Ben G. Slater was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Ben G. Slater was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Slater was born on September 26, 1907, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. [1] In 1930, he graduated from Marquette University Law School and then practiced law. [2] He died on August 2, 1998. [3]
Slater was a member of the Assembly from 1939 to 1940. Additionally, he was Honorary Sergeant-at-Arms of the 1936 Republican National Convention.
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