Allen J. Flannigan Explained

Allen J. Flannigan was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Biography

Flanngian was born on June 9, 1909, in Princeton, Indiana.^[1] He attended the University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign and the University of Wisconsin - Madison. During World War II, he served in the United States Army Signal Corps. He worked as a teletype operator, telegram office manager, and then a tool grinder. Flannigan was involved with the United Steelworkers labor union. On February 17, 1965, Flannigan died in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as a result of a fall on some ice at home.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Political career

Flannigan was first elected to the Assembly in 1956 and was re-elected in 1958, 1960, 1962, and 1964. He was a Democrat.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Allen J. Flannigan. Political Graveyard. 2011-12-17.
2. Web site: Flannigan, Allen J. 1909. Wisconsin Historical Society. 2011-12-17.
3. 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1966, Biographical Sketch of Albert J. Flannigan, pg. 51
4. 'Flannigan Dies of Head Injury,' Manitowoc Herald Times, February 17, 1965, pg. 1