John J. Blaine

John J. Blaine
United States Senator
from Wisconsin
In office
March 4, 1927 – March 3, 1933
Preceded byIrvine Lenroot
Succeeded byFrancis R. Duffy
24th Governor of Wisconsin
In office
January 3, 1921 – January 3, 1927
LieutenantGeorge F. Comings
Henry A. Huber
Preceded byEmanuel L. Philipp
Succeeded byFred R. Zimmerman
23rd Attorney General of Wisconsin
In office
January 6, 1919 – January 3, 1921
GovernorEmanuel L. Philipp
Preceded bySpencer Haven
Succeeded byWilliam J. Morgan
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 16th district
In office
January 1, 1909 – January 1, 1913
Preceded byEdward E. Burns
Succeeded byRobert Glenn
Mayor of Boscobel, Wisconsin
In office
April 1906 – April 1907
In office
April 1903 – April 1904
In office
April 1901 – April 1902
Personal details
Born
John James Blaine

(1875-05-04)May 4, 1875
Wingville, Wisconsin, U.S.
DiedApril 16, 1934(1934-04-16) (aged 58)
Boscobel, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting placeBoscobel Cemetery
Political partyRepublican (Wisconsin)
Spouses
  • Anna C. McSpaden
  • (m. 1904; died 1938)
Children
  • Helen (Farris)
  • (b. 1899; died 2000)
Alma materValparaiso University

John James Blaine (May 4, 1875 – April 16, 1934) was an American lawyer and progressive Republican politician from Grant County, Wisconsin. He was the 24th governor of Wisconsin, serving three terms from 1921 to 1927, and served as United States senator from 1927 to 1933. Earlier, he was the 23rd Attorney General of Wisconsin, a member of the Wisconsin Senate, and mayor of Boscobel, Wisconsin.


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