Henry Dorman (September 24, 1916 – November 9, 1998) was an American

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and

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. He served in the Wisconsin Senate from 1965 through 1979.

Early life and education

Born in

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to Zachary and Eva Dorman, he graduated from

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in 1935. He received his bachelor's degree from the

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in 1940. He served in the

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during

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. In 1947, he received his law degree from the University of Wisconsin law school and then practiced law.

Political career

Dorman served on the

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Board of Supervisors from 1956 to 1958. In 1965, Dorman was elected to the Wisconsin State Senate as a

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. Dorman served for 14 years, but in 1978 Dorman had been indicted earlier in the year for misuse of state telephone credit cards, and was plagued by other controversies, including a

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scandal. He was defeated in the 1978 Democratic

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. Strohl went on to succeed Dorman in the Senate.

Family and personal life

Dorman married Jean L. Phillips on May 29, 1949, in Rochester, New York. They had four daughters. Dorman died at St. Mary's Medical Center, in Racine, at age 82.'Wisconsin Blue Book 1966,' Biographical Sketch of Henry Dorman, pg. 27. His funeral was held at Beth Israel Sinai Temple on September 11, 1998, and he was interred in the Racine Jewish Memorial Cemetery. Dorman was a member of Beth Israel Sinai Congregation, the Wisconsin and Racine Bar Associations, and the National Society of State Legislators.

Electoral history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dorman, Henry 1916 births 1998 deaths Politicians from Racine, Wisconsin Military personnel from Wisconsin University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni University of Wisconsin Law School alumni United States Army Air Forces soldiers Wisconsin lawyers County supervisors in Wisconsin Democratic Party Wisconsin state senators 20th-century American lawyers 20th-century American legislators William Horlick High School alumni 20th-century Wisconsin politicians