Eugene A. Toepel Explained

Eugene A. Toepel
Office: for the
Term Start:August 1, 1978
Term End:July 31, 1983
Predecessor:Transitioned from county court
Successor:Michael J. Mulroy
State Assembly1:Wisconsin
District1:La Crosse 2nd
Term Start1:January 5, 1953
Term End1:January 5, 1959
Predecessor1:Harry W. Schilling
Successor1:Leland E. Mulder
Party:Republican
Birth Date:29 July 1916
Birth Place:Bangor, Wisconsin, U.S.
Death Place:De Pere, Wisconsin, U.S.
Alma Mater:University of Wisconsin Law School
Profession:Lawyer, politician, judge
Allegiance:United States
Branch:United States Army
Serviceyears:1942 - 1946
Battles:World War II

Eugene A. Toepel (July 29, 1916July 27, 2006) was an American lawyer, jurist, and Republican politician from La Crosse County, Wisconsin. He represented La Crosse County for three terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly (1953 - 1959), and then served five years as a Wisconsin circuit court judge.

Biography

Born in Bangor, Wisconsin, Toepel graduated from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1939. He served in the United States Army in Europe during World War II from 1942 to 1946, then served in the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1953 until 1957 as a Republican. In 1957, Toepel resigned from the Wisconsin State Assembly, when the Governor of Wisconsin Vernon Wallace Thomson appointed Toepel county judge (later Wisconsin Circuit Court judge) in La Crosse County, Wisconsin to fill a vacancy. Toepel served for 25 years until retiring. He died in De Pere, Wisconsin two days before his 90th birthday.[1] [2]

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Notes and References

  1. 'The Wisconsin Blue Book 1956,' Biographical Sketch of Eugene Toepel, p. 48.
  2. 'La Crosse Tribune,' Obituary of Judge Eugene A. Toepel, July 30, 2006, p. B-5.