John Edward Cashman (1865–1946) was a politician in
Wisconsin
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.
Cashman was born in
Franklin, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin
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Geography
Franklin is in the southwest corner of Kewau ...
. He attended
Valparaiso University
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and the
University of Chicago Law School
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.
Career
Cashman was a member of the
Wisconsin State Senate
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from 1923 to 1938 and again from 1941 to 1946. He was also a delegate to the
1924 Republican National Convention
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. Cashman was twice a
Democratic candidate for the
United States House of Representatives
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from
Wisconsin's 8th congressional district, losing to incumbent
George J. Schneider in 1936 and to
Joshua L. Johns in 1938. He was also affiliated with the
Wisconsin Progressive Party
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The Party was the brainchild of Philip La Follette and Robert M. La Follette, Jr., the sons of the famous Wisco ...
.
He died in office in 1946.
["SENATOR CASHMAN DIES", ''Janesville Daily Gazette'', Wednesday, June 05, 1946, Janesville, Wisconsin, United States Of America]
References
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People from Franklin, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin state senators
Wisconsin Republicans
Wisconsin Democrats
Wisconsin Progressives (1924)
20th-century American politicians
Valparaiso University alumni
University of Chicago Law School alumni
1865 births
1946 deaths