Milo Knutson Explained

Milo Knutson
State:Wisconsin
State Senate:Wisconsin
District:32nd
Term Start:January 6, 1969
Term End:January 3, 1977
Predecessor:Raymond Bice Sr.
Successor:Paul Offner
Order1:44th
Title1:Mayor of La Crosse, Wisconsin
Term Start1:April 1955
Term End1:April 1965
Predecessor1:Henry J. Ahrens
Successor1:Warren Loveland
Party:Republican
Birth Date:12 October 1917
Birth Place:Clear Lake, Iowa, U.S.
Death Place:La Crosse, Wisconsin, U.S.
Restingplace:Oak Grove Cemetery,
Spouse:Beatrice Louise Wigdahl (died 2004)
Education:Coe College
Occupation:radio journalist

Milo Garlock Knutson (October 12, 1917March 22, 1981)[1] was an American radio broadcaster and Republican[2] [3] politician. He was the 44th mayor of La Crosse, Wisconsin, (1955 - 1965) and represented La Crosse for 8 years in the Wisconsin State Senate (1969 - 1977).[4]

Biography

Born in Clear Lake, Iowa, Knutson attended junior college in Mason City, Iowa, and Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Knutson moved to La Crosse, Wisconsin, where he became the news director for WKTY. From 1955 until 1965, Knutson was the Mayor of La Crosse. Knutson served in the Wisconsin State Senate from 1969 until 1977 retiring because of health reasons.

Notes and References

  1. 'Ex-mayor Knutson dies at 63,' Doug Rainey, La Crosse Tribune, March 23, 1981. The La Crosse Tribune article has Knutson as being born in 1917 as does the Social Security death registry and Oak Grove Cemetery in La Crosse. Knutson's entry in the Wisconsin Blue Book and Politicalgraveyard.com has Knutson being born in 1918.
  2. Web site: 8 August 2017 . Milo Knutson . August 22, 2019 . Wisconsin Historical Society.
  3. 'Milo Knutson To End State Senate Career,' La Crosse Tribune, January 23, 1976.
  4. Web site: The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Knozak to Kocel.