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Sheboygan County
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Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Sheboygan County

Walter Jodok Kohler (1875-1940) — also known asWalter J. Kohler — of Kohler,SheboyganCounty, Wis.Born in Sheboygan,SheboyganCounty, Wis.,March 3,1875.Republican. Chairman of Kohler Co.,manufacturersof bathtubs and plumbing supplies, founded by his father in 1873;Presidential Elector for Wisconsin,1917;delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin,1928;Governorof Wisconsin, 1929-31; defeated, 1932.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons.DiedApril21, 1940 (age65 years, 49days).Interment somewhere.

Index to Locations KohlerUnknown location KohlerWoodland Cemetery SheboyganWildwood Cemetery Sheboygan FallsFalls Cemetery Sheboygan FallsSt. Mary'sCemetery Sheboygan FallsSheboygan FallsCemetery WaldoLyndon Cemetery UnknownLocations Kohler, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin Walter Jodok Kohler Jr. (1904-1976) — also known asWalter J. Kohler, Jr. — of Kohler,SheboyganCounty, Wis.Born in Sheboygan,SheboyganCounty, Wis.,April 4,1904.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Wisconsin,1948,1956(HonoraryVice-President; delegation chair),1960;Governorof Wisconsin, 1951-57; candidate forU.S.Senator from Wisconsin, 1957.Member,Council onForeign Relations.DiedMarch21, 1976 (age71 years, 352days).Interment somewhere. Politicians buriedhere:   Relatives: SonofWalterJodok Kohler.   See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —NNDBdossier   Books about Kohler,Walter J.,Jr.:Gregory A. Fossedal,Kohler:A Political Biography of Walter J. Kohler, Jr.   Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book1954

	Relatives:Father ofWalterJodok Kohler Jr..
		See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography

Walter J. F. Ireland Jr. (1923-2010) — also known as"Butch" — of Sheboygan,SheboyganCounty, Wis.Born in Kohler,SheboyganCounty, Wis.,June 15,1923.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;insurancebroker; member ofWisconsinstate assembly from Sheboygan County 2nd District, 1959-60.Lutheran.Member,AmericanLegion.Died, in Sunny RidgeNursingHome, Sheboygan,SheboyganCounty, Wis.,March21, 2010 (age86 years, 279days).Interment at Woodland Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Walter J. Ireland and Flora (Zurheide) Ireland; married,December28, 1946, to Mabel F. Spatzek.
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Charles E. Broughton (1873-1956) — of Sheboygan,SheboyganCounty, Wis.Born in Lamartine,Fond du LacCounty, Wis.,October22, 1873.Democrat.Newspapereditor; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Wisconsin, 1932-41; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Wisconsin,1932,1936;Vice-Chairof Democratic National Committee, 1939; Democratic candidate forPresidential Elector for Wisconsin,1944;owner ofradiostation WHBL.Member,Elks;IzaakWalton League.Died in Sheboygan,SheboyganCounty, Wis.,October31, 1956 (age83 years, 9days).Interment at Wildwood Cemetery.

Charles Herman Weisse (1866-1919) — also known asCharles H. Weisse — of Sheboygan Falls,SheboyganCounty, Wis.Born in Sheboygan Falls,SheboyganCounty, Wis.,October24, 1866.Democrat.Tanningbusiness;U.S.Representative from Wisconsin 6th District, 1903-11; defeated,1900; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin,1904,1916(HonoraryVice-President).Died in1919(ageabout52 years).Interment at Falls Cemetery.

George H. Brickner (1834-1904) — of Sheboygan Falls,SheboyganCounty, Wis.Born in Anspach, Bavaria,Germany,January21, 1834.Democrat.Merchant;miller;manufacturer;U.S.Representative from Wisconsin 5th District, 1889-95.Germanancestry.DiedAugust12, 1904 (age70 years, 204days).Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.

Harold F. Huibregtse (1907-2005) — of Sheboygan Falls,SheboyganCounty, Wis.Born in Lima town,SheboyganCounty, Wis.,August20, 1907.Republican.Automobiledealer;farm owner;investmentbroker;bankdirector; member ofWisconsinstate assembly from Sheboygan County 2nd District, 1955-58;member ofWisconsinstate senate 20th District, 1959-60; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from Wisconsin,1964.ChristianReformed. Member,Kiwanis.Died, in Pine Haven ChristianHome,Sheboygan Falls,SheboyganCounty, Wis.,February21, 2005 (age97 years, 185days).Interment at Sheboygan Falls Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Albert T. Huibregtse and Dora (Tempas) Huibregtse; married,April 7,1937, to Rosemary DeGroff; married,September13, 1997, to Agnes (DeMaster) Walfoort.
		See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial

Gustave William Buchen (1886-1951) — also known asGustave W. Buchen — of Sheboygan,SheboyganCounty, Wis.Born in Lyndon town,SheboyganCounty, Wis.,September25, 1886.Republican.Universityprofessor;lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin,1936;member ofWisconsinstate senate 20th District, 1941-51; died in office 1951.Germanancestry.Died in1951(ageabout64 years).Interment at Lyndon Cemetery.

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