John J. Blaine

"John Blaine" redirects here. For those of a similar name, see John Blain (disambiguation).

John James Blaine
United States Senator from Wisconsin
In office March 4, 1927 – March 4, 1933
Preceded by	Irvine Lenroot
Succeeded by	Francis R. Duffy
Personal details
Born	(1875-05-04)May 4, 1875 Wingville, Wisconsin
Died	April 16, 1934(1934-04-16) (aged 58) Boscobel, Wisconsin
Political party	Republican

John James Blaine (May 4, 1875 – April 16, 1934) was the 24th Governor of Wisconsin and a United States Senator. He served as Mayor of Boscobel, on the Grant County Board of Supervisors, as Attorney General of Wisconsin, and in the Wisconsin State Senate (16th District). He was born in Wingville, Grant County, Wisconsin and died in Boscobel, Wisconsin, where he was buried.

Blaine was the Republican Governor of Wisconsin from 1921 to 1927. In 1926, he defeated the Progressive Republican United States Senator Irvine Lenroot in the Republican primary. He won the general election with 55% of the vote against Democratic, Independent and Socialist Party candidates.

Blaine was the only senator to vote against ratification of the Kellogg-Briand Pact, which was approved 85-1. He is also the author of the 21st Amendment, which repealed the 18th Amendment, which had prohibited intoxicating liquors.

In 1932, John B. Chapple defeated Blaine in the Republican primary. Chapple was then defeated in the general election by F. Ryan Duffy, as part of massive Democratic victories in the national elections that year.

External links

• Obituary "John J. Blaine, former US senator and governor", Fennimore Times, April 18, 1934.
• John J. Blaine at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

Political offices
Preceded by Emanuel L. Philipp	Governor of Wisconsin 1921–1927	Succeeded by Fred R. Zimmerman
United States Senate
Preceded by Irvine L. Lenroot	United States Senator (Class 3) from Wisconsin March 4, 1927 – March 4, 1933 Served alongside: Robert M. La Follette, Jr.	Succeeded by F. Ryan Duffy