1950–1953
Harry F. Franke Jr. (1922–2012) was a politician in Wisconsin.
Franke was born on October 13,1922,in Milwaukee,Wisconsin. During World War II,he served with the United States Army. Franke received his bachelor's degree from Marquette University and his law degree from University of Wisconsin–Madison. After his legislative service,he practiced law and was a lobbyist. He died on February 4,2012,in Mequon,Wisconsin. [1] [2]
Franke was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate from 1953 to 1956. Previously,he was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1950. He was a Republican.
Martin James Schreiber is an American politician,publisher,author,and lobbyist who served as the 38th Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin from 1971 to 1977,and as the 39th Governor of Wisconsin from 1977 to 1979. Schreiber has become an advocate on issues related to Alzheimer's disease and dementia.
Vernon Wallace Thomson was an American attorney and politician who served as the 34th Governor of Wisconsin from 1957 to 1959.
Andrew John Biemiller was an American politician and labor union officer.
Robert Willis Warren was a United States district judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. He had previously served as attorney general of Wisconsin and represented Brown and Calumet Counties in the Wisconsin State Senate.
Jerris Leonard was an American lawyer and Republican politician. He served as Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division in the United States Department of Justice during the first two years of the Richard Nixon administration. Prior to his federal service,he served eight years in the Wisconsin Senate (1961–1969) and four years in the State Assembly (1957–1961),representing northern Milwaukee County.
Francis Joseph Haas was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the sixth bishop of the Diocese of Grand Rapids in Michigan from 1943 until his death in 1953.
Charles Kenneth Leith was an American geologist. He was head of the University of Wisconsin geology department for 30 years. In 1942,he was awarded the Penrose Medal by the Geological Society of America,the highest award given in the geosciences.
John Louis Coffey was an American lawyer and jurist from Milwaukee County,Wisconsin. He served as a judge of the 7th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals from 1982 until his death,taking senior status in 2004. Prior to his federal appointment,he served four years as a justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court,and 16 years as a Wisconsin circuit court judge in Milwaukee County.
Irwin Charles "Utz" Uteritz was an American athlete and coach. He played American football and baseball for the University of Michigan from 1921 to 1923. At 140 pounds,he was one of the lightest quarterbacks ever to start for a major college program. Despite his size,Michigan football coach Fielding H. Yost called him "the best field general I ever had." Uteritz led Michigan to back-to-back undefeated seasons and a national championship in 1923. He also played three years of baseball for Michigan at second base and shortstop,hit above .300 and was elected as captain of the 1923 baseball team. Uteritz later served as a football and baseball coach at Northwestern University (1924–1925),the University of Wisconsin (1925–1935),the University of California (1935–1947),and Washington University in St. Louis (1947–1963).
Harry Cummings McPherson Jr. served as counsel and special counsel to President of the United States Lyndon B. Johnson from 1965 to 1969 and was Johnson's chief speechwriter from 1966 to 1969. McPherson's A Political Education,1972,is a classic insider's view of Washington and an essential source for Johnson's presidency. A prominent Washington lawyer and lobbyist since 1969,McPherson was awarded American Lawyer magazine's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2008. He died February 16,2012,in Bethesda,Maryland.
Aad John Vinje was a Norwegian American immigrant,lawyer,and jurist. He was the 12th chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court,serving from 1922 until his death in 1929. He previously served 15 years as a Wisconsin circuit court judge in the northwest of the state.
Jack S. Wink was an American football player and coach. He played college football at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and University of Michigan (1943). He served in the United States Marine Corps during both World War II and the Korean War. He later served as a teacher and coach at Wayne State College,University of Wisconsin–Stout,and St. Cloud State University.
Robert G. Marotz was a Republican American politician.
Cornelius Thomas Young was an American lawyer and Democratic politician from Milwaukee,Wisconsin. He was a member of the Wisconsin Senate and Wisconsin State Assembly,and served as the 53rd speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly when the Democrats held the majority in the 1933 legislative session. He was only 24 years old at the start of that session,making him the youngest speaker in the history of the Wisconsin Legislature. He later worked as a lawyer and lobbyist for Wisconsin Electric.
Frank Nikolay was an American politician and lawyer.
Walter L. Merten was an American politician.
Herman Wilhelm Gustav Sachtjen was an American lawyer,judge,and progressive Republican politician from Dane County,Wisconsin. He served as the 49th speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly,and later served 14 years as a Wisconsin circuit court judge in south-central Wisconsin.
Edgar Franke is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Hesse since 2009.
Lowell Blake Mason was the chair of the Federal Trade Commission from January 1,1949,to May 23,1950. Mason was the last FTC chair to be selected by the Commissioners,rather than being designated by the President of the United States.
Harry Alvin Brown was a college administrator and the seventh president of Illinois State Normal University in Normal,Illinois.