Arnold J. Cane (December 11, 1914 – September 10, 1968) was an American lawyer, jurist, and legislator. Born in

Ontonagon, Michigan Ontonagon ( ) is a village in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,285 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat and only village of Ontonagon County. The village is located within Ontonagon Township, at the mouth of the Ontonagon R ...

, Cane attended to the public schools in Ontonagon. He then received his doctorate and law degrees from

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. He then practiced law in

Menasha, Wisconsin Menasha () is a city in Calumet and Winnebago counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 18,268 at the 2020 census. Of this, 15,144 were in Winnebago County, and 2,209 were in Calumet County. The city is located mostly in Winn ...

. He served on the Menasha Board of Education and as justice of the peace. Cane served in the

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1951–1959 was a

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. In 1962, he was elected a

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judge serving until his death. Four months before he died, he sustained serious injuries in a car accident, when he was struck by a drunk driver. He died in

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of a heart attack.Services For Judge Cane To Be Conducted Friday, ''Sheboygan Press'' (Wisconsin), September 12, 1968, p. 4.

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