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Andrew H. Dahl (April 13, 1859 – January 23, 1928) was a politician in Wisconsin. Dahl was born in Lewiston, Wisconsin. He attended high school in Viroqua, Wisconsin.''Wisconsin Blue Book'', 1911, Biographical Sketch of Andrew Dahl, p. 732.


Career

Dahl was supervisor of the village of Westby, Wisconsin, from 1896 to 1897 and was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1899 to 1907. Additionally, he was the Village President of Westby from 1899 to 1902. He served a Treasurer of Wisconsin from 1907 to 1913. In 1912, he was a delegate to the
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dahl, Andrew H. People from Columbia County, Wisconsin People from Westby, Wisconsin Wisconsin city council members Mayors of places in Wisconsin Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly State treasurers of Wisconsin Wisconsin Progressives (1924) 20th-century American politicians 1859 births 1928 deaths Madison Business College alumni