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Scottish ancestry Politicians in Wisconsin

Robert Allison (1846-1924) — of Cavour, Beadle County, S.Dak. Born in Wisconsin, March 14, 1846. Republican. Farmer; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 23rd District, 1895-96. Scottish ancestry. Died October 15, 1924 (age 78 years, 215 days). Interment at Lutheran Cemetery, Brookings, S.Dak.   Relatives: Son of William Allison and Margaret (Crawford) Allison; married to Bertha Orness.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Robert Calvert — of La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wis. Born in Scotland. U.S. Surveyor of Customs, 1891, 1909. Scottish ancestry. Burial location unknown.   Walter Douglas Cavers (1888-1955) — also known as Walter D. Cavers — of White Lake town, Langlade County, Wis. Born in Allamakee County, Iowa, October 31, 1888. Republican. Accountant for lumber company; candidate for Wisconsin state senate 30th District, 1936; member of Wisconsin state assembly from Langlade County, 1951-54; defeated, 1954. Scottish ancestry. Died in Antigo, Langlade County, Wis., December 7, 1955 (age 67 years, 37 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Married, May 18, 1914, to Sadie M. LaBelle.   John Flanigan Deadman (1868-1932) — also known as John F. Deadman — of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, Mich. Born in London, Ontario, November 26, 1868. Democrat. Veterinarian; lost a leg in a hunting accident; lost an eye in another accident; candidate for mayor of Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., 1915; in 1928, he famously saved several lives when he brought needed serum and medical supplies by dogsled, through a heavy winter storm, to snowbound Detour, Mich. Scottish ancestry. Member, Knights of Pythias; Elks; Odd Fellows; Maccabees; Modern Woodmen of America. Died in a hospital at Madison, Dane County, Wis., April 27, 1932 (age 63 years, 153 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Alpena, Mich.   Relatives: Son of William Henry Deadman and Christina (McKay) Deadman; brother of Richard Hector Deadman; married 1893 to Sophronia Eagle; married, October 7, 1912, to Zoe Collins.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   William Wylie Galt (1854-1945) — also known as William W. Galt — of Myrtle, Freeborn County, Minn. Born in Rock County, Wis., May 8, 1854. Republican. Farmer; member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 9, 1899-1902. Scottish ancestry. Died in Cascade County, Mont., February 22, 1945 (age 90 years, 290 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Glenville, Minn.   Relatives: Son of John M. Galt and Jennette (Wylie) Galt; married to Emmaretta Robinson; father of Errol Fay Galt; grandfather of Jack E. Galt (who married Louise Replogle Rankin); great-grandfather of Errol Thomas Galt (who married Sharrie Kay Rogan); second great-grandfather of Errol Wylie Galt.   Political family: Galt-Replogle family of Martinsdale, Montana.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial — Minnesota Legislator record   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.   Relatives: Married 1901 to Cora E. Winslow; married, July 7, 1924, to Mrs. Anna Bowman.   Frank B. Metcalfe — of Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in Scotland. Delegate to Socialist National Convention from Wisconsin, 1920; Socialist candidate for Governor of Wisconsin, 1930; Progressive candidate for Wisconsin state senate 7th District, 1938. Scottish ancestry. Burial location unknown.   Alexander Mitchell (1817-1887) — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, October 17, 1817. Democrat. Banker; president, Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway, 1864-87; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin, 1871-75 (1st District 1871-73, 4th District 1873-75); defeated, 1868; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1876 (member, Resolutions Committee). Scottish ancestry. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., April 19, 1887 (age 69 years, 184 days). Interment at Forest Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.   Relatives: Son of John Mitchell and Margaret (Lendrum) Mitchell; married to Martha Reed (sister of Harrison Reed); father of John Lendrum Mitchell.   Political family: Mitchell-Reed family of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.   The city of Mitchell, South Dakota, is named for him.  — The city of Alexandria, South Dakota, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS Alexander Mitchell (built 1943 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1967) was named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   William C. Sanson (b. 1865) — of Caro, Tuscola County, Mich. Born in La Crosse County, Wis., 1865. Republican. School teacher; farmer; lumber and timber business; Tuscola County Treasurer, 1917-20; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Tuscola County, 1921-24. Scottish ancestry. Burial location unknown.   William Garner Waddel (1870-1937) — also known as W. G. Waddel — of Webster, Day County, S.Dak. Born in Grant County, Wis., June 29, 1870. Republican. Lawyer; Day County State's Attorney, 1913-16; member of South Dakota state senate 34th District, 1919-22. Methodist. Scottish and German ancestry. Member, Knights of Pythias. Died in Day County, S.Dak., January 24, 1937 (age 66 years, 209 days). Interment at Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Adaville, Iowa.   Relatives: Son of William Warren Waddle and Elizabeth Ann (Garner) Waddle; brother of Fred Waddle; married, July 3, 1900, to Eliza Matilda Otis; fourth cousin of Howard B. Replogle and Luther Irvin Replogle; fourth cousin once removed of Henry Earl Replogle.   Political family: Galt-Replogle family of Martinsdale, Montana.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Cornelius Thomas Young (1907-1980) — also known as Cornelius T. Young — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., July 28, 1907. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin state assembly, 1931-38; member of Wisconsin state senate 9th District, 1939-42; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1940. Scottish and Irish ancestry. Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., July 25, 1980 (age 72 years, 363 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of David Parker Young and Margaret (Rice) Young; married, June 13, 1933, to Lucy Regina 'Jean' Reilly.   See also Wikipedia article   Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1940

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