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John James Blaine (1875-1934) —
also known as John J. Blaine —
of Boscobel, Grant
County, Wis.
Born in Wingville town, Grant
County, Wis., May 4,
1875.
Republican. Lawyer;
vice-president, Boscobel Telephone Company; mayor of Boscobel,
Wis., 1901-04, 1906-07; member of Wisconsin
state senate 16th District, 1909-12; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1912
(alternate), 1916,
1920,
1924,
1928
(speaker),
1932;
Wisconsin
state attorney general, 1919-21; Governor of
Wisconsin, 1921-27; defeated (Independent), 1914; U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1927-33; defeated in primary, 1932.
Died in Boscobel, Grant
County, Wis., April
16, 1934 (age 58 years, 347
days).
Interment at Boscobel Cemetery, Boscobel, Wis.
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Charles Aaron Budlong (b. 1859) —
also known as Charles A. Budlong —
of Marinette, Marinette
County, Wis.
Born in Frankfort, Herkimer
County, N.Y., July 8,
1859.
Republican. Telegrapher; railway
agent; merchant;
customs
inspector; Marinette
County Sheriff, 1913; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Marinette County, 1915-16, 1927-34, 1937-40;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1936.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Aaron Budlong and Julianna (Meyers) Budlong; married to Ellen
Finnegan. |
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1940 |
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William Joseph Cary (1865-1934) —
also known as William J. Cary —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., March
22, 1865.
Republican. Telegraph operator; Milwaukee
County Sheriff, 1904-06; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 4th District, 1907-19; Milwaukee
County Clerk, 1921-33.
Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., January
2, 1934 (age 68 years, 286
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
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Allen J. Flannigan (b. 1909) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Princeton, Gibson
County, Ind., June 9,
1909.
Democrat. Telegraph operator; served in the U.S. Army during
World War II; toolgrinder;
committeeman
of Steelworkers Local 1114, 1948-56; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 7th District, 1957-66.
Member, United
Steelworkers of America.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Nelson Herreid (1857-1928) —
also known as Charles N. Herreid —
of McPherson
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.); Aberdeen, Brown
County, S.Dak.
Born in Dane
County, Wis., October
20, 1857.
Republican. Lawyer; McPherson
County State's Attorney; McPherson
County Judge; Lieutenant
Governor of South Dakota, 1893-97; South Dakota
Republican state chair, 1898-1900; Governor of
South Dakota, 1901-05; delegate to Republican National Convention
from South Dakota, 1916;
director, Western Mutual Life
Insurance Co.; vice-president, Dakota Central Telephone
Co.; president, Citizens Trust and Savings Bank.
Presbyterian.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Died July 6,
1928 (age 70 years, 260
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Aberdeen, S.Dak.
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Benjamin Franklin Hopkins (1829-1870) —
also known as Benjamin F. Hopkins —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Hebron, Washington
County, N.Y., April
22, 1829.
Republican. Telegraph operator; private secretary to Gov. Coles
Bashford, 1856-57; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1862-63; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1866; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 2nd District, 1867-70; died in
office 1870.
Died in Madison, Dane
County, Wis., January
1, 1870 (age 40 years, 254
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wis.; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Henry W. Hupfauf (b. 1885) —
of Calumet
County, Wis.
Born in Harrison town, Calumet
County, Wis., August
11, 1885.
Democrat. Farmer; sugar company
field man; general store
operator; tavern
owner; organizer of cooperative telephone company;
treasurer of a butter and
cheese cooperative; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Calumet County; elected 1936; defeated, 1938,
1940.
Burial location unknown.
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William Henry Harrison Llewellyn (b. 1854) —
also known as William H. H. Llewellyn —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.; Las Cruces, Dona Ana
County, N.M.
Born in Monroe, Green
County, Wis., September
9, 1854.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Mexico Territory,
1884,
1896
(member, Credentials
Committee; speaker),
1904;
U.S. Indian Agent for Apache Indians, 1881-85; director and attorney
for mining
companies; attorney for Western Union Telegraph Co.; member of
New
Mexico territorial House of Representatives, 1897, 1901-03; Speaker
of New Mexico Territory House of Representatives, 1897; major in
the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; U.S.
Attorney for New Mexico, 1905-07; member of New
Mexico state house of representatives, 1912.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Henry Clay Payne (1843-1904) —
also known as Henry C. Payne —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Ashfield, Franklin
County, Mass., November
23, 1843.
Republican. Postmaster at Milwaukee,
Wis., 1876-85; president, Wisconsin Telephone Company;
president, Milwaukee Electric
Railway and Light
Company; president, American Street
Railway Association; receiver, Northern Pacific Railroad;
member of Republican
National Committee from Wisconsin, 1880-1904; Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1904; Wisconsin
Republican state chair, 1892; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1902-04; died in office 1904.
Methodist.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
4, 1904 (age 60 years, 316
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
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Raymond A. Peabody (b. 1883) —
of Milltown, Polk
County, Wis.
Born in Baldwin, St. Croix
County, Wis., February
24, 1883.
Republican. Telegraph operator; lumber
business; banker;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly; elected 1948, 1950, 1952, 1954; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1952.
Burial location unknown.
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Emanuel Lorenz Philipp (1861-1925) —
also known as Emanuel L. Philipp —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Sauk
County, Wis., March
25, 1861.
Republican. Farmer; school
teacher; telegraph operator; railway
station agent; lumber
business; member of Republican
National Committee from Wisconsin, 1908; Milwaukee Police
Commissioner, 1909-14; Governor of
Wisconsin, 1915-21; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Wisconsin, 1916.
Swiss
ancestry. Member, Humane
Society; Freemasons.
Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., June 15,
1925 (age 64 years, 82
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
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Charles C. Sholes (born c.1817) —
of Kenosha, Kenosha
County, Wis.
Born in Connecticut, about 1817.
Republican. Telegraph operator; mayor
of Kenosha, Wis., 1852-56; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1855; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Wisconsin, 1860.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Orin Sholes. |
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John M. Smith —
of Shell Lake, Washburn
County, Wis.
Born near Carthage, Hancock
County, Ill.
Republican. Telegraph operator; railway
station agent; bookkeeper;
banker;
Wisconsin
state treasurer, 1939-47.
Burial location unknown.
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