Arthur H. Sholts
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Arthur Hamlin "A. H." Sholts | |
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Nationality | American |
Occupation(s) | Educator, politician |
Arthur Hamlin "A. H." Sholts (February 6, 1861 – September 2, 1934) was an American educator and politician.
Born in the town of Rutland, Dane County, Wisconsin, Sholts graduated from Oregon High School in Oregon, Wisconsin. He then graduated from the Whitewater State Teachers College. He was principal of the public schools in Evansville, Stoughton, and Oregon, Wisconsin. In 1907, he moved to his farm in the town of Oregon. Sholts served as chairman of the Oregon Town Board. In 1911, Sholts served in the Wisconsin State Assembly and was a Republican. In 1929, Wisconsin Governor Walter Kohler Sr. appointed Sholts to the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin. Sholts died at his home in Oregon, Wisconsin.[1][2][3]
Notes
- ^ 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1911,' Biographical Sketch of A. H. Sholts, pg. 756
- ^ 'Dead at 73-Arthur Sholts Funeral Held,' Wisconsin State Journal, Wisconsin State Journal, September 4, 1934, pg. 1, 6
- ^ Oregon Area Historical Society-Arthur H. Sholts
Categories:
- 1861 births
- 1934 deaths
- People from Dane County, Wisconsin
- University of Wisconsin–Whitewater alumni
- Educators from Wisconsin
- Farmers from Wisconsin
- Wisconsin Republicans
- Mayors of places in Wisconsin
- Members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- People from Oregon, Wisconsin
- Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly stubs