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 1907[2] and served in the National Guard of the United States. He served on the school, town, and county boards.[3] He died in Lancaster on August 8, 1963.[2][4]
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[]
- ↑ "Hugh A. Harper". Political Graveyard. http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harper.html#527.96.25. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Grant Assemblyman Hugh Harper Dies". August 9, 1963. p. 2. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10695913/hugh_harper_18851963/. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
- ↑ "Harper, Hugh A. 1885". Wisconsin Historical Society. http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=1934&term_type_id=1&term_type_text=people&letter=H. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
- ↑ Wisconsin Blue Blue Book, 1964, Biographical Sketch of Hugh A. Burke, p. 44.
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