William C. Hansen (July 4, 1891 – August 2, 1983) was President of the

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and a member of the Wisconsin State Senate.

Biography

Hansen was born in

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, to immigrants from the

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."Former UW-Point president Hansen dies", ''Marshfield News-Herald'' (August 3, 1983), p. 15. He attended what are now the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, obtaining his teaching certificate in 1911 and later receiving a BS in agriculture from the

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Career

Hansen taught math and history for two years in

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, and continued as an educator in various capacities for several decades, serving as State Superintendent of Public Instruction in the mid-1930s, then president of the Northwestern Education Association from 1939 to 1940, and finally as president of the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point from 1940 to 1962. From 1965 to 1969, Hansen represented the 24th District of the Senate, succeeding

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. Afterwards, he was succeeded by William A. Bablitch. He was a

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References

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