Conrad Shearer Explained

Conrad Shearer
State:Wisconsin
State Senate1:Wisconsin
District1:22nd
Term Start1:1929
Term End1:1948
Predecessor1:George W. Hull
Successor1:William Trinke
Birth Date:18 October 1873
Birth Place:Somers, Wisconsin, U.S.
Death Date:October 8, 1948 (aged 74)
Death Place:Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S.
Party:Republican
Website:Official bio
Relations:Elga Meta Shearer (sister)

Conrad Shearer (October 18, 1873[1]  - October 8, 1948) was an American politician and businessman.

Born in Somers, Wisconsin, Shearer went to University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee and taught school. Shearer then worked for the United States Post Office in Kenosha, Wisconsin. He then became manager of the Kenosha local trade industry association. He served on the Kenosha Common Council 1913-1915 and on the Kenosha City Park Commission. In 1923, he served in the Wisconsin State Assembly as a Republican. He then served in the Wisconsin Senate from 1929 until his death in 1948. He died in Kenosha, Wisconsin.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Wisconsin Blue Book 1923, Biographical Sketch of Conrad Shearer, pg. 625
  2. Wisconsin Blue Book 1948, Biographical Sketch of Conrad Shearer, pg. 36
  3. "Shearer Dies, State Senator was a GOP Leader", Milwaukee Journal, October 9, 1948, pg. 2