Robert Haase Explained

Robert Haase
Order:20th & 26th
Office:Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner
Appointer:Tommy Thompson
Term Start:April 24, 1987
Term End:December 16, 1992
Predecessor:Thomas P. Fox
Successor:John Torgerson (acting)
Appointer1:Warren P. Knowles
Term Start1:September 15, 1965
Term End1:September 7, 1969
Predecessor1:Charles L. Manson
Successor1:Stanley C. Du Rose Jr.
Order2:64th
Office2:Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Term Start2:January 1963
Term End2:January 4, 1965
Predecessor2:David Blanchard
Successor2:Robert T. Huber
Office3:Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Constituency3:Florence - Marinette district
Term Start3:January 4, 1965
Term End3:September 15, 1965
Predecessor3:District created
Successor3:Leslie R. Stevenson
Constituency4:Marinette district
Term Start4:January 7, 1957
Term End4:January 4, 1965
Predecessor4:Roy H. Sengstock
Successor4:District abolished
Party:Republican
Birth Date:10 May 1923
Birth Place:Marinette, Wisconsin, U.S.
Death Place:Mount Rainier, Maryland, U.S.
Spouse:none
Children:none
Education:University of Wisconsin Law School
Profession:Lawyer
Allegiance:United States
Branch:United States Army
U.S. Army Air Forces
Serviceyears:1942 - 1946
Battles:World War II

Robert D. Haase (May 10, 1923September 30, 2009) was an American lawyer and Republican politician from Marinette, Wisconsin. He was the 64th speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly and served as Wisconsin's 20th and 26th state insurance commissioner during the administrations of governors Warren P. Knowles and Tommy Thompson.

Biography

Born in Marinette, Wisconsin, Haase served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. In 1951, Haase received his law degree from the University of Wisconsin Law School. He served on the Marinette School Board and then served in the Wisconsin State Assembly, as a Republican, from 1957 until 1965 when he resigned on September 14, 1965, to become the Wisconsin state insurance commissioner; he served as speaker of the Wisconsin Assembly in the 1963 session. He also served as adjunct professor in the University Law School and University Business School. Haase died in Mount Rainier, Maryland.[1] [2]

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Notes and References

  1. Resolution relating to the life and public service of Robert D. Haase . Assembly Joint Resolution . 110 . 2009 . . October 2, 2022 .
  2. 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1966,' Biographical Sketch of Robert D. Haase, pg. 42