John M. Detling (1880–1948) was a member of the

Wisconsin State Assembly The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Representatives are elected for two-year terms, ...

Biography

Detling was born on June 21, 1880 in

Sheboygan, Wisconsin Sheboygan () is a city in and the county seat of Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 49,929 at the 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Sheboygan, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has a populatio ...

. His father,

Valentine Detling Valentine Detling (March 28, 1843 – December 26, 1920) was an American businessman and politician. Born in Dutchess County, New York, Detling moved with his parents in 1848 to Wisconsin Territory and settled on a farm in the town of Polk, Wa ...

, was also a member of the Assembly. In 1905, Detling graduated from the

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. He died on January 8, 1948.

Career

Detling was elected to the Assembly in 1906. He was a

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Detling, John Politicians from Sheboygan, Wisconsin Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly Wisconsin lawyers University of Wisconsin Law School alumni 1880 births 1948 deaths Burials in Wisconsin 20th-century American politicians 20th-century American lawyers