Otto Rachals was an American politician who served as the 39th

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from 1955 to 1959.

Early life and education

Rachals was born in Langlade County, Wisconsin on January 1, 1897.

Career

Rachals served as the 39th

. He served two full terms as a

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. Rachals ran for election to a third term in 1959. He was defeated by his successor,

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, by a margin of 4,367 votes, receiving 6,599 votes to Denissen's 10,966.

Personal life and death

Rachals married Gertrude Moore in 1925. He married Gail Meyer in

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on August 4, 1956. Rachals died at the age of 87 at the Glenn Wood Nursing Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rachals, Otto 1897 births 1984 deaths 20th-century American politicians Mayors of Green Bay, Wisconsin Wisconsin Democrats People from Langlade County, Wisconsin