Norman Lee Myhra (February 17, 1925 – January 16, 2010) was a
Wisconsin legislator and businessman.
Born in
Amherst, Wisconsin
Amherst is a village in Portage County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,035 in the 2010 census. Amherst is at the core of the Tomorrow Valley area.
History
The name Amherst was established in 1853 by Adam Uline, after General Je ...
, Myhra served in
World War II, losing both his hands in combat in 1944 at the age of 19, and he was in
sales and the
insurance business. He served in the
Wisconsin State Assembly as a
Democrat (succeeding fellow Democrat
John Kostuck) from 1961 to 1966 from
Stevens Point, Wisconsin. He died in Stevens Point.
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People from Amherst, Wisconsin
Businesspeople from Wisconsin
1925 births
2010 deaths
American politicians with disabilities
20th-century American businesspeople
Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
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