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  Dilweg, LaVern R.
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AffiliationDemocratic  
  1943-01-01  
 
NameLaVern R. Dilweg
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Green Bay, Wisconsin , United States
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Born January 11, 1903
DiedJanuary 02, 1968 (64 years)
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Aug 04, 2015 02:57am
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InfoDILWEG, LaVern Ralph, a Representative from Wisconsin; born in Milwaukee, Wis., November 1, 1903; attended the public schools; was graduated from the law department of Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wis., in 1927; was admitted to the bar in 1927 and commenced practice in Green Bay, Wis.; played professional football 1926-1934 and continued his connection with the game as an official in the Big Ten until 1943; connected with construction work and a number of business concerns in Green Bay, Wis.; in charge of Home Owners Loan Corporation, Green Bay, Wis., area 1934-1942; elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-eighth Congress (January 3, 1943-January 3, 1945); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1944 to the Seventy-ninth Congress; resumed the practice of law in Green Bay, Wis., and Washington, D.C.; confirmed as a member of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission April 13, 1961; died in St. Petersburg, Fla., January 2, 1968; interment in Fort Howard Cemetery, Green Bay, Wis.


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Son Robert A. Dilweg 1934-2021
Son Gary T. Dilweg 1937-

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  09/19/1950 WI US Senate - D Primary Lost 12.99% (-22.11%)
  11/07/1944 WI District 08 Lost 45.46% (-5.66%)
  11/03/1942 WI District 08 Won 54.47% (+8.93%)
  09/20/1938 WI Attorney General - D Primary Lost 26.12% (-16.52%)
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