Michael W. Kalaher (June 22, 1870 – February 12, 1957) was a member of the

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Biography

M. W. Kalaher was born on June 22, 1870 in

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and attended high school in

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. He graduated from the

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, and became a high school teacher and principal in Manitowoc. In 1906, he moved to

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, where he practiced law.

Political career

Kalaher was elected to the Assembly for

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's Fifth District in 1908. He succeeded William Alldridge. He was a Democrat.

Personal life

He married Ella Charlotte Dassler in Manitowoc on September 2, 1908. They had one son. M. W. Kalaher died at Deaconess Hospital in Milwaukee on February 12, 1957. He was buried in

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kalaher, M. W. People from Lake Geneva, Wisconsin People from Manitowoc, Wisconsin Politicians from Milwaukee Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly Schoolteachers from Wisconsin University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni 1870 births 1957 deaths