J. Elmer Lehr

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J. Elmer Lehr
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Lehr in the 1909 Wisconsin Blue Book
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 18th district
In office
January 4, 1909 March 18, 1912
Occupationlawyer, politician

Joseph Elmer Lehr (December 26, 1868 - January 6, 1958) was an American lawyer and Republican politician. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate, representing Outagamie and Shawano counties, from 1909 until his removal from office in 1912. Lehr was disqualified after he moved his primary residence from the district he represented. [1]

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Biography

Lehr was born on December 26, 1868, in Marengo Township, Michigan. [2] He graduated from the Illinois College of Law. In 1895, he moved to Clintonville, Wisconsin. He moved to Appleton, Wisconsin, in 1901. Lehr married Emma Alvina Groth [3] in 1907.

Career

Lehr was a member of the Wisconsin Senate from 1909 to 1912. [4] Previously, he was City Attorney of Clintonville and Chairman of the Outagamie County, Wisconsin Republican Party.

Residency controversy

Early in the 19111912 session of the Legislature, Lehr formed a law partnership with W. B. Rubin, opened an office in Milwaukee, and moved his furniture and property to that city. Lehr insisted he would continue to visit Appleton once a week and would continue to represent Outagamie County in the Senate, but he was not present at a roll call of the Legislature after January 31, 1911. In March 1912, Lehr accepted an appointment as assistant district attorney in Milwaukee County, and the State Attorney General, Levi H. Bancroft, then officially ruled that the seat was vacant. Governor Francis E. McGovern called a special election for April to fill the vacancy. [1]

Later life

Lehr died on January 6, 1958, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. [5] [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "M'Govern Calls Special Session". The Post-Crescent . March 19, 1912. p. 1. Retrieved March 9, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Statewide County WI Archives Biographies.....Lehr, J. Elmer". USGenWeb Archives. Retrieved December 9, 2011.
  3. "State of Wisconsin: Notice of Hearing". The Post-Crescent. March 25, 1922. p. 11. Retrieved December 27, 2015 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  4. "J. Elmer Lehr". Political Graveyard. Retrieved December 9, 2011.
  5. "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q5SN-CDNN  : 18 July 2020), Lehr Atty and Mr J Elmer Lehr, 1958.
  6. "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q5SD-RY88  : 18 July 2020), Joseph Elmer Lehr, 1958.