lawyer, politician, Congressman, b. Franksville, Racine County. He graduated from Ripon College (B.A., 1893), and was superintendent of schools for Racine County (1894-1898). He graduated from the Univ. of Wisconsin (LL.B., 1899), and was admitted to the bar in 1900. He set up a law practice in Antigo, and was city attorney of Antigo (1900-1906). A Republican, he was elected to Congress in 1906, and served three terms (Mar. 1907-Mar. 1913). Defeated for re-election in 1912, he returned to his law practice in Antigo. He had several business interests in Antigo, and continued to practice law there until his death. Biog. Dir. Amer. Gong. (1928); E. B. Usher, Wis. (8 vols., Chicago, 1914); Wis. Blue Book (1911); Antigo Daily Journal, Oct. 4, 1945.Learn More
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[Source: Blue book]
