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Machinist Politicians in Wisconsin

  Harold W. Clemens (b. 1918) — of Lac La Belle, Waukesha County, Wis. Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., October 21, 1918. Republican. Machinist and toolmaker; printer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; boat livery operator; member of Wisconsin state assembly from Waukesha County 2nd District, 1957-68; Wisconsin state treasurer, 1968-71. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Allen J. Flannigan (b. 1909) — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in Princeton, Gibson County, Ind., June 9, 1909. Democrat. Telegraph operator; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; toolgrinder; committeeman of Steelworkers Local 1114, 1948-56; member of Wisconsin state assembly from Milwaukee County 7th District, 1957-66. Member, United Steelworkers of America. Burial location unknown.
  Lawrence M. Hagen (1904-1992) — of Superior, Douglas County, Wis. Born in Black River Falls, Jackson County, Wis., April 4, 1904. Republican. Machinist; railroad worker; member of Wisconsin state assembly from Douglas County 2nd District, 1953-58; defeated, 1958. Norwegian ancestry. Died June 8, 1992 (age 88 years, 65 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Superior, Wis.
  Relatives: Married, February 14, 1974, to Hazel Florence Sanderson.
Casimir Kendziorski Casimir Kendziorski (b. 1898) — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in Poland, December 3, 1898. Democrat. Machinist; inspector; real estate broker; member of Wisconsin state assembly from Milwaukee County 5th District, 1947-49; member of Wisconsin state senate 3rd District, 1949-73; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1952. Polish ancestry. Member, Polish National Alliance. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1954
Claud H. Larsen Claud H. Larsen (b. 1892) — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., December 1, 1892. Progressive. Machinist; member of Wisconsin state assembly from Milwaukee County 5th District, 1939-40. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1940
Walter Nortman Walter Nortman — of Wauwatosa, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in Wauwatosa, Milwaukee County, Wis. Republican. Machinist; lawyer; member of Wisconsin state assembly from Milwaukee County 20th District, 1939-40. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1940
  William F. Quick — of Wisconsin. Socialist. Machinist; delegate to Socialist National Convention from Wisconsin, 1920; member of Wisconsin state senate 7th District, 1923-26; candidate for Governor of Wisconsin, 1924; candidate for U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 4th District, 1930. Burial location unknown.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Carlos Douglas Shelden (1840-1904) — also known as Carlos D. Shelden — of Houghton, Houghton County, Mich. Born in Walworth, Walworth County, Wis., June 10, 1840. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; machinist; real estate business; steamboat business; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Houghton County 2nd District, 1893-94; member of Michigan state senate 32nd District, 1895-96; U.S. Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1897-1903. Died in Houghton, Houghton County, Mich., June 24, 1904 (age 64 years, 14 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Houghton, Mich.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  George Sokolowski (1917-1984) — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in South Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., April 21, 1917. Democrat. Machinist; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Wisconsin state assembly; elected 1950, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1958. Polish ancestry. Member, United Steelworkers of America; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Catholic Order of Foresters; Polish National Alliance. Died in May, 1984 (age 67 years, 0 days). Interment at St. Adalbert's Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Clement Stachowiak Clement Stachowiak (b. 1902) — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., May 3, 1902. Police officer; machinist; member of Wisconsin state assembly from Milwaukee County 11th District, 1939-40; Socialist candidate for U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 4th District, 1948. Polish ancestry. Member, International Association of Machinists; Polish National Alliance. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1940
Reno W. Trego Reno W. Trego (1877-1961) — of Merrill, Lincoln County, Wis.; Wausau, Marathon County, Wis. Born near Blairstown, Benton County, Iowa, August 24, 1877. Progressive. Machinist; automobile dealer; real estate agent; hotel operator; trucking business; electric utility engineer; member of Wisconsin state assembly from Lincoln County, 1937-40. Member, Odd Fellows. Died in Wausau, Marathon County, Wis., November 3, 1961 (age 84 years, 71 days). Interment at Garrison Cemetery, Garrison, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of George Washington Trego; married, August 15, 1911, to Sevilla Ridenour.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1940

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