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Frank Adams (b. 1856) —
of Gunnison, Gunnison
County, Colo.
Born in Iowa
County, Wis., August
29, 1856.
Democrat. Merchant; cattle
trader; mayor
of Gunnison, Colo., 1884; postmaster;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1892
(member, Committee
to Notify Nominees); national bank examiner, 1893.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert F. Barabe (1917-1971) —
of Mellen, Ashland
County, Wis.
Born in Mellen, Ashland
County, Wis., June 14,
1917.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
merchant; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Ashland and Bayfield counties, 1959-64;
defeated, 1964, 1966.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in January, 1971
(age 53
years, 0 days).
Interment at Mellen
Union Cemetery, Mellen, Wis.
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Charles A. Beggs (b. 1870) —
of Rice Lake, Barron
County, Wis.
Born in Portage
County, Wis., 1870.
Merchant; produce grower
and shipper; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Barron County, 1917-18, 1927-32, 1935-37;
defeated (Republican), 1932.
Burial location unknown.
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Guy Benson (b. 1876) —
of Spooner, Washburn
County, Wis.
Born in Jordan town, Green
County, Wis., April
18, 1876.
Republican. Farmer;
merchant; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Burnett and Washburn counties, 1939-48.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1940 |
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O. C. Berg (b. 1849) —
of Norwalk, Monroe
County, Wis.; Northville, Spink
County, S.Dak.; Redfield, Spink
County, S.Dak.
Born in Ringsaker, Norway,
September
10, 1849.
Merchant; postmaster;
Monroe
County Clerk; Spink
County Clerk; secretary
of state of South Dakota, 1901-05.
Norwegian
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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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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Matthias Jacob Bovee (1793-1872) —
also known as Matthias J. Bovee —
of Amsterdam, Montgomery
County, N.Y.
Born in Amsterdam, Montgomery
County, N.Y., July 24,
1793.
Merchant; member of New York
state assembly from Montgomery and Hamilton counties, 1826; U.S.
Representative from New York 15th District, 1835-37.
Died in Eagle, Waukesha
County, Wis., September
12, 1872 (age 79 years, 50
days).
Interment at Oak
Ridge Cemetery, Eagle, Wis.
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George H. Brickner (1834-1904) —
of Sheboygan Falls, Sheboygan
County, Wis.
Born in Anspach, Bavaria, Germany,
January
21, 1834.
Democrat. Merchant; miller; manufacturer;
U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 5th District, 1889-95.
German
ancestry.
Died August
12, 1904 (age 70 years, 204
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Sheboygan Falls, Wis.
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Halbert W. Brooks (b. 1885) —
of Green Lake, Green Lake
County, Wis.
Born in Green Lake, Green Lake
County, Wis., December
9, 1885.
Republican. Merchant; athletic
coach; Green
Lake County Sheriff, 1925-26; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Green Lake and Waushara counties, 1945-46,
1949-52.
Interment at Dartford
Cemetery, Green Lake, Wis.
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Charles Aaron Budlong (b. 1859) —
also known as Charles A. Budlong —
of Marinette, Marinette
County, Wis.
Born in Frankfort, Herkimer
County, N.Y., July 8,
1859.
Republican. Telegrapher;
railway
agent; merchant; customs
inspector; Marinette
County Sheriff, 1913; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Marinette County, 1915-16, 1927-34, 1937-40;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1936.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Aaron Budlong and Julianna (Meyers) Budlong; married to Ellen
Finnegan. |
| | | Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book
1940 |
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Samuel Andrew Cook (1849-1918) —
also known as Samuel A. Cook —
of Neenah, Winnebago
County, Wis.
Born in Ontario,
January
28, 1849.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
merchant; mayor of
Neenah, Wis., 1889; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1891-92; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Wisconsin, 1892;
U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 6th District, 1895-97; president,
Alexandria Paper
Company.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Neenah, Winnebago
County, Wis., April 4,
1918 (age 69 years, 66
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Neenah, Wis.
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James Ole Davidson (1854-1922) —
also known as James O. Davidson —
of Soldiers Grove, Crawford
County, Wis.
Born in Sogne, Norway,
February
10, 1854.
Republican. Miller;
merchant; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1893-99; Wisconsin
state treasurer, 1899-1903; Lieutenant
Governor of Wisconsin, 1903-07; Governor of
Wisconsin, 1906-11.
Norwegian
ancestry.
Died December
16, 1922 (age 68 years, 309
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wis.
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Francis Xavier Desnoyers (1813-1868) —
also known as Francis Desnoyers —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., July 29,
1813.
Republican. Merchant; mayor
of Green Bay, Wis., 1855.
Died August
13, 1868 (age 55 years, 15
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Purvis Duthie (1865-1953) —
of Pullman, Whitman
County, Wash.
Born in Wisconsin, October
1, 1865.
Merchant; mayor
of Pullman, Wash., 1931-36.
Died in Pullman, Whitman
County, Wash., October
29, 1953 (age 88 years, 28
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Pullman, Wash.
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James C. Fritzen (b. 1889) —
of Neenah, Winnebago
County, Wis.
Born in Neenah, Winnebago
County, Wis., April
14, 1889.
Republican. Grocer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; postmaster;
merchant; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Winnebago County 2nd District, 1939-46.
Member, American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1940 |
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William J. Gantter (b. 1885) —
of Kaukauna, Outagamie
County, Wis.
Born in Kaukauna, Outagamie
County, Wis., June 15,
1885.
Republican. Laborer;
clerical
worker; bookkeeper;
auditor;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; merchant; musician and
bandleader; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Outagamie County 2nd District, 1939-40.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1940 |
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Alfred C. Grosvenor (b. 1888) —
of Kenosha, Kenosha
County, Wis.
Born in Kenosha, Kenosha
County, Wis., September
8, 1888.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
merchant; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Kenosha County 1st District, 1933-39;
resigned 1939; postmaster at Kenosha,
Wis., 1939-53 (acting, 1939-40).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1940 |
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Marion E. Hay (1865-1933) —
of Wilbur, Lincoln
County, Wash.; Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash.
Born in Adams
County, Wis., December
9, 1865.
Republican. Merchant; chair of
Lincoln County Republican Party, 1898-1902; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Washington, 1900;
Lieutenant
Governor of Washington, 1909; Governor of
Washington, 1909-13; defeated, 1912.
Presbyterian.
Died in Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash., November
21, 1933 (age 67 years, 347
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Riverside
Memorial Park, Spokane, Wash.
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Henry W. Hupfauf (b. 1885) —
of Calumet
County, Wis.
Born in Harrison town, Calumet
County, Wis., August
11, 1885.
Democrat. Farmer; sugar company
field man; general store operator; tavern
owner; organizer of cooperative telephone
company; treasurer of a butter and
cheese cooperative; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Calumet County; elected 1936; defeated, 1938,
1940.
Burial location unknown.
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Willis J. Hutnik (b. 1915) —
of Tony, Rusk
County, Wis.; Ladysmith, Rusk
County, Wis.
Born in Elk town, Price
County, Wis., March
23, 1915.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; office supply business; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1953-70 (Rusk and Sawyer counties 1953-54, Rusk,
Sawyer and Washburn counties 1955-70); candidate for Presidential
Elector for Wisconsin.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Henry Frank Kitz (1856-1930) —
also known as Henry F. Kitz —
of Dale, Outagamie
County, Wis.; Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis.
Born in Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, October
20, 1856.
Merchant; contractor;
mayor
of Oshkosh, Wis., 1924-30.
Died in Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis., April
27, 1930 (age 73 years, 189
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Oshkosh, Wis.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Kitz and Marie (Winterscheidt) Kitz; married 1879 to
Margaret Gmeiner; married 1901 to
Catherine Maeckes. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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David Parshall Mapes (1798-1890) —
also known as David P. Mapes —
of Roxbury, Delaware
County, N.Y.; Ripon, Fond du
Lac County, Wis.
Born in Coxsackie, Greene
County, N.Y., January
10, 1798.
Steamboat
business; member of New York
state assembly from Delaware County, 1831; merchant;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Wisconsin.
Principal founder
of Ripon College, 1850.
Died in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac
County, Wis., May 18,
1890 (age 92 years, 128
days).
Interment at Hillside Cemetery, Ripon, Wis.
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Relatives: Son
of Timothy Mapes and Hannah (Brown) Mapes; married, April
14, 1822, to Ruth Frisbee; married, January
26, 1855, to Mary C. Frisbee; married, November
9, 1864, to Emeline (Huntsinger) Wilson; married, September
15, 1883, to Augusta R. Miles; father of Fannie
Mapes (who married Otto
Christian Neuman); first cousin once removed of Jonas
Mapes; third cousin once removed of George
Hammond Parshall; third cousin thrice removed of Irving
Anthony Jennings and Renz
L. Jennings; fourth cousin once removed of David
Gardiner and Bertha
Mapes. |
| | | Mapes Hall (built 1959), at Ripon College,
Ripon,
Wisconsin, is named for
him. |
| | | Epitaph: "In grateful recognition of
David P, Mapes, for his vision and valuable services as pioneer,
founder, benefactor and promoter of the City of Ripon and its
College, the citizens of Ripon dedicate this marker." |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Oscar A. Mitscher (1861-1926) —
of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Hillsboro, Vernon
County, Wis., June 7,
1861.
Republican. Merchant; mayor
of Oklahoma City, Okla., 1892-94; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Oklahoma Territory, 1896
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., July 24,
1926 (age 65 years, 47
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Fairlawn
Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Okla.
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Thomas William Morefield (1850-1911) —
also known as Thomas W. Morefield —
of Elkhorn, Walworth
County, Wis.
Born in Walworth
County, Wis., March
18, 1850.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; merchant;
postmaster at Elkhorn,
Wis., 1898-1910.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Elkhorn, Walworth
County, Wis., December
19, 1911 (age 61 years, 276
days).
Interment at Hazel
Ridge Cemetery, Elkhorn, Wis.
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Philip E. Nelson (b. 1891) —
of Maple, Douglas
County, Wis.
Born in Curtiss, Clark
County, Wis., September
1, 1891.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; cost
accountant for Oakland Motor Car
Company, Pontiac, Mich.; owner of cheese
factories; merchant; farmer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1927-30; member of Wisconsin
state senate 11th District, 1931-42; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1936
(member, Resolutions
Committee).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1940 |
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Charles Oellerich (1848-1928) —
of Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis.
Born in Germany,
December
1, 1848.
Republican. Carpenter;
commission merchant; gymnastics
instructor; candidate for mayor
of Oshkosh, Wis., 1905; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Wisconsin, 1916.
German
ancestry.
Died in Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis., December
24, 1928 (age 80 years, 23
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Oshkosh, Wis.
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Relatives: Son
of John Jacob Oellerich and Meta M. Oellerich; married to Fanny
Eckstein. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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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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Foster B. Porter (b. 1891) —
of Bloomington, Grant
County, Wis.
Born in Barnum, Crawford
County, Wis., August
22, 1891.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
merchant; banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1948,
1956
(alternate); member of Wisconsin
state senate 16th District; elected 1948; elected unopposed 1952.
Member, American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Fred Prehn (1860-1932) —
of Marathon City, Marathon
County, Wis.
Born in Manitowoc
County, Wis., May 5,
1860.
Republican. Merchant; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1905-07.
Lutheran.
German
ancestry.
Died, from heart
disease, in Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis., 1932
(age about
72 years).
Interment at St.
Mathew's Lutheran Cemetery, Marathon City, Wis.
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Jerome F. Quinn (b. 1910) —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.
Born in Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis., May 23,
1910.
Republican. Merchant; real estate
operator; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Brown County 1st District, 1955-74; defeated,
1974.
Member, Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Wilbur A. Racely (b. 1885) —
of Pender, Thurston
County, Neb.
Born in Blue Mounds, Dane
County, Wis., July 10,
1885.
Republican. Thurston
County Surveyor, 1910-15, 1938; merchant; chair of
Thurston County Republican Party, 1937-40.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Reuben Racely and Katherine (Minnix) Racely; married, May 23,
1914, to Jennie MacHerron. |
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William Thomas Rawleigh (b. 1870) —
also known as William T. Rawleigh —
of Freeport, Stephenson
County, Ill.
Born near Mineral Point, Iowa
County, Wis., December
3, 1870.
Merchant; newspaper
editor; manufacturer;
mayor
of Freeport, Ill., 1909-11; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1911-12; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Illinois; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Illinois; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1932.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles David Rawleigh and Sarah Malinda (Babcock) Rawleigh;
married, November
16, 1890, to Minnie B. Trevillian; married, March
14, 1923, to M. Marguerite Schneider. |
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Ernest George Sauld (1885-1959) —
also known as Ernest G. Sauld —
of Pembine, Marinette
County, Wis.
Born in Luxembourg,
July
4, 1885.
Democrat. Hotel
business; merchant; real estate
business; member of Wisconsin
state senate 30th District, 1937-40.
Luxemburgian
ancestry.
Died in Pembine, Marinette
County, Wis., December
10, 1959 (age 74 years, 159
days).
Interment at Pembine Cemetery, Pembine, Wis.
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Relatives: Son
of Laurant Sauld and Anne Catherine Victoria (Parmentier) Sauld;
married to Emma Mae Jermac. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book
1940 |
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John James Tallmadge (1818-1873) —
also known as John J. Tallmadge —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Claverack, Columbia
County, N.Y., January
10, 1818.
Democrat. Merchant; mayor
of Milwaukee, Wis., 1865-66; candidate for Governor of
Wisconsin, 1867.
Died in Summit, Waukesha
County, Wis., October
16, 1873 (age 55 years, 279
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
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Ben Tremain (b. 1888) —
of Hustler, Juneau
County, Wis.
Born in Monroe
County, Wis., February
25, 1888.
Republican. Merchant; farmer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1931-32, 1947-54, 1957-60 (Juneau County 1931-32,
1947-54, Adams, Juneau and Marquette counties 1957-60).
Burial location unknown.
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Evan S. Tyler (1843-1923) —
of Owatonna, Steele
County, Minn.; Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak.
Born in Damascus, Wayne
County, Pa., March
22, 1843.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; civil
engineer; merchant; banker; mayor of
Fargo, N.Dak., 1876-77; member of North
Dakota state house of representatives, 1889, 1895-96.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, in the Metropole Hotel,
Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak., August
24, 1923 (age 80 years, 155
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Delavan, Wis.
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Relatives:
Married to Clara Estella Barnes. |
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Robert Scadden Vessey (1858-1929) —
also known as Robert S. Vessey —
of Wessington Springs, Jerauld
County, S.Dak.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Pasadena, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis., May 16,
1858.
Republican. Merchant; banker;
member of South
Dakota state senate 19th District, 1905-08; Governor of
South Dakota, 1909-13.
Methodist.
Died October
18, 1929 (age 71 years, 155
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Victor C. Wallin (b. 1899) —
also known as Vic C. Wallin —
of Grandview, Bayfield
County, Wis.
Born in Washburn, Bayfield
County, Wis., May 27,
1899.
Republican. Merchant; petroleum
wholesaler; insurance
business; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1951-58 (Bayfield County 1951-54, Ashland and
Bayfield counties 1955-58); defeated, 1958.
Burial location unknown.
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William Harrison Waterman (1813-1867) —
also known as William H. Waterman —
of Racine, Racine
County, Wis.
Born in Johnson, Lamoille
County, Vt., September
7, 1813.
Merchant; mayor of
Racine, Wis., 1851.
Died in Olympia, Thurston
County, Wash., January
18, 1867 (age 53 years, 133
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Henry H. Wyatt (born c.1841) —
of Viroqua, Vernon
County, Wis.
Born in Ohio, about 1841.
Republican. Merchant; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1877.
Burial location unknown.
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