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George R. Currie (b. 1900) —
of Sheboygan, Sheboygan
County, Wis.
Born in Princeton, Green Lake
County, Wis., January
16, 1900.
Lawyer;
justice
of Wisconsin state supreme court, 1951-54; appointed 1951.
Member, Order of the Coif.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1925 to Gladys
E. Bremer. |
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1954 |
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Newton Norman Minow (b. 1926) —
also known as Newton N. Minow —
of Glencoe, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., January
17, 1926.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member, Federal Communications Commission, 1961-63; chair, Federal
Communications Commission, 1961-63; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1964
(alternate), 1972;
Honorary
Consul-General for Singapore in Chicago,
Ill., 2006.
Jewish.
Member, Order of the Coif; American Bar
Association; American
Society for International Law; B'nai
B'rith; American
Jewish Committee.
Still living as of 2016.
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George Bliss Nelson (b. 1876) —
also known as George B. Nelson —
of Stevens Point, Portage
County, Wis.; Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Amherst, Portage
County, Wis., May 21,
1876.
Republican. Lawyer; Portage
County District Attorney, 1906-12; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1908;
justice
of Wisconsin state supreme court, 1930-40; appointed 1930.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of the Coif; Theta
Delta Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James J. Nelson and Juniata P. (Andrews) Nelson; married, April
16, 1912, to Ruth Weller. |
| | | Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book
1940 |
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Kenneth John O'Connell (b. 1909) —
also known as Kenneth J. O'Connell —
of Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born in Bayfield, Bayfield
County, Wis., December
8, 1909.
Lawyer;
law
professor; justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1958-.
Member, Order of the Coif; Phi
Delta Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel W. O'Connell and Kathryn B. (Smith) O'Connell; married, June 2,
1938, to Evelyn L. Wachsmuth. |
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Carl Barnett Rix (1878-1963) —
also known as Carl B. Rix —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Jackson, Washington
County, Wis., September
30, 1878.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin,
1940.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of the Coif; Delta
Chi; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died in October, 1963
(age 85
years, 0 days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, West Bend, Wis.
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Vernon Wallace Thomson (1905-1988) —
also known as Vernon W. Thomson —
of Richland Center, Richland
County, Wis.
Born in Richland Center, Richland
County, Wis., November
5, 1905.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Richland County, 1935-50; Speaker of
the Wisconsin State Assembly, 1939-44; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1936
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1940
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1952
(member, Credentials
Committee; speaker),
1956;
mayor
of Richland Center, Wis., 1944-50; Wisconsin
state attorney general, 1951-57; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Wisconsin; Governor of
Wisconsin, 1957-59; defeated, 1958; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 3rd District, 1961-74; defeated,
1974.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the Coif; Phi
Delta Phi; Chi Phi;
Moose.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 2,
1988 (age 82 years, 149
days).
Interment at Richland
Center Cemetery, Richland Center, Wis.
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Lowell Curtis Wadmond (1896-1986) —
also known as Lowell Wadmond —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Racine, Racine
County, Wis., March
16, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1952.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of the Coif; Freemasons.
Died September
25, 1986 (age 90 years, 193
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Lakeland, Fla.
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