Conrad Shearer (October 18, 1873 – October 8, 1948) was an
American
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politician and businessman.
Born in
Somers, Wisconsin
Somers is a village (Wisconsin), village in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, Kenosha County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 8,402 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Somers has a post office with ZIP Code, ZIP code 53171. The for ...
, Shearer went to
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
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and taught school. Shearer then worked for the United States Post Office in
Kenosha, Wisconsin
Kenosha () is a city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the seat of Kenosha County. Per the 2020 census, the population was 99,986 which made it the fourth-largest city in Wisconsin. Situated on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan, Kenos ...
. He then became manager of the Kenosha local trade industry association. He served on the Kenosha Common Council 1913-1915 and on the Kenosha City Park Commission. In 1923, he served in the
Wisconsin State Assembly
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Representatives are elected for two-year terms, ...
as a
Republican
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. He then served in the
Wisconsin Senate
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from 1929 until his death in 1948. He died in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
["Shearer Dies, State Senator was a GOP Leader", ''Milwaukee Journal'', October 9, 1948, pg. 2]
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1873 births
1948 deaths
Politicians from Kenosha, Wisconsin
People from Somers, Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee alumni
Businesspeople from Wisconsin
Educators from Wisconsin
Wisconsin city council members
Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Republican Party Wisconsin state senators
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