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  Rasmus Björn Anderson (1846-1936) — also known as Rasmus B. Anderson — of Madison, Dane County, Wis. Born in Albion, Dane County, Wis., January 12, 1846. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1868; university professor; U.S. Minister to Denmark, 1885-89; newspaper editor and publisher; insurance executive; postmaster at Madison, Wis., 1910. Lutheran. Norwegian ancestry. Died, of pneumonia, in Madison, Dane County, Wis., March 2, 1936 (age 90 years, 50 days). Interment at Lake Ripley Cemetery, Near Cambridge, Dane County, Wis.
  Relatives: Son of Björn Anderson Kvelve and Abel Catherie von Krogh; married, July 21, 1868, to Bertha Karina Olson.
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier
  Walter Hubert Annenberg (1908-2002) — also known as Walter H. Annenberg — of Wynnewood, Montgomery County, Pa. Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., March 13, 1908. Vice-president of his father's company, which published the Racing Form and other newspapers; he and his father were indicted for tax evasion in 1939, but the charges against him were dismissed as part of a plea bargain; inherited the company when his father died; founder of Seventeen and TV Guide; owner of radio and television stations; philanthropist; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1969-74. Jewish ancestry. Member, Newcomen Society; Phi Sigma Delta; Sigma Delta Chi; Zeta Beta Tau. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1986. Died, of pneumonia, in Wynnewood, Montgomery County, Pa., October 1, 2002 (age 94 years, 202 days). Interment at Sunnyland Estate, Rancho Mirage, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Moses Annenberg and Sarah Annenberg; married 1938 to Veronica Dunkelman; married 1951 to Leonore Cohn Rosentiel.
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Emil Baensch (1857-1939) — of Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wis. Born in Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wis., June 12, 1857. Republican. Lawyer; newspaper editor and publisher; Manitowoc County Judge, 1888-94; Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin, 1895-99; banker; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1904. German ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Royal League; American Historical Association. Died in Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wis., 1939 (age about 82 years). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc, Wis.
  Relatives: Son of August Frederick Baensch and Gesine (Schuette) Baensch; married, November 13, 1882, to Ida Koehler.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert McKee Bashford (1845-1911) — also known as Robert M. Bashford — of Madison, Dane County, Wis. Born in Lafayette County, Wis., December 31, 1845. Democrat. Newspaper editor; lawyer; mayor of Madison, Wis., 1890-91; member of Wisconsin state senate, 1893-96; law professor; justice of Wisconsin state supreme court, 1908. Died in Madison, Dane County, Wis., January 29, 1911 (age 65 years, 29 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wis.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Morris Bashford and Mary Ann (McKee) Bashford; married to Florence E. Taylor and Sarah Amelia Fuller.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Victor L. Berger Victor Luitpold Berger (1860-1929) — also known as Victor L. Berger — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in Nieder-Rehbach, Austria, February 28, 1860. Socialist. Emigrated to the United States in 1878; school teacher; newspaper editor; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 5th District, 1911-13, 1919, 1923-29; defeated, 1904, 1920; candidate for U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, 1918; delegate to Socialist National Convention from Wisconsin, 1920; Chairman of Socialist Party, 1927-29. Jewish ancestry. Member, International Typographical Union. He and Eugene V. Debs founded the Socialist Party. He opposed U.S. entry into World War I; in Chicago in 1918, he was tried and convicted under the Espionage Act, and sentenced to twenty years in prison; elected to Congress anyway, he was denied a seat in 1919-21 to to alleged disloyalty. In 1921, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed his conviction; the cases against him were withdrawn; he resumed his seat in Congress in 1923. Injured in a streetcar accident, and subsequently died, in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., August 7, 1929 (age 69 years, 160 days). Interment at Forest Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
  Relatives: Son of Ignatz Berger and Julia Berger; married, December 4, 1897, to Meta Schlicting.
  Cross-reference: William F. Kruse — Adolph Germer — J. Louis Engdahl — Irwin St. John Tucker
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Marxists Internet Archive
  Arnie F. Betts (1909-1993) — of Lodi, Columbia County, Wis. Born in Waterloo, Jefferson County, Wis., January 7, 1909. Republican. Farmer; secretary to Lt. Gov. Walter S. Goodland; newspaper editor and publisher; member of Wisconsin state assembly from Columbia County, 1947-52. Member, Rotary. Died September 16, 1993 (age 84 years, 252 days). Burial location unknown.
  Frederick Elliott Biermann (1884-1968) — also known as Fred Biermann — of Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa. Born in Rochester, Olmsted County, Minn., March 20, 1884. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper editor and publisher; postmaster; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1928, 1940; U.S. Representative from Iowa 4th District, 1933-39; defeated, 1938. Agnostic. Member, Freemasons; Elks; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died in La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wis., July 1, 1968 (age 84 years, 103 days). His body was donated to the Iowa Medical School. Interment at Phelps Cemetery, Decorah, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of E. E. Biermann and Martha Biermann; married, January 25, 1930, to Adel Rygg.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
Harry W. Bolens Harry W. Bolens (b. 1864) — of Port Washington, Ozaukee County, Wis. Born January 13, 1864. Democrat. Inventor; manufacturer; newspaper publisher; farmer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 2nd District, 1920; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1924 (alternate), 1944 (member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee); member of Wisconsin state senate 20th District, 1933-40; defeated, 1940. Interment somewhere in Port Washington, Wis.
  Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1940
Stephen Bolles Stephen Bolles (1866-1941) — of Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio; Erie, Erie County, Pa.; Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y.; Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y.; Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga.; Janesville, Rock County, Wis. Born in Springboro, Crawford County, Pa., June 25, 1866. Republican. Newspaper reporter; newspaper editor and publisher; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1928; member of Wisconsin Republican State Central Committee, 1936; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 1st District, 1939-41; died in office 1941. Congregationalist. Member, Sigma Delta Chi; Kiwanis; Grange. Died in Washington, D.C., July 8, 1941 (age 75 years, 13 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Janesville, Wis.
  Relatives: Son of Nelson Richard Bolles and Malvina Belle (Whitford) Bolles; married, June 29, 1918, to Aimee Carreras Wall.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1940
  Clarence Alfred Bottolfsen (1891-1964) — also known as C. A. Bottolfsen — of Arco, Butte County, Idaho. Born in Superior, Douglas County, Wis., October 10, 1891. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper publisher; member of Idaho state house of representatives, 1921-24, 1929-32, 1959-64; Speaker of the Idaho State House of Representatives, 1931; Idaho Republican state chair, 1937-38; Governor of Idaho, 1939-41, 1943-45; candidate for U.S. Senator from Idaho, 1944. Lutheran. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners; Elks. Died in Boise, Ada County, Idaho, July 18, 1964 (age 72 years, 282 days). Interment at Hillcrest Cemetery, Arco, Idaho.
  Relatives: Son of Andrew C. Bottolfsen and Mary (Carlson) Bottolfsen; married, August 27, 1912, to Elizabeth Hanna.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles E. Broughton (1873-1956) — of Sheboygan, Sheboygan County, Wis. Born in Lamartine, Fond du Lac County, Wis., October 22, 1873. Democrat. Newspaper editor; member of Democratic National Committee from Wisconsin, 1932-41; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1932, 1936; Vice-Chair of Democratic National Committee, 1939; candidate for Presidential Elector for Wisconsin; owner of radio station WHBL. Member, Elks; Izaak Walton League. Died in Sheboygan, Sheboygan County, Wis., October 31, 1956 (age 83 years, 9 days). Interment at Wildwood Cemetery, Sheboygan, Wis.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Beriah Brown (1815-1900) — of Seattle, King County, Wash. Born in Canandaigua, Ontario County, N.Y., February 23, 1815. Democrat. Newspaper publisher; candidate for Presidential Elector for Wisconsin; candidate for U.S. Representative from Wisconsin, 1857; mayor of Seattle, Wash., 1878-79. Died in Anaconda, Deer Lodge County, Mont., February 8, 1900 (age 84 years, 350 days). Interment at Lake View Cemetery, Seattle, Wash.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Leon Donald Case (b. 1877) — also known as Leon D. Case — of Watervliet, Berrien County, Mich. Born in Ellsworth, Pierce County, Wis., January 15, 1877. Democrat. Newspaper publisher; member of Michigan state senate 7th District, 1913-14, 1933-36; defeated, 1914, 1928; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1936; secretary of state of Michigan, 1937-38; defeated, 1938. English and French ancestry. Interment at Old Watervliet Cemetery, Watervliet, Mich.
  John Bowman Chapple (1899-1989) — also known as John B. Chapple — of Wisconsin. Born in 1899. Newspaper editor; author; poet; historian; candidate for U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, 1932 (Republican), 1938 (Independent Townsend Republican); Independent candidate for U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 10th District, 1960. Died in 1989 (age about 90 years). Interment at St. Agnes Cemetery, Ashland, Wis.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Harmon Sweatland Conger (1816-1882) — of Cortland, Cortland County, N.Y.; Janesville, Rock County, Wis. Born in Freeport, Cortland County, N.Y., April 9, 1816. Whig. Newspaper editor and publisher; lawyer; U.S. Representative from New York 25th District, 1847-51; circuit judge in Wisconsin 12th Circuit, 1871-82; died in office 1882. Died in Janesville, Rock County, Wis., October 22, 1882 (age 66 years, 196 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Janesville, Wis.
  Relatives: Son of John Conger and Hannah (Chandler) Conger; married 1845 to Lucy Canfield; married 1863 to Adelaide Atkinson; first cousin of Ira Chandler Backus; first cousin once removed of Lyman Averill Chandler; second cousin of Anson Griffith Conger; second cousin once removed of Hugh Conger; second cousin twice removed of Edward Augustus Conger; second cousin thrice removed of Robert John Conger; third cousin of Omar Dwight Conger, Moore Conger, Chauncey Stewart Conger (1838-1916) and Frederick Ward Conger; third cousin once removed of Edwin Hurd Conger, Franklin Barker Conger and Chauncey Stewart Conger (1882-1963); third cousin thrice removed of Ralph Waldo Hungerford; fourth cousin of James Lockwood Conger and Charles Franklin Conger; fourth cousin once removed of Abraham Bogart Conger, James W. Conger and Benn Conger.
  Political families: Conger family of New York; Conger-Hungerford family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
S. J. Conklin Sylvester Jones Conklin (b. 1829) — also known as S. J. Conklin — of Waterloo, Jefferson County, Wis.; Watertown, Codington County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.). Born in Penn Yan, Yates County, N.Y., May 5, 1829. Republican. Shoemaker; member of Wisconsin state assembly, 1859, 1869; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1868; newspaper publisher; Adjutant General of South Dakota, 1901-03. Dutch, Welsh, and French ancestry. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1848 to Maria Wait; married 1884 to Mattie Greenslate; married 1895 to Anna Duff.
  Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903
  Thomas Cleland Dawson (1865-1912) — also known as Thomas C. Dawson — of Enterprise, Volusia County, Fla.; Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa; Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa. Born in Hudson, St. Croix County, Wis., July 30, 1865. Newspaper publisher; lawyer; U.S. Minister to Santo Domingo, 1904-07; Colombia, 1907-09; Chile, 1909; Panama, 1910; U.S. Consul General in Santo Domingo, 1904-07. Presbyterian. Died in Washington, D.C., May 1, 1912 (age 46 years, 276 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Allan Dawson and Anna (Cleland) Dawson; married 1900 to Luiza Guerra Duval; father of Allan Dawson (1903-1949).
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary
  Frank Arah Day (1855-1928) — also known as Frank A. Day — of Fairmont, Martin County, Minn. Born in Green County, Wis., September 30, 1855. Newspaper editor and publisher; member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 38, 1878; member of Minnesota Republican State Central Committee, 1884; member of Minnesota state senate, 1887-97, 1927-28 (6th District 1887-97, 9th District 1927-28); died in office 1928; delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1892; Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota, 1895-97; candidate for U.S. Representative from Minnesota 2nd District, 1896; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1904; Minnesota Democratic state chair, 1904-08. Died December 27, 1928 (age 73 years, 88 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also Minnesota Legislator record
  Peter Victor Deuster (1831-1904) — also known as Peter V. Deuster — of Port Washington, Ozaukee County, Wis.; Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born near Aix-la-Chapelle, Prussia (now Aachen, Germany), February 13, 1831. Democrat. Newspaper editor; postmaster; member of Wisconsin state assembly, 1863; member of Wisconsin state senate, 1870-71; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 4th District, 1879-85; U.S. Consul in Crefeld, 1896-97. Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., December 31, 1904 (age 73 years, 322 days). Entombed at Calvary Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  W. F. Doyle (1897-1988) — of Menominee, Menominee County, Mich. Born in Green Bay, Brown County, Wis., November 13, 1897. Republican. Newspaper reporter; member of Michigan state senate 10th District, 1933-34. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Died in 1988 (age about 90 years). Interment at St. Anne's Catholic Cemetery, Mackinac Island, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Michael J. Doyle; brother of Thurman B. Doyle.
  Political family: Doyle family of Menominee, Michigan.
  Samuel Stillman Fifield (1839-1915) — also known as Samuel S. Fifield — of Ashland, Ashland County, Wis. Born in Corinna, Penobscot County, Maine, June 24, 1839. Republican. Newspaper editor; member of Wisconsin state assembly, 1874-76; member of Wisconsin state senate, 1877-81; Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin, 1882-87; postmaster at Ashland, Wis., 1889-93, 1897-1914. Died in Ashland, Ashland County, Wis., February 17, 1915 (age 75 years, 238 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Ashland, Wis.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Stillman Fifield (1801-1869) and Naomi Sarah (Pease) Fifield; married, September 20, 1863, to Stella Grimes.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Rufus Finch (1847-1913) — also known as William R. Finch — of La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wis. Born in Walworth County, Wis., December 14, 1847. Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; U.S. Surveyor of Customs, 1881; U.S. Minister to Paraguay, 1898-1905; Uruguay, 1898-1905. Died August 9, 1913 (age 65 years, 238 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Reynolds Finch and Lydia Ann (Rogers) Finch; married, November 2, 1897, to Lillie M. Law.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary
William H. Goldthorpe William H. Goldthorpe (b. 1880) — of Cuba City, Grant County, Wis. Born in Cobb, Iowa County, Wis., September 25, 1880. Republican. Newspaper publisher; postmaster; member of Wisconsin state assembly from Grant County 1st District, 1935-46. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1940
Walter S. Goodland Walter Samuel Goodland (1862-1947) — also known as Walter S. Goodland — of Racine, Racine County, Wis. Born in Sharon, Walworth County, Wis., December 22, 1862. Republican. Lawyer; newspaper editor and publisher; mayor of Racine, Wis., 1911-15; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1912, 1928; member of Wisconsin state senate 21st District; elected 1930; Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin, 1939-45; Governor of Wisconsin, 1943-47; died in office 1947. Died March 12, 1947 (age 84 years, 80 days). Interment at Graceland Cemetery, Racine, Wis.
  Relatives: Brother of John Goodland Jr..
  Cross-reference: Arnie F. Betts — Frank N. Graass
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
  Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1940
Anthony Gruszka Anthony Gruszka (b. 1910) — of Mosinee, Marathon County, Wis. Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., January 14, 1910. Republican. Newspaper reporter; advertising business; insurance agent; farmer; member of Wisconsin state assembly from Marathon County 1st District, 1939-40. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1940
David I. Hammergren David I. Hammergren (b. 1875) — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn.; Cochrane, Buffalo County, Wis. Born in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., June 16, 1875. Republican. Printer; newspaper editor and publisher; member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 33, 1905-06; member of Wisconsin state assembly from Buffalo and Pepin counties, 1939-44; defeated, 1936; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1944. Burial location unknown.
  See also Minnesota Legislator record
  Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1940
  Henry Clay Hansbrough (1848-1933) — also known as Henry C. Hansbrough — of San Jose, Santa Clara County, Calif.; Baraboo, Sauk County, Wis.; Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.Dak. Born near Prairie du Rocher, Randolph County, Ill., January 30, 1848. Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; U.S. Representative from North Dakota at-large, 1889-91; U.S. Senator from North Dakota, 1891-1909. Died in Washington, D.C., November 16, 1933 (age 85 years, 290 days). Cremated; ashes scattered.
  Presumably named for: Henry Clay
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Everis Anson Hayes (1855-1942) — also known as Everis A. Hayes; E. A. Hayes — of Madison, Dane County, Wis.; Ironwood, Gogebic County, Mich.; San Jose, Santa Clara County, Calif. Born in Waterloo, Jefferson County, Wis., March 10, 1855. Republican. Lawyer; fruit grower; newspaper publisher; U.S. Representative from California, 1905-19 (5th District 1905-13, 8th District 1913-19); defeated, 1918. Died in San Jose, Santa Clara County, Calif., June 3, 1942 (age 87 years, 85 days). Interment at Oak Hill Memorial Park, San Jose, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Anson E. Hayes and Mary (Folsom) Hayes; married, October 11, 1884, to Nettie Louise Porter; married, July 18, 1893, to Mary Louisa Bassett.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Walter L. Houser (1855-1928) — of Mondovi, Buffalo County, Wis. Born in Tidioute, Warren County, Pa., May 6, 1855. Republican. Newspaper publisher; farmer; secretary of state of Wisconsin, 1903-07; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1908, 1912, 1916. Died in Tulsa, Tulsa County, Okla., April 7, 1928 (age 72 years, 337 days). Interment at Oak Park Cemetery, Mondovi, Wis.
  Relatives: Son of James R. Houser and Margaret L. (Magee) Houser; married, February 6, 1877, to Susie LeGore.
  James B. Hughes (1805-1873) — of Meigs County, Ohio; St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn.; Hudson, St. Croix County, Wis. Born in Prince Edward County, Va., October 12, 1805. Lawyer; newspaper publisher; member of Ohio state legislature, 1838-39; served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War. Presbyterian. Died in Hudson, St. Croix County, Wis., August 11, 1873 (age 67 years, 303 days). Interment at Willow River Cemetery, Hudson, Wis.
  Relatives: Son of Simon Hughes and Betsy Coleman (Bigger) Hughes; married, September 4, 1838, to Elizabeth Mather.
Merlin Hull Merlin Hull (1870-1953) — of Black River Falls, Jackson County, Wis. Born in Warsaw, Kosciusko County, Ind., December 18, 1870. Lawyer; newspaper publisher; Jackson County District Attorney, 1907-09; member of Wisconsin state assembly, 1909-16; Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly, 1913-16; secretary of state of Wisconsin, 1917-21; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin, 1929-31, 1935-53 (7th District 1929-31, 9th District 1935-53); died in office 1953. Died in La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wis., May 17, 1953 (age 82 years, 150 days). Original interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, La Crosse, Wis.; reinterment in 1959 somewhere in Black River Falls, Wis.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1940
  Ferdinand A. Husher (1825-1894) — of La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wis.; Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn.; Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, N.Dak. Born in Viborg, Denmark, June 16, 1825. Naturalized U.S. citizen; newspaper editor and publisher; Register, U.S. Land Office, LaCrosse, Wis.; candidate for Presidential Elector for Wisconsin; member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 29, 1889-90; U.S. Consul in Port Stanley, 1890-93; St. Thomas, 1890-93. Lutheran. Danish ancestry. Died in Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, N.Dak., February 12, 1894 (age 68 years, 241 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also Minnesota Legislator record
  Edward Halsey Jenison (1907-1996) — also known as Edward H. Jenison — of Paris, Edgar County, Ill. Born in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County, Wis., July 27, 1907. Republican. Newspaper editor; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1947-53 (18th District 1947-49, 23rd District 1949-53); defeated, 1952, 1954; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1956, 1968 (alternate). Methodist. Member, American Legion; Sigma Delta Chi; Freemasons; Elks. Died June 22, 1996 (age 88 years, 331 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Ernest Manley Jenison and Laura (Hinsey) Jenison; married, September 14, 1929, to Barbara E. Weinburgh.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Francis Bowler Keene (b. 1856) — also known as Francis B. Keene — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., December 11, 1856. Engineer; coal sales agent; newspaper editor; member of Wisconsin state assembly, 1899-1902; U.S. Consul in Florence, 1903-05; Geneva, 1905-15; U.S. Consul General in Zurich, 1915-17; Rome, 1917-24. Member, American Historical Association; Sons of the American Revolution. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. David Keene and Susan Elizabeth (Bowler) Keene; married, November 8, 1893, to Emerin Price Semple.
John E. Kelley John Edward Kelley (1853-1941) — also known as John E. Kelley — of Flandreau, Moody County, S.Dak. Born near Portage City (now Portage), Columbia County, Wis., March 27, 1853. Newspaper business; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 16th District, 1891-92; U.S. Representative from South Dakota at-large, 1897-99; Register, U.S. Land office, Pierre, S.D., 1915-18. Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., August 5, 1941 (age 88 years, 131 days). Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Autobiographies and Portraits of the President, Cabinet, etc. (1899)
  William Vinson Kidder (1881-1934) — also known as William V. Kidder — of La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wis. Born in Urbana, Champaign County, Ohio, August 10, 1881. Republican. Newspaper reporter; inventor; automobile accessories business; candidate for Presidential Elector for Wisconsin; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1928. Died, from a heart attack, in La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wis., April 5, 1934 (age 52 years, 238 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Hannah Susan (Vinsonheller) Kidder and George Winslow Kidder; third cousin once removed of Fannie Kidder Tyler; fourth cousin of Randolph Appleton Kidder.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Adams-Waite-Forshee-Cowan family of Dexter, Michigan (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Rufus King (1814-1876) — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., January 26, 1814. Republican. Civil engineer; newspaper editor; delegate to Wisconsin state constitutional convention, 1848; superintendent of schools; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1856; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Minister to Papal States, 1863. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., October 13, 1876 (age 62 years, 261 days). Interment at Grace Church Cemetery, Jamaica, Queens, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Charles King and Eliza (Gracie) King; married 1836 to Ellen Eliot; married 1843 to Susan Eliot; nephew of John Alsop King, James Gore King and Edward King; grandson of Rufus King (1755-1827); grandnephew of William King and Cyrus King; great-grandson of John Alsop; first cousin of Rufus King (1817-1891); second cousin twice removed of Ebenezer Hazard; third cousin once removed of Erskine Hazard.
  Political families: Conger family of New York; King-Hazard family of Connecticut and New York; Wildman family of Danbury, Connecticut; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Saltonstall-Davis-Frelinghuysen-Appleton family of Massachusetts (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Benjamin Franklin Langworthy (1822-1907) — also known as B. F. Langworthy — of Oshkosh, Winnebago County, Wis.; Mower County, Minn. Born in Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio, January 20, 1822. Farmer; newspaper editor; member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 13, 1859-60. Died in Brownsdale, Mower County, Minn., January 23, 1907 (age 85 years, 3 days). Burial location unknown.
  Presumably named for: Benjamin Franklin
  Relatives: Son of Cyrus Langworthy and Charlotte (Drake) Langworthy; married, August 29, 1849, to Sarah Melissa Clemens; first cousin of Lucius Hart Langworthy and Edward Langworthy.
  Political family: Langworthy family of Iowa and New York.
  See also Minnesota Legislator record
  Curtis Daniel MacDougall (1903-1985) — also known as Curtis D. MacDougall — of Evanston, Cook County, Ill. Born in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County, Wis., February 11, 1903. Democrat. Newspaper reporter; newspaper editor; candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois 10th District, 1944. Member, Sigma Delta Chi; Pi Delta Epsilon; Pi Kappa Delta; Acacia. Died in Evanston, Cook County, Ill., November 10, 1985 (age 82 years, 272 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Rienzi Cemetery, Fond du Lac, Wis.
  Relatives: Son of Gilbert Thomas MacDougall and Isabella (McCollum) MacDougall; married to Genevieve Rockwood.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Myron McCord and Ann Elisa (Ackerman) McCord; married 1877 to Sarah Etta Space; married to Anna Marie Murray.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Bruce Elisha McCoy; married 1893 to Lillian Riege.
  Fort McCoy (U.S. Army base; was Camp McCoy until 1974), in Monroe County, Wisconsin, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Howard McLean (1860-1933) — also known as John H. McLean — of Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Mich.; Ironwood, Gogebic County, Mich. Born in Neenah, Winnebago County, Wis., June 6, 1860. Republican. Mining and railroad executive; founder of Iron Mountain Press newspaper; Dickinson County Treasurer, 1897-98; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1904. Catholic; later Protestant. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died, of a stroke, in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., May 6, 1933 (age 72 years, 334 days). Interment at Fort Howard Memorial Park, Green Bay, Wis.
  Relatives: Nephew by marriage of Nelson W. Fisk.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of John Messmore and Jane (Moat) Messmore; married 1848 to Editha McKenney; married to Margaret A. (Hull) Jones.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Oscar Haskell Morris (b. 1876) — also known as Oscar H. Morris — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in Springfield, Hampden County, Mass., March 8, 1876. Republican. Newspaper sports editor; member of Wisconsin state senate 4th District, 1921-33. Burial location unknown.
  Richard Louis Murphy (1875-1936) — also known as Louis Murphy — of Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa. Born in Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa, November 6, 1875. Democrat. Newspaper editor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1920, 1936; U.S. Senator from Iowa, 1933-36; died in office 1936. Catholic. Died in an automobile accident near Chippewa Falls, Chippewa County, Wis., July 16, 1936 (age 60 years, 253 days). Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Dubuque, Iowa.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Louis Bernard Nagler (1871-1947) — also known as Louis B. Nagler — of Madison, Dane County, Wis. Born in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., February 28, 1871. Republican. Journalist; author; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1940. German ancestry. Died of prostate cancer, in Polk County, Wis., May 8, 1947 (age 76 years, 69 days). Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, East Farmington, Wis.
  Relatives: Son of Louis J. Nagler and Catherine (Schottmuller) Nagler; married, June 20, 1912, to Ellen Torelle.
  Gerald Prentice Nye (1892-1971) — also known as Gerald P. Nye — of Cooperstown, Griggs County, N.Dak. Born in Hortonville, Outagamie County, Wis., December 19, 1892. Newspaper editor; candidate for U.S. Representative from North Dakota 2nd District, 1924; U.S. Senator from North Dakota, 1925-45; appointed 1925; defeated, 1944, 1946; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from North Dakota, 1936. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias. Died in Washington, D.C., July 17, 1971 (age 78 years, 210 days). Interment at Fort Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Md.
  Relatives: Son of Irwin R. Nye and Phoebe Ella (Prentice) Nye; married, August 16, 1916, to Anna Margaret Munch.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Mike O'Callaghan (1929-2004) — also known as Donal Neil O'Callaghan — of Henderson, Clark County, Nev. Born in La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wis., September 10, 1929. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; hit by a mortar round and lost his lower left leg; legislative aide to U.S. Sen. Howard W. Cannon; Governor of Nevada, 1971-79; executive editor, Las Vegas Sun newspaper. Catholic. Suffered a heart attack at St. Viator Catholic Church, and died soon after in a hospital, Las Vegas, Clark County, Nev., March 5, 2004 (age 74 years, 177 days). Interment at Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City, Nev.
  The Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Bridge (opened 2010), over the Colorado River between Mohave County, Arizona and Clark County, Nevada, was partly named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
Alvin E. O'Konski Alvin Edward O'Konski (1904-1987) — also known as Alvin E. O'Konski — of Mercer, Iron County, Wis.; Rhinelander, Oneida County, Wis. Born near Kewaunee, Kewaunee County, Wis., May 26, 1904. Republican. School teacher; college professor; superintendent of schools; newspaper publisher; candidate for Wisconsin state senate 1st District, 1934; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 10th District, 1943-73; defeated, 1972; candidate for U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, 1957; owner of WOSA and WLIN radio stations; president, WAEO television station, Rhinelander, Wis. Member, Pi Kappa Delta. Died in Kewaunee, Kewaunee County, Wis., July 8, 1987 (age 83 years, 43 days). Interment at St. Hedwig's Cemetery, Kewaunee, Wis.
  Relatives: Son of Frank O'Konski and Antonia (Paska) O'Konski; married, August 26, 1935, to Veronica Hemming.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1954
  George Howard Paul (1826-1890) — also known as George H. Paul — of Burlington, Chittenden County, Vt.; Kenosha, Kenosha County, Wis.; Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in Danville, Caledonia County, Vt., March 14, 1826. Democrat. Lawyer; postmaster at Burlington, Vt., 1849; Kenosha, Wis., 1853-61; Milwaukee, Wis., 1885-89; mayor of Kenosha, Wis., 1857-59; newspaper editor; superintendent of schools; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1872; Wisconsin railroad commissioner, 1874-76; member of Democratic National Committee from Wisconsin, 1876; member of Wisconsin state senate, 1878-81. Died in Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., May 18, 1890 (age 64 years, 65 days). Interment at Forest Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
  Relatives: Married 1855 to Pamela Susan Joy.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Hubert Haskell Peavey (1881-1937) — also known as Hubert H. Peavey — of Washburn, Bayfield County, Wis. Born in Adams, Mower County, Minn., January 12, 1881. Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; member of Wisconsin state assembly, 1913-15; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin, 1923-35 (11th District 1923-33, 10th District 1933-35). Died in Washburn, Bayfield County, Wis., November 21, 1937 (age 56 years, 313 days). Interment at Woodland Cemetery, Washburn, Wis.
  Relatives: Son of William H. Peavey.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
George W. Peck George Wilbur Peck (1840-1916) — also known as George W. Peck — of Ripon, Fond du Lac County, Wis.; Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in Henderson, Jefferson County, N.Y., September 28, 1840. Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; newspaper publisher; mayor of Milwaukee, Wis., 1890; Governor of Wisconsin, 1891-95; defeated, 1894, 1904. Died April 16, 1916 (age 75 years, 201 days). Interment at Forest Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
  Relatives: Son of David B. Peck and Alzina Peck; married 1860 to Francena Rowley.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: The Parties and The Men (1896)
  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.
  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.
  William Gillett Ritch (1830-1904) — also known as William G. Ritch — of Wisconsin. Born in Ulster County, N.Y., May 4, 1830. Ulster County Clerk; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Wisconsin state senate, 1867; candidate for Presidential Elector for Wisconsin; newspaper editor; secretary of New Mexico Territory, 1880. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Odd Fellows. Died in Engle, Sierra County, N.M., September 14, 1904 (age 74 years, 133 days). Interment at Santa Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, N.M.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Edward J. Roethe Edward J. Roethe (b. 1878) — of Fennimore, Grant County, Wis. Born in Whitewater, Walworth County, Wis., May 12, 1878. Republican. Newspaper publisher; mayor of Fennimore, Wis., 1919-26; member of Wisconsin state senate 16th District, 1925-32, 1937-40; defeated, 1932. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1940
  William C. Rogers — of La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wis. Republican. Newspaper editor; postmaster at La Crosse, Wis., 1861-62. Burial location unknown.
  Horace Rublee (1829-1896) — of Wisconsin. Born in Berkshire, Franklin County, Vt., August 19, 1829. Republican. School teacher; newspaper reporter; Wisconsin Republican state chair, 1859-69, 1877-79; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1868; U.S. Minister to Switzerland, 1869-76; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Switzerland, 1876. Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., October 19, 1896 (age 67 years, 61 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wis.
  Relatives: Son of Alvah Rublee and Martha (Kent) Rublee; married 1857 to Katherine 'Kate' Hopkins; father of William Alvah Rublee and George Rublee; nephew of William Seymour Rublee.
  Political family: Rublee family of Madison, Wisconsin.
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Aloysius Ryan (1919-2001) — also known as William A. Ryan; Bill Ryan — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Morgantown, Monongalia County, W.Va., May 2, 1919. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; President and financial secretary, United Auto Workers Local 104; editor of The Wage Earner newspaper; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1958-82 (Wayne County 3rd District 1958-64, 3rd District 1965-72, 14th District 1973-82); Speaker of the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1969-74; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1968. Catholic. Member, United Auto Workers. Died following a stroke, in the Martin Luther Holt nursing home, Holt, Ingham County, Mich., October 9, 2001 (age 82 years, 160 days). Entombed in mausoleum at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
  Lester L. Schnare (b. 1884) — of Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.; Pensacola, Escambia County, Fla.; Washington, D.C.; Macon, Bibb County, Ga. Born in Mondovi, Buffalo County, Wis., May 15, 1884. School teacher; newspaper editor; stenographer; U.S. Vice Consul in Shanghai, 1916-17; Canton, 1917-18; Yokohama, 1918; U.S. Consul in Yokohama, 1920, 1921; Kobe, 1920-21, 1921-22; Swatow, 1922-23; Cartagena, 1923-27; Breslau, 1927-31; Hamburg, 1931-35; Milan, 1935-38. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Henry W. Schnare and Anna M. (Hefling) Schnare; married, September 29, 1919, to Margaret B. Kloss.
Carl Schurz Carl Christian Schurz (1829-1906) — also known as Carl Schurz — of Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.; Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis.; St. Louis, Mo.; New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Liblar (now part of Erfstadt), Germany, March 2, 1829. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin, 1857; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1860; U.S. Minister to Spain, 1861; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; newspaper editor; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1868 (Temporary Chair; speaker); U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1869-75; U.S. Secretary of the Interior, 1877-81. German ancestry. Member, American Philosophical Society. Died in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., May 14, 1906 (age 77 years, 73 days). Interment at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.; statue at Morningside Park, Manhattan, N.Y.
  The community of Schurz, Nevada, is named for him.  — Mount Schurz, in Park County, Wyoming, is named for him.  — Carl Schurz Park, in Manhattan, New York, is named for him.  — Carl Schurz High School, in Chicago, Illinois, is named for him.  — Schurz Elementary School, in Watertown, Wisconsin, is named for him.  — Carl Schurz Elementary School, in New Braunfels, Texas, is named for him.
  Politician named for him: Carl S. Thompson
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary
  Books about Carl Schurz: Hans Louis Trefousse, Carl Schurz: A Biography
  Image source: William C. Roberts, Leading Orators (1884)
  Charles Seymour (b. 1821) — of La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wis. Born in Vermont, 1821. Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; postmaster at La Crosse, Wis., 1871-82; U.S. Consul in Canton, as of 1884-97. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Ira Seymour; first cousin once removed of Julius Hubbell Seymour; third cousin of John Sammis Seymour; third cousin thrice removed of Thomas Seymour and Moses Seymour.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Conkling-Seymour family of Utica, New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  John R. Sharpstein (1823-1892) — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis.; San Francisco, Calif. Born in Richmond, Ontario County, N.Y., May 23, 1823. Democrat. Lawyer; Kenosha County District Attorney, 1851; member of Wisconsin state senate, 1852-53 (16th District 1852, 8th District 1853); U.S. Attorney for Wisconsin, 1853-57; postmaster at Milwaukee, Wis., 1857-58; newspaper editor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1860; member of Wisconsin state assembly, 1863; law partner of Henry L. Palmer, 1863-64; district judge in California 12th District, 1874; justice of California state supreme court, 1880-92; died in office 1892. Died in San Francisco, Calif., December 27, 1892 (age 69 years, 218 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Kate Crittenden.
  William Simon U'Ren (1859-1949) — also known as W. S. U'Ren — of Milwaukie, Clackamas County, Ore. Born in Lancaster, Grant County, Wis., January 10, 1859. Lawyer; newspaper editor; member of Oregon state house of representatives, 1897-98; Independent candidate for Governor of Oregon, 1914. Cornish ancestry. Died, from pneumonia, in Portland, Multnomah County, Ore., March 8, 1949 (age 90 years, 57 days). Entombed at Wilhelm's Portland Memorial, Portland, Ore.; memorial monument at Clackamas County Courthouse Grounds, Oregon City, Ore.
  Relatives: Son of William Richard U'Ren and Frances Jane (Ivey) U'Ren; married 1901 to Mary Beharrell.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  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.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Anton Werner and Emma (Deutsch) Werner; married, October 15, 1924, to Dorothy Elizabeth Bowler.
  Amos Parker Wilder (1862-1936) — also known as Amos P. Wilder — of Wisconsin. Born in Calais, Washington County, Maine, February 15, 1862. Newspaper editor; U.S. Consul General in Hong Kong, 1906-09; Shanghai, 1909-14. Congregationalist. Died in New Haven, New Haven County, Conn., July 2, 1936 (age 74 years, 138 days). Interment at Mount Carmel Cemetery, Hamden, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Amos Wilder and Charlotte Wilder; married to Isabella Thornton Niven; father of Thornton Wilder.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of John H. Work and Roseanna (McClelland) Work; married, June 24, 1896, to Lucy Josephine Hoisington.
  See also Wikipedia article
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