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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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John Miller Baer (1886-1970) —
of North Dakota.
Born in Black Creek, Outagamie
County, Wis., March
29, 1886.
Civil
engineer; farmer; cartoonist;
postmaster; U.S.
Representative from North Dakota 1st District, 1917-21; defeated
(Non-Partisan League), 1920.
Congregationalist.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
18, 1970 (age 83 years, 326
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring, Md.
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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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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.
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Edward Stuyvesant Bragg (1827-1912) —
also known as Edward S. Bragg —
of Fond du Lac, Fond du
Lac County, Wis.
Born in Unadilla, Otsego
County, N.Y., February
20, 1827.
Democrat. Lawyer; Fond
du Lac County District Attorney, 1854-56; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1860,
1872,
1884,
1892,
1896;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; postmaster;
member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1868-69; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin, 1877-83, 1885-87 (5th District
1877-83, 2nd District 1885-87); U.S. Minister to Mexico, 1888-89; U.S. Consul General in Havana, 1902-03; Hong Kong, 1903-06.
Member, Kappa
Alpha Society.
In 1884, made a famous speech supporting Grover
Cleveland, in which he declared: "We love him for the enemies he
has made," meaning the Tammany Hall organization in New York.
Died in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac
County, Wis., June 20,
1912 (age 85 years, 121
days).
Interment at Rienzi
Cemetery, Fond du Lac, Wis.
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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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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.
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Charles Sumner Eastman (1864-1939) —
also known as Charles S. Eastman —
of Hot Springs, Fall River
County, S.Dak.
Born in Primrose, Dane
County, Wis., January
23, 1864.
Democrat. Lawyer; real estate
business; Fall
River County Sheriff, 1897-1900; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 44th District, 1907-08;
postmaster; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
South Dakota, 1928.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in Hot Springs, Fall River
County, S.Dak., August
26, 1939 (age 75 years, 215
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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 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.
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Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1940 |
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Elmer S. Hall —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.
Republican. Railway
accountant;
letter carrier; Brown
County Clerk, 1905-16; mayor
of Green Bay, Wis., 1916-20; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Wisconsin, 1920;
secretary
of state of Wisconsin, 1921-23; candidate for Wisconsin
state senate 2nd District, 1932.
Burial location unknown.
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Norris J. Kellman (b. 1898) —
of Galesville, Trempealeau
County, Wis.
Born in Galesville, Trempealeau
County, Wis., October
23, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; assistant
postmaster; insurance
business; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Wisconsin, 1936
(alternate), 1940,
1944;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Trempealeau County, 1939-40;
sergeant-at-arms, Wisconsin Assembly.
Member, American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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O. H. LaCraft (b. 1850) —
of Clark, Clark
County, S.Dak.
Born in Washington
County, Wis., 1850.
Republican. Farmer;
assistant postmaster; member of South
Dakota state senate 29th District, 1901-04.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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Alexander M. MacKay (1881-1952) —
also known as Sandy MacKay —
of West Branch, Ogemaw
County, Mich.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., January
13, 1881.
Republican. Jeweler;
postmaster; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1937-52 (Arenac District 1937-44,
Gladwin District 1945-52); died in office 1952.
Episcopalian.
Scottish
and English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died December
9, 1952 (age 71 years, 331
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1901 to Cora
E. Winslow; married, July 7,
1924, to Mrs. Anna Bowman. |
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Donald C. McDowell (1890-1973) —
of Soldiers Grove, Crawford
County, Wis.
Born in Mt. Sterling, Crawford
County, Wis., August
27, 1890.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer;
postmaster; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Crawford County, 1937-48; defeated, 1948;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1944.
Died in 1973
(age about
82 years).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Soldiers Grove, Wis.
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Edward Sloman Minor (1840-1924) —
also known as Edward S. Minor —
of Fish Creek, Door
County, Wis.; Sturgeon Bay, Door
County, Wis.
Born in Point Peninsula, Jefferson
County, N.Y., December
13, 1840.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; hardware
business; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1878, 1880-81; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1883-85; superintendent of Sturgeon Bay and Lake
Michigan Ship
Canal, 1884-91; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin, 1895-1907 (8th District 1895-1903,
9th District 1903-07); postmaster.
Died in Sturgeon Bay, Door
County, Wis., July 26,
1924 (age 83 years, 226
days).
Interment at Bayside
Cemetery, Sturgeon Bay, Wis.
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Atley Peterson (1847-1909) —
of Soldiers Grove, Crawford
County, Wis.
Born in Eardahl, Norway,
February
21, 1847.
Republican. Postmaster; banker;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1879-82; Wisconsin
railroad commissioner, 1887-91; candidate for Wisconsin
state treasurer, 1892; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Wisconsin; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin,
1908.
Norwegian
ancestry.
Died in Soldiers Grove, Crawford
County, Wis., March
29, 1909 (age 62 years, 36
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Soldiers Grove, Wis.
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Bartholomew Ringle (1814-1881) —
of Herman town, Dodge
County, Wis.; Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis.
Born in Ingweiler, Germany,
October
16, 1814.
Postmaster; justice of the peace; lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1864, 1872, 1875-77; mayor of
Wausau, Wis., 1876-77.
German
ancestry.
Died in Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis., October
27, 1881 (age 67 years, 11
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Wausau, Wis.
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Melvin Hjalmar Schlytter (1890-1959) —
also known as Melvin H. Schlytter —
of Wittenberg, Shawano
County, Wis.
Born in Wittenberg, Shawano
County, Wis., October
22, 1890.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; bank
cashier; postmaster; insurance
business; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Shawano County, 1939-40.
Norwegian
ancestry.
Died in Madison, Dane
County, Wis., July 20,
1959 (age 68 years, 271
days).
Interment at Forest Home Cemetery, Wittenberg, Wis.
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Relatives: Son
of Serena (Gjertson) Schlytter and Peter Schlytter. |
| | | Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book
1940 |
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Conrad Shearer —
of Kenosha, Kenosha
County, Wis.
Born in Somers, Kenosha
County, Wis.
Republican. School
teacher; letter carrier; postal clerk; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1923-28; member of Wisconsin
state senate 22nd District, 1929-48; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1944.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1940 |
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LeRoy J. Simmons (1905-1973) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., July 25,
1905.
Democrat. Postal clerk; insurance
agent; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 6th District, 1945-52.
African
ancestry.
Died May 8,
1973 (age 67 years, 287
days).
Entombed at Forest
Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
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James Franklin Wiley (1832-1902) —
also known as James F. Wiley —
of Hancock, Waushara
County, Wis.
Born in Gouverneur, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., May 17,
1832.
Republican. Postmaster; member of Wisconsin
state senate 9th District, 1881-85.
Died in Hancock, Waushara
County, Wis., January
12, 1902 (age 69 years, 240
days).
Interment at Hancock Cemetery, Hancock, Wis.
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