Donald Tilleman (February 23, 1919 – November 27, 1972) was mayor of
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Green Bay is a city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The county seat of Brown County, it is at the head of Green Bay (known locally as "the bay of Green Bay"), a sub-basin of Lake Michigan, at the mouth of the Fox River. It is above sea lev ...
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Biography
Tilleman was born on February 23, 1919.
[ ] He married Jane Steele of
Reno, Nevada
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in 1940.
They had seven children. Tilleman died on November 27, 1972 from a
heart attack
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in
New York City
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while on city business.
[ ] He is buried in
Allouez, Wisconsin
Allouez is a village in Brown County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 13,975 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Green Bay Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
Allouez is located between Green Bay to the north, and De ...
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Political career
Tilleman unsuccessfully ran for alderman before being elected in 1951.
In 1963, he lost to
Roman Denissen
Roman Denissen (July 13, 1918 – January 21, 2008) was mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Biography
Denissen was born on July 13, 1918, in Bellevue, Wisconsin. His father, Matt, was Supervisor of Bellevue. Denissen married Ursula Carmody in 1939. ...
for mayor. Two years later, he defeated Denissen and served as mayor until his death.
The Mason Street Bridge across the
Fox River is named the Donald Tilleman Bridge in his honor, including a relief plaque with his face on the bridge keeper's house.
References
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Wisconsin city council members
Mayors of Green Bay, Wisconsin
1919 births
1972 deaths
20th-century American politicians