Palmer F. Daugs 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

Daugs was born on February 10, 1903, in

Farmington, Jefferson County, Wisconsin Farmington is a town in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States. The population as of the 2010 census was 1,380. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.27%, is wate ...

. He attended high school in

Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin Fort Atkinson is a city in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States. It is on the Rock River (Illinois), Rock River, a few miles upstream from Lake Koshkonong. The population was 12,579 at the 2020 census. Fort Atkins ...

, as well as

Marquette University Marquette University () is a Private university, private Society of Jesus, Jesuit research university in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Established by the Society of Jesus as Marquette College on August 28, 1881, it was founded by John Henni, John Martin ...

. Daugs went on to become Vice Chairman of the local chapter of the

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. He died on July 22, 1980, and is buried in

Lake Mills, Wisconsin Lake Mills is a city in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 6,211 at the 2020 census. The city is located partially within the Town of Lake Mills. History Lake Mills occupies the east shore of Rock Lake. The area was ...

Career

Daugs was a member of the Assembly from 1933 to 1946. Later, he was an unsuccessful candidate for the

Wisconsin State Senate The Wisconsin Senate is the upper house of the Wisconsin State Legislature. Together with the larger Wisconsin State Assembly they constitute the legislative branch of the state of Wisconsin. The powers of the Wisconsin Senate are modeled after t ...

in 1954 and for the Assembly in 1956. He was a

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Daugs, Palmer People from Jefferson County, Wisconsin Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly Marquette University alumni 1903 births 1980 deaths 20th-century American legislators 20th-century Wisconsin politicians