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| name = Gerald David Lorge
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| caption = Gerald David Lorge
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1922|7|9|mf=y}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1922|7|9|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Bear Creek, Outagamie County, Wisconsin|Bear Creek, Wisconsin]], U.S.
| birth_place = [[Bear Creek, Outagamie County, Wisconsin|Bear Creek, Wisconsin]], U.S.
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'''Gerald Lorge''' (July 9, 1922–February 14, 2001) was a [[Wisconsin]] politician.
'''Gerald Lorge''' (July 9, 1922–February 14, 2001) was a [[Wisconsin]] politician and trial lawyer.


== Early life ==
== Early life ==
Born in [[Bear Creek, Outagamie County, Wisconsin|Bear Creek, Wisconsin]], Lorge graduated from Bear Creek High School and then served in the [[United States Marine Corps]] during [[World War II]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lordell-lotus.html#984.12.48|title=Gerald D. Lorge|publisher=Political Graveyard|accessdate=2011-10-31}}</ref> He graduated from [[Marquette University]] with a law degree.
Born in [[Bear Creek, Outagamie County, Wisconsin|Bear Creek, Wisconsin]], the son of a Blacksmith [[Joseph Lorge]] and Protestant Preacher's Daughter [[Anna Marie (n. Peterson) Lorge]], Lorge graduated from Bear Creek High School and then served in the [[United States Marine Corps]] during [[World War II]] in the Pacific: Samoa, Midway, Guam and Hawaii where he created the the largest VFW post branch of the Hollywood California VFW post.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lordell-lotus.html#984.12.48|title=Gerald D. Lorge|publisher=Political Graveyard|accessdate=2011-10-31}}</ref> He graduated from [[Marquette University]] with a law degree.


== Career ==
== Career ==
Lorge practiced law. He was elected to the [[Wisconsin State Assembly]] in 1951 and then was elected in the [[Wisconsin State Senate]] in 1954 retiring in 1985.<ref>http://www.legis.state.wi.us/2001/data/SJR-28.pdf{{deadlink|date=July 2015}}. Archived at [https://web.archive.org/web/20040720103222/http://www.legis.state.wi.us/2001/data/SJR-28.pdf].</ref><ref>"[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1499&dat=19840501&id=PWgaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KyoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3304,653158&hl=en Lorge will leave Senate]", ''The Milwaukee Journal'', May 2, 1984, Part 1, p. 14.</ref> In 1957, he was an unsuccessful candidate in the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] primary for the nomination for the United States Senate, losing to [[Walter J. Kohler, Jr.]]. Lorge was the Republican nominee for Attorney General in 1974, losing to [[Bronson La Follette]]. In 1985 he ran for circuit judge in [[Outagamie County, Wisconsin|Outagamie County]], coming in third of four candidates in the primary.<ref>"[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1499&dat=19850220&id=72YaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IyoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7143,8256484&hl=en Lorge loses 1st try at judicial election]", ''The Milwaukee Journal'', February 20, 1985, part 2, p. 7</ref>
Lorge practiced law. He was elected to the [[Wisconsin State Assembly]] in 1951 and then was elected in the [[Wisconsin State Senate]] in 1954 retiring in 1985 as the most senior State Senator.<ref>http://www.legis.state.wi.us/2001/data/SJR-28.pdf{{deadlink|date=July 2015}}. Archived at [https://web.archive.org/web/20040720103222/http://www.legis.state.wi.us/2001/data/SJR-28.pdf].</ref><ref>"[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1499&dat=19840501&id=PWgaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KyoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3304,653158&hl=en Lorge will leave Senate]", ''The Milwaukee Journal'', May 2, 1984, Part 1, p. 14.</ref> In 1957, he was an candidate in the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] primary for the nomination for the United States Senate, losing to [[Walter J. Kohler, Jr.]]. Lorge was the Republican nominee for Attorney General in 1974 challenging incumbent [[Bronson La Follette]]. In 1985 he ran for circuit judge in [[Outagamie County, Wisconsin|Outagamie County]].<ref>"[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1499&dat=19850220&id=72YaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IyoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7143,8256484&hl=en Lorge loses 1st try at judicial election]", ''The Milwaukee Journal'', February 20, 1985, part 2, p. 7</ref>


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
He married Christina "Tina" Ziegler in 1958. He is the father of [[William Lorge|William]],a member of the Assembly, three daughters, and [[Robert Gerald Lorge]], a perennial candidate for the [[List of United States Senators from Wisconsin|U.S. Senate for Wisconsin]]. In 2000, Lorge was fined for lewd behavior in an adult video store.<ref>"[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1683&dat=20000824&id=FbIaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ri8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=3112,3598156&hl=en Ex-lawmaker fined for lewd behavior]", ''The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel'', August 25, 2000, p. 2.</ref> Lorge died at his home in Bear Creek, Wisconsin.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wpt.org/npa/transcripts/index.cfm?did=11563 |title=Wisconsin Public Television |publisher=Wpt.org |date=2009-02-13 |accessdate=2012-01-29}}</ref><ref>Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (comp.). ''[http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/WI/WI-idx?type=turn&entity=WI.WIBlueBk1983.p0062&id=WI.WIBlueBk1983&isize=M State of Wisconsin 1983-1984 Blue Book]'', 1983, p. 48.</ref><ref>"Gerald Lorge dies at 78". ''The Capital Times'', Madison, Wisconsin, February 16, 2001, p. 5B.</ref>
He married Christina "Tina" Ziegler in 1958. He is the father of [[Robert Gerald Lorge]], the 2006 Republican Nominee for the [[List of United States Senators from Wisconsin|U.S. Senate for Wisconsin]] and [[William Lorge|William]], a member of the Assembly, and three daughters. Lorge died at his home in (The Town of Deer Creek) Bear Creek, Wisconsin.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wpt.org/npa/transcripts/index.cfm?did=11563 |title=Wisconsin Public Television |publisher=Wpt.org |date=2009-02-13 |accessdate=2012-01-29}}</ref><ref>Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (comp.). ''[http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/WI/WI-idx?type=turn&entity=WI.WIBlueBk1983.p0062&id=WI.WIBlueBk1983&isize=M State of Wisconsin 1983-1984 Blue Book]'', 1983, p. 48.</ref><ref>"Gerald Lorge dies at 78". ''The Capital Times'', Madison, Wisconsin, February 16, 2001, p. 5B.</ref>


==Notes==
==Notes==
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| NAME = Lorge, Gerald
| NAME = Lorge, Gerald
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American politician
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American politician and Lawyer
| DATE OF BIRTH = July 9, 1922
| DATE OF BIRTH = July 9, 1922
| PLACE OF BIRTH = Black Creek, Wisconsin
| PLACE OF BIRTH = Bear Creek, Wisconsin
| DATE OF DEATH = February 14, 2001
| DATE OF DEATH = February 14, 2001
| PLACE OF DEATH =
| PLACE OF DEATH = Deer Creek, Wisconsin
}}
}}
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Revision as of 18:40, 21 July 2015

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Gerald Lorge (July 9, 1922–February 14, 2001) was a Wisconsin politician and trial lawyer.

Early life

Born in Bear Creek, Wisconsin, the son of a Blacksmith Joseph Lorge and Protestant Preacher's Daughter Anna Marie (n. Peterson) Lorge, Lorge graduated from Bear Creek High School and then served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II in the Pacific: Samoa, Midway, Guam and Hawaii where he created the the largest VFW post branch of the Hollywood California VFW post.[1] He graduated from Marquette University with a law degree.

Career

Lorge practiced law. He was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1951 and then was elected in the Wisconsin State Senate in 1954 retiring in 1985 as the most senior State Senator.[2][3] In 1957, he was an candidate in the Republican primary for the nomination for the United States Senate, losing to Walter J. Kohler, Jr.. Lorge was the Republican nominee for Attorney General in 1974 challenging incumbent Bronson La Follette. In 1985 he ran for circuit judge in Outagamie County.[4]

Personal life

He married Christina "Tina" Ziegler in 1958. He is the father of Robert Gerald Lorge, the 2006 Republican Nominee for the U.S. Senate for Wisconsin and William, a member of the Assembly, and three daughters. Lorge died at his home in (The Town of Deer Creek) Bear Creek, Wisconsin.[5][6][7]

Notes

  1. ^ "Gerald D. Lorge". Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
  2. ^ http://www.legis.state.wi.us/2001/data/SJR-28.pdf[dead link]. Archived at [1].
  3. ^ "Lorge will leave Senate", The Milwaukee Journal, May 2, 1984, Part 1, p. 14.
  4. ^ "Lorge loses 1st try at judicial election", The Milwaukee Journal, February 20, 1985, part 2, p. 7
  5. ^ "Wisconsin Public Television". Wpt.org. 2009-02-13. Retrieved 2012-01-29.
  6. ^ Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (comp.). State of Wisconsin 1983-1984 Blue Book, 1983, p. 48.
  7. ^ "Gerald Lorge dies at 78". The Capital Times, Madison, Wisconsin, February 16, 2001, p. 5B.

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