Related Research Articles
Kronenwetter is a village in Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States. It is the largest village by land area in the state of Wisconsin, as well as in the entire United States, and the third-largest community by population in Marathon County. It is part of the Wausau, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, the population of Kronenwetter was 8,353.
Mosinee is a city in Marathon County, Wisconsin. It is part of the Wausau, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 4,452 at the time of the 2020 census.
William Freeman Vilas was an American lawyer, politician, and United States Senator. In the U.S. Senate, he represented the state of Wisconsin for one term, from 1891 to 1897. As a prominent Bourbon Democrat, he was also a member of the cabinet of U.S. President Grover Cleveland, serving as the 33rd Postmaster General and the 17th Secretary of the Interior.
Francis Edward McGovern was an American lawyer and politician from Wisconsin. He served as the 22nd Governor of Wisconsin from 1911 to 1915. In 1911 especially he sponsored a major series of progressive achievements through the legislature. Originally a close ally of Senator Robert M. La Follette, the two progressive leaders held an uneasy truce for McGovern's reelection in 1912. The two became bitter enemies in 1913-1916 and McGovern lost his bids for office and retired from politics.
Nils Pederson Haugen was a Norwegian American immigrant, lawyer, and politician. He served four terms in the United States House of Representatives, representing western Wisconsin. He was a leading member of the Progressive Movement in Wisconsin and a national expert on tax reform. The village of Haugen, Wisconsin, in Barron County, was named after him.
Sebastian Kronenwetter was a Wisconsin pioneer, businessman, and state legislator.
Fred Prehn (1860-1932) was an American harnessmaker and merchant from Marathon City, Wisconsin, who served one term in the Wisconsin State Assembly.
The Joseph Dessert Library at 123 Main St. in Mosinee, Wisconsin was built in 1898 and expanded in 1928. It was designed by architect Alexander C. Eschweiler. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. It is part of the Marathon County Public Library and a member of the Wisconsin Valley Library Service.
John Spiros is an American businessman and Republican politician. He is a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing central Marathon County since 2013.
Anthony Gruszka was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
TDS Telecom is an American telecommunications company with headquarters in Madison, Wisconsin. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Telephone and Data Systems Inc, and is the seventh-largest local exchange carrier in the U.S. TDS Telecom offers telephone, broadband Internet and television services to customers in 30 states and more than 900 rural and suburban communities, though it also serves some urban metropolitan communities. It also sells businesses communications services, including VoIP phone service, dedicated broadband Internet and hosted-managed services. With headquarters in Madison, TDS Telecom operates TDS Broadband LLC, and BendBroadband, and TDS Metrocom, LLC. Combined, the company employs nearly 3,300 people. In 2019, TDS Telecom and parent company TDS Inc. celebrated 50 years in business.
Nicholas Schmidt [sometimes called Nicolas or Nic] was an American machinist, merchant, banker and brewer from Marathon City, Wisconsin who served three terms as a Democratic member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Jonathan Daugherty was an American storekeeper from Rosendale, Wisconsin who spent two one-year terms representing Fond du Lac County as a member of the first two Wisconsin State Assemblies, the first as a Whig, the second as a member of the newly organized Free Soil Party.
William A. Kasten is a former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Elihu Colman was an American lawyer and Republican politician. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Fond du Lac County during the 1872 session. He later served as United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin in 1890 under U.S. President Benjamin Harrison.
Henry Mayo Thompson was an American businessman and politician.
Henry Franklin Clough "F. C." Nichols (1833–1890) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
The 86th Assembly District of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly. Located in north-central Wisconsin, the district comprises most of central Marathon County, including the city of Mosinee and the villages of Marathon City and Weston, as well as part of northern Wood County, including part of the city of Marshfield. The district is represented by Republican John Spiros, since January 2013.
The Thirty-Ninth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 9, 1889, to April 19, 1889, in regular session.
Cory Lee Tomczyk is an American businessman and Republican politician from Marathon County, Wisconsin. He is a member of the Wisconsin State Senate, representing the 29th Senate district since January 2023.
References
- ↑ "Bio: La Du, Willis F." Clark County, WI Internet Library. Retrieved 2011-12-21.
- ↑ "LaDu, Willis F." marathoncountyhistory.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
- ↑ 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1903, Biographical Sketch of Willis F. La Du, pg. 1099
