Donald Edgar Tewes

Donald Edgar Tewes (August 4, 1916 – August 29, 2012) was a businessman and a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for Wisconsin. He represented Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district in the 85th United States Congress from January 3, 1957 to January 3, 1959.

Biography
Born in Merrill, Wisconsin, Tewes graduated from Merrill High School. In 1938, Tewes graduated from Valparaiso University in Valparaiso, Indiana and two years later graduated from the University of Wisconsin Law School being admitted to the Wisconsin Bar. Tewes practiced law in Merrill. During World War II, Tewes served in the United States Army Air Forces, as an intelligence officer in the Flying Tigers, in Burma. After the war, Tewes was president of the Tewes Plastic Corporation in Waukesha, Wisconsin. In 1958, Tewes was defeated, while seeking reelection to Congress. In the 1960 election, Tewes was also defeated, while seeking election again to his former house seat. He died on August 29, 2012 in Waukesha, Wisconsin.