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  Rennebohm, Oscar
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NameOscar Rennebohm
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Maple Bluff, Wisconsin , United States
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Born May 25, 1889
DiedOctober 15, 1968 (79 years)
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InfoOscar Rennebohm (May 25, 1889–October 15, 1968) was a Governor of Wisconsin. He was born near Leeds, Wisconsin, in Columbia County. Rennebohm served in the United States Navy during World War I. Oscar Rennebohm was a druggist. In 1945, he was elected lieutenant governor of Wisconsin. In 1947, on the death of Governor Walter Samuel Goodland, he became acting governor; and in 1948, he was elected governor. In 1949, Governor Rennebohm founded the Rennebohm Foundation to support education in the Madison area as well as the school of pharmacy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison that is named after him. Governor Rennebohm retired and died in Madison, Wisconsin, where he is also buried.




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  11/02/1948 WI Governor Won 54.09% (+9.98%)
  09/21/1948 WI Governor - R Primary Won 58.19% (+16.37%)
  03/12/1947 WI Governor - Acting Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/05/1946 WI Lt. Governor Won 61.05% (+23.38%)
  11/07/1944 WI Lt. Governor Won 54.22% (+15.72%)
  08/15/1944 WI Lt. Governor - R Primary Won 27.70% (+10.11%)
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