Louis K. Luse Explained

Louis K. Luse
State:Wisconsin
State Assembly:Wisconsin
District:Dane 2nd
Term Start:January 1, 1881
Term End:January 1, 1882
Predecessor:Thomas Beattie
Successor:Elisha W. Keyes
Term Start1:April 1880
Term End1:April 1881
Birth Name:Louis Kossuth Luse
Birth Date:6 May 1854
Birth Place:Dane, Wisconsin
Death Place:Superior, Wisconsin
Restingplace:Riverside Cemetery
Stoughton, Wisconsin
Party:Republican
Mother:Eleanor (Blachly) Luse
Father:Andrew Jackson Luse
Education:University of Wisconsin Law School
Profession:lawyer

Louis Kossuth Luse (May 6, 1854  - December 26, 1920) was an American lawyer and politician. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from Dane County, Wisconsin.

Biography

Born in the town of Dane, in Dane County, Wisconsin, Luse graduated from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1876[1] and then practiced law in Watertown, Wisconsin, Waterloo, Wisconsin, and finally in Stoughton, Wisconsin. He served on the Dane County Board of Supervisors in 1880. In 1881, Luse served in the Wisconsin State Assembly as a Republican.[1] [2] He then served as an Assistant Attorney General of Wisconsin. In 1904, Luse was a candidate for justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court[1] but was defeated by James C. Kerwin. Luse moved to Superior, Wisconsin, to practice law with his son Claude Luse,[1] who later became a United States district judge. He died in Superior, Wisconsin, from a heart ailment.[1] [3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Death Claims Louis K. Luse . The Capital Times . December 28, 1920 . Madison, WI . 2 . February 11, 2021 . Newspapers.com.
  2. Wisconsin Blue Book, 1881, Biographical Sketch of Louis Kossuth Luse, p. 507.
  3. News: Louis K. Luse . Wisconsin State Journal . December 29, 1920 . Madison, WI . 9 . February 12, 2021 . Newspapers.com.