James Earl Leverich
James Earl Leverich (December 6, 1891 – December 27, 1979) was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate representing the 31st Senatorial District in West-Central Wisconsin.
Biography
Leverich was born in the Town of Angelo in Monroe County, Wisconsin. He attended the agricultural short course at the University of Wisconsin.[1]
Career
Leverich was a member of the Senate twice: first, during the 1935 and 1937 sessions, and second, from 1943 to 1965.[2] He was a member of the Republican Party and of the Wisconsin Progressive Party.
Leverich was a staunch anti-margarine leader, helping to organize a 1931 anti-margarine protest in Madison. After he became chair of the Senate Agricultural Committee in 1937, legalization of colored margarine in the state was stymied.[3]
Leverich succeeded his father, James Woodhull "J.W." Leverich, as the Town Chair of Angelo Township in Monroe County, Wisconsin. J.W. Leverich served as Town Chair from 1899 until his death in 1931 and James Earl Leverich served from 1931 to 1971. He was succeeded as Town Chair by his son, Robert "Tom" Leverich in 1971 who went on to serve until 2013.
References
- ^ "Leverich, James Earl". Wisconsin Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 23, 2013. Retrieved October 30, 2011.
- ^ Lawrence S. Barish, ed. (2007). "Those Who Served: Wisconsin Legislators 1848-2007" (PDF). State of Wisconsin Blue Book 2007-2008. p. 108.
- ^ Gerry Strey. "The 'Oleo Wars': Wisconsin's Fight over the Demon Spread". Wisconsin Magazine of History, vol. 85, no. 1 (Autumn 2001): 1-15.
External links
- J. Earl Leverich Papers at Murphy Library, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
- Obituary in The Milwaukee Journal
- James Earl Leverich at Find a Grave
- The Political Graveyard