Chester A. Krohn (April 16, 1915 – October 18, 1996) was an

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teacher and politician. Born in

Marshfield, Wisconsin Marshfield is a city in northwest Wood and southwest Marathon counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is located at the intersection of U.S. Highway 10, Highway 13 and Highway 97. The largest city in Wood County, its population was 18,929 at t ...

, Krohn graduated from

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and was a high school teacher. He served as clerk of the Marshfield Board of Education. In 1941, Krohn served in the

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and was elected on the

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ticket.'Wisconsin Blue Book 1942,' Biographical Sketch of Chester A. Krohn, pg. 70

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1915 births 1996 deaths People from Marshfield, Wisconsin University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni Educators from Wisconsin Wisconsin Progressives (1924) School board members in Wisconsin Members of the Wisconsin State Assembly 20th-century American politicians 20th-century American educators {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Progressive1924-stub