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| Civil Rights Law |
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| Learn about the Milwaukee based lawyer who won two of Wisconsin's most important civil rights cases and was on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. |
| United States Supreme Court Justice |
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| Biography of William H. Rehnquist, who was born in Milwaukee and went on to serve as an Associate Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. |
| Lawyer, Politician and Governor |
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| Discover the history of Wisconsin governor Bashford Coles. |
| Black Voting Rights Activist |
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| Biography of Ezekiel Gillespie who was active in Milwaukee's small Black community, especially on voting rights issues. |
| Lawyer, Politician and Judge |
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| Biography of lawyer, politician and judge Edward George Ryan. |
| Banker, Politician, Congressman and Railroad Promoter |
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| Biography of banker, politician, Congressman and railroad promoter and executive Alexander Mitchell. |
| Politician and Industrialist |
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| Biography of Walter Jodok Koher, politician and founder of the Kohler Company. |
| Temperance Lecturer, Abolitionist and Newspaper Editor |
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| Biography of temperance lecturer, abolitionist and newspaper editor Sherman Miller Booth. |
| Brief biography of pioneer lawyer, politician and railroad man John Catlin. |
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| Brief biography of pioneer lawyer, politician and railroad man John Catlin. |
| Lawyer and Senator |
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| Biography of lawyer and U.S. Senator Matthew Hale Carpenter. |
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