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Conrad Shearer

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Conrad Shearer
Member of the Wisconsin State Senate
In office
1929–1948
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
In office
1923
Personal details
Born(1873-10-18)October 18, 1873
Somers, Wisconsin
DiedOctober 8, 1948(1948-10-08) (aged 74)
Kenosha, Wisconsin
Political partyRepublican
EducationUniversity of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
OccupationBusinessman, politician

Conrad Shearer (October 18, 1873[1] – October 8, 1948) was an American politician and businessman.

Born in Somers, Wisconsin, Shearer went to University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee and taught school. Shearer then work for the United States Post Office in Kenosha, Wisconsin. He then became manager of the Kenosha local trade industry association. He served on the Kenosha Common Council 1913-1915 and on the Kenosha City Park Commission. In 1923, he served in the Wisconsin State Assembly as a Republican. He then served in the Wisconsin State Senate from 1929 until his death in 1948. He died in Kenosha, Wisconsin.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Wisconsin Blue Book 1923, Biographical Sketch of Conrad Shearer, pg. 625
  2. ^ Wisconsin Blue Book 1948, Biographical Sketch of Conrad Shearer, pg. 36
  3. ^ "Shearer Dies, State Senator was a GOP Leader", Milwaukee Journal, October 9, 1948, pg. 2