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==Notable people== ===Politicians=== {{colbegin|colwidth=32em}} * [[Edward Ackley]], member of the [[Wisconsin State Senate]] * [[William B. Bartlett]], member of the [[Wisconsin State Assembly]] * [[Howard W. Cameron]], member of the [[Wisconsin State Senate]] * [[Wilder W. Crane, Jr.]], member of the [[Wisconsin State Assembly]] * [[Gary Grant (politician)|Gary Grant]], member of the [[Washington House of Representatives]] * [[Leo Richard Hamilton]], member of the [[Wisconsin State Assembly]] * [[Thomas S. Hogan]], [[Montana Secretary of State]] * [[John J. Jenkins]], U.S. Representative * [[Henry Laycock]], member of the [[Wisconsin State Assembly]] * [[Dick Leinenkugel]], a [[politician]] and businessman with [[Leinenkugels]]. Served as the [[Wisconsin Department of Commerce|Wisconsin Secretary of Commerce]] under governor [[Jim Doyle]] * [[Hector McRae]], member of the [[Wisconsin State Assembly]] * [[Charles F. Morris]], member of the [[Wisconsin State Assembly]] * [[Terry Moulton]], a [[politician]] and member of the [[Wisconsin State Senate]] * [[Arthur L. Padrutt]], member of the Wisconsin State Senate * [[Bruce Peloquin]], member of the [[Wisconsin State Senate]] * [[Bradley Phillips (Wisconsin minister)|Bradley Phillips]], member of the [[Wisconsin State Assembly]] * [[Thaddeus C. Pound]], U.S. Representative, grandfather of poet [[Ezra Pound]] * [[Ingolf E. Rasmus]], lawyer and member of the Wisconsin State Assembly * [[Paul H. Raihle]], author, lawyer, and member of the [[Wisconsin State Assembly]] * [[Sylvia H. Raihle]], homesteader and member of the [[Wisconsin State Assembly]] * [[Marvin J. Roshell]], member of the [[Wisconsin State Senate]] * [[Lycurgus J. Rusk]], member of the [[Wisconsin State Assembly]] * [[Chuck Schafer]], member of the [[Wisconsin State Assembly]] * [[Tom Sykora]], elected to [[Wisconsin State Assembly]] in 1994<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=2042&search_term=sykora | title = Wisconsin History | access-date = 2010-06-01}}</ref> and served until retirement in 2003<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.legis.state.wi.us/spotlight/spotl103.html | title = Wisconsin Legislative Spotlight | access-date = 2010-06-01 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20050912060928/http://www.legis.state.wi.us/spotlight/spotl103.html | archive-date = 2005-09-12 | url-status = dead }}</ref> * [[John W. Thomas (Wisconsin)|John W. Thomas]], member of the [[Wisconsin State Assembly]] * [[Alexander Wiley]], served four terms in the [[United States Senate]] for the state of [[Wisconsin]] from 1939 to 1963 * [[Terry A. Willkom]], member of the [[Wisconsin State Assembly]] * [[Cadwallader Jackson Wiltse]], member of the [[Wisconsin State Assembly]] {{colend}} ===Military=== {{colbegin|colwidth=32em}} * [[Irving J. Carr]], [[U.S. Army]] Major General * [[Richard H. Cosgriff]], Medal of Honor recipient * [[Horace Ellis]], [[Medal of Honor]] recipient<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/1365|title=Horace Ellis - Recipient - Military Times Hall Of Valor|website=valor.militarytimes.com}}</ref> * [[George Clay Ginty]], [[Union Army]] general * [[James J. LeCleir]], [[U.S. Air Force]] Major General * [[Charles E. Mower]], [[United States Army]] soldier and [[Medal of Honor]] recipient in [[World War II]] * [[Dennis B. Sullivan]], [[U.S. Air Force]] Brigadier General {{colend}} ===Sports=== * [[Leo Macdonell]], [[Sports journalism|sportswriter]] at the ''[[Detroit Times]]'' {{colbegin|colwidth=32em}} * [[Moose Baxter]], John Morris Baxter, former [[Major League Baseball]] player * [[Chad Cascadden]], [[National Football League]] linebacker for [[New York Jets]] and [[New England Patriots]] 1995β99 * [[Art Crews]], [[professional wrestler]], former Jail Captain with [[Chippewa County, Wisconsin|Chippewa County]] Sheriff's Department * [[Nate DeLong]], [[National Basketball Association]] player * [[Gus Dorais|Charles E. "Gus" Dorais]] (1891β1954), quarterback and kicker for the [[University of Notre Dame]]; inducted in [[College Football Hall of Fame]] as a coach in 1954; head coach of [[Detroit Lions]] from 1943 to 1947 * [[Gene Ellenson]], professional football player in 1946<ref name='www.pro-football-reference.com'>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/E/ElleGe20.htm |title=Gene Ellenson at www.pro-football-reference.com |website=[[Pro-Football-Reference.com]] |access-date=2009-05-06 }}</ref> * [[Joe Vavra]], player for [[Los Angeles Dodgers]], coach for [[Minnesota Twins]]; enshrined in Chi-Hi Athletic Hall of Fame on August 27, 2010 {{colend}} ===Law=== {{colbegin|colwidth=32em}} * [[Russell G. Cleary]], businessman and lawyer * [[Thomas Eugene Grady]], Justice of the [[Washington Supreme Court]] * [[Donald F. Turner]], lawyer and economist, [[United States Assistant Attorney General|Assistant Attorney General]] in charge of [[United States Department of Justice|USDOJ's]] [[United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division|Antitrust Division]] under President [[Lyndon Baines Johnson]] {{colend}} ===Other=== {{colbegin|colwidth=32em}} * Will Anderson, singer and songwriter, [[Hotline TNT]] * [[Andrew Cray|Andrew S. Cray]], LGBT Rights Activist * [[Seymour Cray]] (1925β1996), electrical engineer and supercomputer architect who founded [[Cray Research]] * [[Judy Henske]], singer and songwriter, "Queen of the [[Beatniks]]"; songs about Chippewa roots include "The Ballad of Seymour Cray" * [[William F. Kirk]] (1877β1927), nationally syndicated columnist, poet, songwriter, humorist and baseball writer * [[Howard Luedtke|Howard "Guitar" Luedtke]], blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and musician who tours with his band, Howard "Guitar" Luedtke & Blue Max * [[Herbert L. Risteen]] educator, author of children's and young adult books and crossword puzzle writer for the New York Times * [[Eddy Waller]] (1889β1977), actor who appeared in over 200 films between 1929 and 1963 {{colend}}
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