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Politician members in Wisconsin

Edward Clark Bellows (1856-1929) — also known as Edward C. Bellows — of New Hartford, Butler County, Iowa; Washington; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Janesville, Rock County, Wis., May 8, 1856. Republican. Banker; member of Washington state legislature, 1890; U.S. Consul General in Yokohama, as of 1900-05; California Corporation Commissioner, 1918-22. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Knights of Pythias. Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., December 27, 1929 (age 73 years, 233 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Charles Bristol Bellows and Eusebia (Dickinson) Bellows; married, August 28, 1883, to Ida Isabel Perry.   Willis Clifford Cook (1874-1942) — also known as Willis C. Cook — of Plankinton, Aurora County, S.Dak.; Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, S.Dak. Born in Gratiot, Lafayette County, Wis., October 5, 1874. Republican. Lawyer; Aurora County Judge, 1900-02; member of South Dakota state senate 13th District, 1905-08; South Dakota Republican state chair, 1906-12; member of Republican National Committee from South Dakota, 1916-20; U.S. Minister to Venezuela, 1921-29. Member, Sons of the American Revolution. Died in 1942 (age about 67 years). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Alfred Cook and Sarah (Cole) Cook; married 1899 to Mary Butler Miller.   See also U.S. State Dept career summary   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.   William Rainey Marshall (1825-1896) — also known as William R. Marshall — of St. Croix Falls, Polk County, Wis.; St. Anthony, Hennepin County, Minn.; St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born near Columbia, Boone County, Mo., October 17, 1825. Member of Wisconsin state assembly, 1848; member of Minnesota territorial House of Representatives 5th District, 1849; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; Governor of Minnesota, 1866-70; member of Minnesota railroad and warehouse commission, 1874, 1876; appointed 1874, 1876. Swedenborgian. Member, Sons of the American Revolution. Succeeded in removing the word "white" (race) from the Minnesota state constitution. Died in Pasadena, Los Angeles County, Calif., January 8, 1896 (age 70 years, 83 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.   Marshall counties in Minn. and S.Dak. are named for him.   See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Minnesota Legislator record   Lewis Seaman Patrick (1843-1913) — also known as Lewis S. Patrick — of Marinette, Marinette County, Wis. Born in Fishkill, Dutchess County, N.Y., June 8, 1843. Republican. Postmaster at Marinette, Wis., 1890-94, 1898-1906; personal secretary to U.S. Sen. Isaac Stephenson, 1907-13. Member, Sons of the American Revolution. Died, from heart failure, in Washington, D.C., July 2, 1913 (age 70 years, 24 days). Interment at Forest Home Cemetery, Marinette, Wis.   Relatives: Son of Rowland Patrick and Caroline (Ludington) Patrick; married to Sarah W. Butterick; nephew of Harrison Ludington.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Irvin Elmer Rockwell (1862-1952) — also known as Irvin E. Rockwell; "Rock" — of Bellevue, Blaine County, Idaho. Born in Sun Prairie, Dane County, Wis., December 25, 1862. Republican. Member of Idaho state senate, 1915-19, 1929-30; delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho, 1916 (alternate), 1932, 1936 (alternate). Christian Scientist. Member, Sons of the American Revolution. Successfully advocated for the American Falls dam project on the Snake River. Died in Bellevue, Blaine County, Idaho, September 22, 1952 (age 89 years, 272 days). Cremated.   William Henry Harrison Stowell (1840-1922) — also known as William H. H. Stowell — of Burkeville, Nottoway County, Va.; Appleton, Outagamie County, Wis.; Duluth, St. Louis County, Minn.; Amherst, Hampshire County, Mass. Born in West Windsor, Windsor County, Vt., July 26, 1840. Republican. U.S. Representative from Virginia 4th District, 1871-77; Virginia Republican state chair, 1872-73; delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1876; founder, secretary-treasurer, Fox River Pulp Co., Atlas Paper Co., Duluth Iron and Steel Co.; president of Manufacturers Bank of West Duluth, 1889-1895. Episcopalian. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Society of Colonial Wars. Died in Amherst, Hampshire County, Mass., April 27, 1922 (age 81 years, 275 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.   Presumably named for: William Henry Harrison   Relatives: Son of Sylvester Stowell and Fanny Chandler (Bowen) Stowell; married, November 13, 1873, to Emma Clara Averill (daughter of John Thomas Averill); third cousin twice removed of Henry Fisk Janes; fourth cousin of John Mason Jr.; fourth cousin once removed of Carlos Coolidge, Elijah Livermore Hamlin, Hannibal Hamlin, John Maxwell Stowell, George Pickering Bemis, Blake C. Fisk and Claude Vinton Stowell.   Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Hamlin-Bemis family of Bangor, Maine (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Fred W. Upham (1861-1925) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Racine, Racine County, Wis., January 29, 1861. Republican. Lumber business; president, City Fuel Company, coal dealers; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1892, 1912, 1916, 1920 (chair, Arrangements Committee), 1924; member of Illinois Republican State Central Committee, 1919; Treasurer of Republican National Committee, 1920-24; member of Republican National Committee from Illinois, 1924. Member, Union League; Society of Colonial Wars; Sons of the American Revolution; Loyal Legion. Died, from a cerebral hemorrhage, in Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Fla., February 15, 1925 (age 64 years, 17 days). Interment at Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.   Relatives: Married to Alice Judd and Helen Hall; nephew of William Henry Upham.   Political family: Upham family (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: Proceedings of the Republican National Convention 1920

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