Eric E. Hagedorn (August 21, 1896June 22, 1963) was an American politician and electrical engineer who served one term as a member of the

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. A

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, he represented the city and town of

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, and northwestern

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Early life and education

Born in

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, Hagedorn graduated from

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in 1912. He attended the

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from 1913 to 1915, and took a

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in law.

Career

He served in the

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and was commander of the 8th battalion at Great Lakes Naval Station for two and a half years. Outside the Navy, he worked as an

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, working as superintendent of the Jung Electric Company, a sales manager for the Electrical Equipment Company, and manager and secretary of the Airforce Corporation. He was elected Town Council President for the Town of Wauwatosa, and, in 1940, chose to challenge incumbent Republican Assemblyman

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in the Republican primary. Hagedorn won a stunning upset in the primary, but the Milwaukee County Republican Party disavowed the results, stating that Hagedorn was not a "bona fide Republican." The County Party endorsed Nortman, who ran in the general election as an Independent Republican. Hagedorn won the general election anyway, taking 47% of the vote in a four-candidate race. Hagedorn ran for re-election in 1942, but was defeated in the Republican

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. During his one term in the Assembly, Hagedorn served on the Assembly Committee on Education and the Committee on Commerce and Manufactures.

Personal life

Hagedorn died of cancer on June 22, 1963, at

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, where he had lived for eight years prior to his death. He was interred at Two Lakes Cemetery in the city of

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, in Price County.

Electoral history

Wisconsin Assembly (1940, 1942)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hagedorn, Eric E. 1896 births 1963 deaths Politicians from Milwaukee People from Park Falls, Wisconsin Military personnel from Milwaukee Milwaukee School of Engineering alumni American electrical engineers 20th-century American politicians 20th-century American engineers Deaths from cancer in Wisconsin Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly