Hugh_A._Harper

Hugh A. Harper

Hugh A. Harper

American politician (1885–1963)

Hugh Allen Harper (December 24, 1885 – August 8, 1963) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Biography

Harper was born on Christmas Eve of 1885 in Lancaster, Wisconsin.[1] He graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1908[2] and served in the National Guard of the United States. He served on the school, town, and county boards.[3] While at the University of Wisconsin, Harper played basketball for the Badgers and was retroactively named an All-American for his senior season of 1907–08.[4][5][6]

He died in Lancaster on August 8, 1963.[2][7]

Political career

Harper was a member of the Assembly on three occasions. First from 1931 to 1936, second, from 1945 to 1952 and third, from 1957 to 1963. He was a Republican.

References

  1. [1]
    "Hugh A. Harper". Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
  2. [2]
    "Grant Assemblyman Hugh Harper Dies". The La Crosse Tribune. August 9, 1963. p. 2. Retrieved May 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  3. [3]
    "Harper, Hugh A. 1885". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
  4. [4]
    "Faculty Sharply Rebukes Hazing". Iowa County Democrat. Mineral Point, Wisconsin. May 10, 1906. p. 3. Retrieved October 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. [5]
    "Short News Stories of a Day in Portage". Portage Daily Democrat. Portage, Wisconsin. June 23, 1910. p. 5. Retrieved October 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. [6]
    "Soldiers' Team Leaves On Trip". Portage Daily Democrat. Portage, Wisconsin. December 7, 1910. p. 5. Retrieved October 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. [7]
    Wisconsin Blue Blue Book, 1964, Biographical Sketch of Hugh A. Burke, p. 44.


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