Dutee A. Whelan (March 25, 1879 – June 17, 1939) was an American farmer, businessman, and politician.
Born in
Mondovi,
Buffalo County, Wisconsin
Buffalo County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 13,317. Its county seat is Alma. The county was created in 1853 and organized the following year.
History
Buffalo County, founded in ...
, Whelan graduated from
University of Wisconsin
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in 1900. Whelan was a farmer and was a cashier at the First National Bank of Mondovi. He was also involved with the Buffalo County Agricultural Society, the Mondovi Dairymen's Association, and the Equity Exchange Board. Whelan was involved with the lumber business and the cooperative movement. Whelan served as treasurer of the town of
Mondovi. He also served on the school board and was the board treasurer. In 1923, Whelan served in the
Wisconsin State Assembly
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Representatives are elected for two-year terms, ...
and was a
Republican
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Political ideology
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. Whelan died in Mondovi, Wisconsin of heart disease at his farmhouse.
[Whelan, Former Assemblyman, Dies, ''La Crosse Tribune and Leader Press'', June 18, 1939, p. 10.]
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1879 births
1939 deaths
People from Mondovi, Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni
Businesspeople from Wisconsin
Farmers from Wisconsin
School board members in Wisconsin
Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
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