John William Grobschmidt (January 3, 1896 – September 6, 1939) was an American businessman and politician.

Biography

Born in

South Milwaukee, Wisconsin South Milwaukee is a city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 20,795 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. History South Milwaukee was laid out in 1891 by the South Milwaukee com ...

, Grobschmidt went to South Milwaukee High School and Marquette Academy. He was in the insurance business. He was involved in the Republican Party and served on the

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Republican Committee. Grobschmidt served in 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, ...

on the

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ticket from 1929 until his death from a stroke in

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on September 6, 1939.'John W. Grobschmidt Dies Suddenly of Stroke,' Capital Times, September 6, 1939, pg. 1, 4

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1896 births 1939 deaths People from South Milwaukee, Wisconsin Businesspeople from Wisconsin Wisconsin Progressives (1924) Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly 20th-century American politicians 20th-century American businesspeople {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Progressive1924-stub