Edgar E. Lien

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Edgar E. Lien was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

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Biography

Lien was born on August 3, 1936, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. [1] He graduated from Lutheran High School in Milwaukee and Valparaiso University and would serve in the Wisconsin Army National Guard. Lien died of pancreatic cancer on October 30, 2000, in Madison, Wisconsin. [2]

Political career

Lien was elected to the Assembly in 1962. Additionally, he was City Attorney of Bloomer, Wisconsin. He was a Republican.

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References

  1. Members of the Assembly. Wisconsin Blue Book. 1964. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
  2. "Edgar E. Lien". The Chippewa Herald. Retrieved 2014-02-21.