W. Babcock —
of Necedah, Juneau
County, Wis.
Born in Swanton, Franklin
County, Vt., March 6,
1850.
Republican. Lumber business; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1889-92; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 3rd District, 1893-1907.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April
27, 1909 (age 59 years, 52
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Dana Reed Bailey (b. 1833) —
also known as Dana R. Bailey —
of Highgate, Franklin
County, Vt.; St. Albans, Franklin
County, Vt.; Baldwin, St. Croix
County, Wis.; Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Montgomery, Franklin
County, Vt., April
27, 1833.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1868;
Franklin
County State's Attorney; member of Vermont
state senate, 1871-74; founder of village of Baldwin, Wis., 1871;
built the Matchless Flour Mills
there, and owned three saw mills; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1878-79; St.
Croix County Commissioner, 1880-82; insurance
business; Minnehaha
County State's Attorney, 1890-95.
Burial location unknown.
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Raymond C. Bice (1896-1994) —
of La Crosse, La Crosse
County, Wis.
Born in La Crosse, La Crosse
County, Wis., April 5,
1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; building
contractor; lumber dealer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from La Crosse County 1st District, 1947-53;
member of Wisconsin
state senate 32nd District, 1953-68.
Died December
14, 1994 (age 98 years, 253
days).
Interment somewhere
in La Crosse, Wis.
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Harlan Page Bird (born c.1843) —
also known as Harlan P. Bird —
of Wausaukee, Marinette
County, Wis.
Born in Bradford
County, Pa., about 1843.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; school
teacher; surveyor;
bookkeeper;
lumber business; merchant;
member of Wisconsin
state senate 1st District, 1903-10.
Burial location unknown.
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Aaron Thomas Bliss (1837-1906) —
also known as Aaron T. Bliss —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Peterboro, Madison
County, N.Y., May 22,
1837.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lumber
business; member of Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1883-84; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1889-91; defeated,
1890; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1892;
Governor
of Michigan, 1901-04.
Methodist.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., September
16, 1906 (age 69 years, 117
days).
Entombed at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
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Webster Everett Brown (1851-1929) —
also known as Webster E. Brown —
of Rhinelander, Oneida
County, Wis.
Born near Peterboro, Madison
County, N.Y., July 16,
1851.
Republican. Lumber business; mayor
of Rhinelander, Wis., 1894-95; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin, 1901-07 (9th District 1901-03,
10th District 1903-07).
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
14, 1929 (age 78 years, 151
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Rhinelander, Wis.
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Emanuel F. Brunette —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.
Born in Howard, Brown
County, Wis.
Democrat. Lumber and fuel
business; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Brown County 2nd District, 1929-30; member of
Wisconsin
state senate 2nd District, 1933-36; defeated, 1936.
Burial location unknown.
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James Henry Carroll (1876-1950) —
also known as James H. Carroll —
of Glidden, Ashland
County, Wis.
Born in Eaton town, Manitowoc
County, Wis., May 7,
1876.
Republican. Banker; real estate
business; appraiser;
farmer;
timber business; insurance
agent; member of Wisconsin
state senate 12th District, 1925-32, 1941-44; defeated, 1936.
Died in 1950
(age about
74 years).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Glidden, Wis.
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Relatives: Son
of James Carroll and Kathe (Finnegan) Carroll; married to Mattie
Nash. |
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memorial |
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Walter Douglas Cavers (1888-1955) —
also known as Walter D. Cavers —
of White Lake town, Langlade
County, Wis.
Born in Allamakee
County, Iowa, October
31, 1888.
Republican. Accountant
for lumber company; candidate for Wisconsin
state senate 30th District, 1936; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Langlade County, 1951-54; defeated, 1954.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died in Antigo, Langlade
County, Wis., December
7, 1955 (age 67 years, 37
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John C. Clarke (1831-1906) —
of Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis.
Born in Anglesey, Wales,
February
17, 1831.
Democrat. Sawmill owner; Marathon
County Sheriff, 1859; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Wisconsin, 1876;
mayor
of Wausau, Wis., 1877-78; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1882; postmaster.
Welsh
ancestry.
Died December
14, 1906 (age 75 years, 300
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Wausau, Wis.
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Ambrose Benson Coller (1885-1951) —
also known as Ambrose B. Coller —
of Necedah, Juneau
County, Wis.
Born in Marquette, Green Lake
County, Wis., September
6, 1885.
Republican. Lumber and timber business; wooden box and
crate manufacturer; member of Wisconsin
state senate 31st District, 1939-42.
Died in Madison, Dane
County, Wis., June 6,
1951 (age 65 years, 273
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Martin Seth Coller and Sarah (Parson) Coller; married, July 10,
1910, to Anna Christine Martin. |
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1940 |
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Wilder W. Crane Jr. (b. 1928) —
of Chippewa Falls, Chippewa
County, Wis.
Born in Chippewa Falls, Chippewa
County, Wis., April 7,
1928.
Republican. Lumber business; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Chippewa County, 1957-58; defeated, 1958.
Member, Jaycees;
American
Political Science Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Elks.
Still living as of 1958.
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Chauncey Davis (1812-1888) —
of Kenosha, Kenosha
County, Wis.; Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Jefferson
County, N.Y., March
15, 1812.
Republican. Lumberman; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Muskegon County, 1861-64; mayor
of Muskegon, Mich., 1870-71, 1872-73.
Died February
9, 1888 (age 75 years, 331
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Muskegon, Mich.
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Edwin Farley (1842-1929) —
of Owensboro, Daviess
County, Ky.; Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky.
Born in Walworth
County, Wis., August
28, 1842.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; grocer;
barrel manufacturer; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Kentucky, 1880
(alternate), 1884;
postmaster at Paducah,
Ky., 1892-93; Kentucky
state treasurer, 1908-12.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion.
Died in Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky., September
18, 1929 (age 87 years, 21
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Paducah, Ky.
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Ernest A. Heden (1888-1962) —
of Ogema, Price
County, Wis.
Born in Ogema, Price
County, Wis., February
12, 1888.
Republican. Banker;
logger; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Price County, 1939-44; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1940,
1944;
member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1945-48.
Lutheran.
Member, Grange.
Died in 1962
(age about
74 years).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, Ogema, Wis.
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Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1940 |
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Merton W. Herrick (1834-1907) —
of St.
Croix County, Wis.
Born in Orleans
County, N.Y., November
19, 1834.
School
teacher; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; St.
Croix County Treasurer, 1867-72; lumber business; member
of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1881.
Methodist.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died March
24, 1907 (age 72 years, 125
days).
Burial location unknown.
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George Hartshorn Hodges (1866-1947) —
also known as George H. Hodges —
of Olathe, Johnson
County, Kan.
Born in Orion, Richland
County, Wis., February
6, 1866.
Democrat. Lumber business; bank
director; mayor of
Olathe, Kan., 1900; member of Kansas
state senate, 1905-12; Governor of
Kansas, 1913-15; defeated, 1914; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kansas, 1920;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1920.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons.
Died in a hospital
at Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., October
7, 1947 (age 81 years, 243
days).
Interment at Olathe
Cemetery, Olathe, Kan.
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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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Otis Wells Johnson (b. 1855) —
of Racine, Racine
County, Wis.
Born in Saugatuck, Allegan
County, Mich., March
12, 1855.
Republican. Lumber business; farm wagon
manufacturer; member of Wisconsin
state senate 3rd District, 1903.
Burial location unknown.
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Sebastian Kronenwetter (1833-1902) —
of Mosinee, Marathon
County, Wis.
Born in Wurttemberg, Germany,
January
21, 1833.
Democrat. Hotelier;
lumber mill business; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Marathon County, 1885-86.
German
ancestry.
Died in Mosinee, Marathon
County, Wis., April
27, 1902 (age 69 years, 96
days).
Interment at Mosinee Union Cemetery, Mosinee, Wis.
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John Egan Leahy (1842-1915) —
also known as John E. Leahy —
of Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis.
Born in Dover, Strafford
County, N.H., February
15, 1842.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lumber
business; mayor of
Wausau, Wis., 1879-82; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1883; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1887.
Died December
23, 1915 (age 73 years, 311
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Wausau, Wis.
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Michael A. Mack (b. 1873) —
also known as Mike Mack —
of Shiocton, Outagamie
County, Wis.
Born in Trempealeau
County, Wis., November
15, 1873.
Republican. Lumber business; farmer;
member of Wisconsin
state senate 14th District, 1933-42.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1940 |
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Allan W. Martin (b. 1874) —
of Hartland, Windsor
County, Vt.
Born in Beaver Dam, Dodge
County, Wis., October
5, 1874.
Woodwork manufacturer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Hartland, 1923-25; member of
Vermont
state senate from Windsor County, 1927.
Congregationalist.
Burial location unknown.
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Henry Elisha Martin (1847-1898) —
of Menominee, Menominee
County, Mich.; Stevens Point, Portage
County, Wis.; Fond du Lac, Fond du
Lac County, Wis.
Born in Whitehall, Washington
County, N.Y., May 4,
1847.
Lumber business; mayor
of Stevens Point, Wis., 1889.
Presbyterian.
Died, from congestion of
the brain, in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac
County, Wis., March
26, 1898 (age 50 years, 326
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Alwyn Martin and Laura Ann (Jillson) Martin; married, June 18,
1874, to Lizzie Blanche Hildreth. |
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Myron Hawley McCord (1840-1908) —
also known as Myron H. McCord —
of Shawano, Shawano
County, Wis.; Merrill, Lincoln
County, Wis.; Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Ceres, McKean
County, Pa., November
26, 1840.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; lumberman; farmer;
member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1873-74; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Wisconsin, 1876;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1880-82; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 9th District, 1889-91; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Arizona Territory, 1896;
Governor
of Arizona Territory, 1897-98; colonel in the U.S. Army during
the Spanish-American War.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died of Bright's
disease, in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., April
27, 1908 (age 67 years, 153
days).
Interment at Merrill
Memorial Park Cemetery, Merrill, Wis.
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Daniel Eugene McGinley (1845-1904) —
also known as Daniel E. McGinley —
of Cedarburg, Ozaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Saxonville, Framingham, Middlesex
County, Mass., January
3, 1845.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lumberman; lost a
foot in a lumbering accident; school
teacher; candidate for Wisconsin
state assembly, 1894; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Wisconsin, 1896;
U.S. Consul in Athens, 1897-1904, died in office 1904.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Athens, Greece,
December
11, 1904 (age 59 years, 343
days).
Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery, Saukville, Wis.
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Christian F. Mohr (b. 1847) —
of Portage, Columbia
County, Wis.
Born in Germany,
1847.
Republican. Wholesale lumber business; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1896,
1916
(alternate); postmaster at Portage,
Wis., 1900-01.
German
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Jacob Paff (1824-1895) —
also known as "Honest Jake" —
of Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis.
Born in Prussia,
November
5, 1824.
Builder;
merchant;
insurance
agent; lumber business; mayor of
Wausau, Wis., 1873-74.
German
ancestry.
Died in 1895
(age about
70 years).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Wausau, Wis.
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Raymond A. Peabody (b. 1883) —
of Milltown, Polk
County, Wis.
Born in Baldwin, St. Croix
County, Wis., February
24, 1883.
Republican. Telegraph
operator; lumber business; banker;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly; elected 1948, 1950, 1952, 1954; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1952.
Burial location unknown.
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M. W. Perry (b. 1864) —
of Algoma, Kewaunee
County, Wis.
Born in Racine, Racine
County, Wis., February
26, 1864.
Republican. Manager and secretary, Ahnapee Veneer and Seating
Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1904
(alternate), 1916;
mayor of Algoma, Wisconsin 1910; member of Wisconsin
state senate 1st District, 1911-18.
Burial location unknown.
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Emanuel Lorenz Philipp (1861-1925) —
also known as Emanuel L. Philipp —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Sauk
County, Wis., March
25, 1861.
Republican. Farmer; school
teacher; telegraph
operator; railway
station agent; lumber business; member of Republican
National Committee from Wisconsin, 1908; Milwaukee Police
Commissioner, 1909-14; Governor of
Wisconsin, 1915-21; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Wisconsin, 1916.
Swiss
ancestry. Member, Humane
Society; Freemasons.
Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., June 15,
1925 (age 64 years, 82
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
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Daniel Longfellow Plumer (1837-1920) —
also known as Daniel L. Plumer —
of Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis.
Born in Epping, Rockingham
County, N.H., July 3,
1837.
Surveyor;
lumber manufacturer; banker; mayor of
Wausau, Wis., 1878-79, 1882-84.
Died November
20, 1920 (age 83 years, 140
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Wausau, Wis.
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Relatives: Son
of Abraham Plumer and Sarah (Longfellow) Plumer; married, September
13, 1869, to Mary Jane Draper. |
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Hugh Hiram Price (1859-1904) —
also known as Hugh H. Price —
of Black River Falls, Jackson
County, Wis.; Silver City, Grant
County, N.M.; Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Black River Falls, Jackson
County, Wis., December
2, 1859.
Republican. Lumber business; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 8th District, 1887; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1889-91; U.S. Surveyor-General for Arizona, 1903.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in Denver,
Colo., December
25, 1904 (age 45 years, 23
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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William C. Sanson (b. 1865) —
of Caro, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in La Crosse
County, Wis., 1865.
Republican. School
teacher; farmer;
lumber and timber business; Tuscola
County Treasurer, 1917-20; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Tuscola County, 1921-24.
Scottish
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Philetus Sawyer (1816-1900) —
of Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis.
Born in Whiting, Addison
County, Vt., September
22, 1816.
Republican. Lumber business; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1857, 1861; mayor
of Oshkosh, Wis., 1863-64; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin, 1865-75 (5th District 1865-73, 6th
District 1873-75); U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1881-93; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Wisconsin, 1896.
Died in Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis., March
29, 1900 (age 83 years, 188
days).
Entombed at Riverside
Cemetery, Oshkosh, Wis.
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Herbert Christian Schenk (1880-1972) —
also known as Herbert C. Schenk —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Leeds, Columbia
County, Wis., June 26,
1880.
Progressive. Lumber yard manager; hardware
dealer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Dane County 1st District, 1935-40; candidate
for U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 2nd District, 1944.
Died in Concord, Contra
Costa County, Calif., April
18, 1972 (age 91 years, 297
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wis.
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Relatives: Son
of Frederick Schenk and Wilhelmina (Kilgust) Schenk; married to Clara
Junette Sater. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book
1940 |
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Fred W. Upham (1861-1925) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Racine, Racine
County, Wis., January
29, 1861.
Republican. Lumber business; president, City Fuel Company, coal
dealers; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1892,
1912,
1916,
1920
(chair, Arrangements
Committee), 1924;
member of Illinois
Republican State Central Committee, 1919; Treasurer
of Republican National Committee, 1920-24; member of Republican
National Committee from Illinois, 1924.
Member, Union
League; Society
of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution; Loyal
Legion.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., February
15, 1925 (age 64 years, 17
days).
Interment at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Harry Wall (born c.1894) —
of Chelan, Chelan
County, Wash.
Born in Wisconsin, about 1894.
Republican. Lumberman; member of Washington
state senate 12th District, 1941-47; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Washington, 1944
(alternate), 1948,
1952
(alternate).
Burial location unknown.
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Jason Kingsley Wright (1839-1911) —
also known as Jason K. Wright —
of Marinette, Marinette
County, Wis.
Born November
4, 1839.
Democrat. Lumber business; postmaster at Marinette,
Wis., 1886-90; banker.
Died October
18, 1911 (age 71 years, 348
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Marinette, Wis.
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