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John L. Dahl (1879May 29, 1943) was an American lawyer and
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Republican politician. He was the 48th speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly (1923–1925) and represented
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Biography

John Dahl was born in the town of
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, in 1879, the eldest of nine children born to
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immigrant parents. He was educated in public schools and then attended the River Falls Normal School. He went on to earn his
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from the
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. He worked as a school principal and was city superintendent of schools. He established a farm, where he raised Holstein cattle and grew potatoes. He later returned to school and graduated from the Hamilton College of Law in
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. He was admitted to the bar in 1916 and started a legal partnership, Dahl & Gannon, at
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. He served as county food administrator when the United States Food Administration was active, and, in 1918, was elected
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of Barron County, Wisconsin. He was a delegate to the
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and was elected to the
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that Fall. He was re-elected in 1922 and was chosen as
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for the 1923–1924 session. His most notable achievement in the Legislature was passing additional funding for public schools. After the 1924 legislative session, Dahl was accused of embezzling money from an acquaintance—Andrew Haugsboe. He fled the state and was arrested in Chicago in the fall of 1925. In order to avoid prosecution, Dahl signed a note pledging to repay the funds. The money had not been repaid by the time Haugsboe died, and the administrator of his estate sued to collect. The issue was still pending at the time of Dahl's death in 1943. Dahl died at the home of his sisters on May 29, 1943.


Electoral history

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dahl, John L. 1879 births 1943 deaths People from Trempealeau County, Wisconsin People from Barron County, Wisconsin District attorneys in Wisconsin Speakers of the Wisconsin State Assembly Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly 20th-century American legislators 20th-century Wisconsin politicians