John Strange (Wisconsin politician)
John Strange | |
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21st Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin | |
In office January 4, 1909 – January 2, 1911 | |
Governor | James O. Davidson |
Preceded by | William D. Connor |
Succeeded by | Thomas Morris |
Personal details | |
Born | Oakfield, Wisconsin, U.S. | June 27, 1852
Died | May 28, 1923 Neenah, Wisconsin, U.S. | (aged 70)
Resting place | Oak Hill Cemetery, Neenah |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Mary Margaret McGregor Strange |
Children | 4 |
Profession | Merchant Politician |
John Strange (June 27, 1852 – May 28, 1923) was an American politician and businessman and served as the
Early life
Strange was born in
Career
After attending
In 1899, Strange moved to
After his term ended, Strange carried out a career in business; he was president of the John Strange Paper Company, the John Strange Pail Company and the Stevens Point Pulp and Paper Company, as well as the director of R. McMillian Company.[4][5][6]
During World War I, Strange, who was a supporter of Prohibition, gave a speech denouncing Wisconsin's German brewers and linking them to the United States's wartime enemies, saying, "the worst of all our German enemies, the most treacherous, the most menacing, are Pabst, Schlitz, Blatz and Miller."[7]
Death
Strange died unexpectedly on May 28, 1923, in Neenah, Wisconsin, when he dropped dead while giving a speech at a Rotary dinner.[4][8] He is interred at Oak Hill Cemetery, Neenah, Wisconsin.[9]
Family life
The son of Thomas and Martha Dixon Strange, he married Mary Margaret McGregor on July 11, 1876, and they had two daughters, Katherine Strange McMillan and Ethel M. Strange McLaughlin; and two sons, Hugh McGregor Strange and John Paul Strange.[10]
References
- ^ The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. XVI. James T. White & Company. 1918. pp. 193–194. Retrieved December 10, 2020 – via Google Books.
- ^ Menasha Press (Menasha, Wis.), University of Wisconsin Digital Collections Center (1898). Semi-centennial Souvenir Edition of the Menasha Press. The Press, 1898. p. 57. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Wisconsin (1909). State of Wisconsin Blue Book. Wisconsin. p. 1088. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
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- ^ "Wisconsin Constitutional Officers; Lieutenant Governors" (PDF). State of Wisconsin Blue Book 2005–2006. Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. July 2005. p. 31. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 25, 2007. Retrieved October 8, 2007.
- ^ "John Strange". Office of the Lieutenant Governor. Archived from the original on May 28, 2010. Retrieved October 8, 2007.
- ^ Maureen Ogle (2006), Ambitious Brew: The Story of American Beer, Harcourt, 173.
- ^ "John Strange". Neena, Wisconsin. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
- ^ Leonard, John W. (1915). Woman's Who's who of America: A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporary Women of the United States and Canada, 1914-1915. American commonwealth Company, 1914. p. 790. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
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