Harry Edward Sauthoff (June 3, 1879 – June 16, 1966) was an American teacher, coach,

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from

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. The son of a

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immigrant, Sauthoff was a 1909 graduate of the

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. He held many political offices including being elected to the

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Early life

Harry Sauthoff was born on June 3, 1879, in

. Sauthoff was the son of August and Hermine Sauthoff. Both his parents were German immigrants from the province of Hanover. He graduated from the

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in 1902. After his undergraduate education he taught and coached for Lake Geneva High School from 1902 to 1905 and

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from 1905 to 1906. He served as the head football coach at Northern Illinois University in 1905, compiling a record of 3–1–1. Sauthoff was also the head basketball coach at Northern Illinois for one season in 1905–06. He returned to University of Wisconsin to study law and graduated in 1909.

Political career

Sauthoff served as district attorney of

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from 1915 to 1919. In 1921 Sauthoff served as Secretary to Governor John J. Blaine. He served as a delegate to the International Conference on the St. Lawrence Deep Waterway and the Mississippi Valley Conference on Mississippi River Improvement in 1921. Sauthoff served in the

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from 1925 to 1929. In

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he was elected as a Progressive to the

, representing

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. He served from January 3, 1935 to January 3, 1939 as part of the 74th and

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es. He lost his reelection bid in the 1938 election. He ran again in 1940 and won, serving from January 3, 1941 to January 3, 1945 as part of the 77th and

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es. He was defeated in the 1944 election for the

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, receiving 5.8 percent of the vote as a third-party candidate. Sauthoff resumed practicing law until his retirement in 1955.

Personal life

Sauthoff died on June 16, 1966, in Madison. He was buried at Forest Hill Cemetery in Madison.

Head coaching record

Football

References

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