George W. Slack (April 2, 1874 – March 17, 1950) was an American farmer and politician. Born in the Town of Smelser,

Grant County, Wisconsin Grant County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 51,938. Its county seat is Lancaster. The county is named after the Grant River, in turn named after a fur trader who lived in the area ...

, Slack farmed near Big Patch, Wisconsin. Slack served on the town board and the

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Common Council. He also served on the Grant County Board of Supervisors, the school board, and road commission. In 1923 and 1925, Slack served in the

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and was a

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. Slack died at his home in Platteville, Wisconsin.George W. Slack Dies at Platteville, ''The Capital Times'', March 18, 1950, p. 2.

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1874 births 1950 deaths People from Smelser, Wisconsin Farmers from Wisconsin Wisconsin city council members County supervisors in Wisconsin School board members in Wisconsin Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Republican-1870s-stub