Hugh Allen Harper (December 24, 1885 – August 8, 1963) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Biography
Harper was born on Christmas Eve of 1885 in Lancaster, Wisconsin. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1908 and served in the National Guard of the United States. He served on the school, town, and county boards. While at the University of Wisconsin, Harper played basketball for the Badgers and was retroactively named an All-American for his senior season of 1907–08.
He died in Lancaster on August 8, 1963.
Political career
Harper was a member of the Assembly on three occasions. First from 1931 to 1936, second, from 1945 to 1952 and third, from 1957 to 1963. He was a Republican.
References
- "Hugh A. Harper". Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
- ^ "Grant Assemblyman Hugh Harper Dies". The La Crosse Tribune. August 9, 1963. p. 2. Retrieved May 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Harper, Hugh A. 1885". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
- "Faculty Sharply Rebukes Hazing". Iowa County Democrat. Mineral Point, Wisconsin. May 10, 1906. p. 3. Retrieved October 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Short News Stories of a Day in Portage". Portage Daily Democrat. Portage, Wisconsin. June 23, 1910. p. 5. Retrieved October 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Soldiers' Team Leaves On Trip". Portage Daily Democrat. Portage, Wisconsin. December 7, 1910. p. 5. Retrieved October 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- Wisconsin Blue Blue Book, 1964, Biographical Sketch of Hugh A. Burke, p. 44.
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