He was first elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1940 as a Democrat, representing Milwaukee County's southern suburbs. He served as the floor leader for the Democrats in the 1945-1950 sessions. He was first elected to the Senate in 1954, and was reelected in 1958, 1962, and 1966.[2] In 1970 he was unseated in the Democratic primary by Kurt Frank in a four-way race which included John Plewa, himself later to succeed Frank as senator from this district.[3]
Oak Creek Lawedit
It was in part due to McParlan's strategic place in the Senate that the "Oak Creek Law" was passed in 1955, enabling semi-rural Oak Creek, part of his district, to incorporate as a city, thus frustrating annexation by the City of Milwaukee.[4]
^Members of the Wisconsin Legislature, 1848-1999 Madison: State of Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau, 1999; pp. 12, 82 2006-12-09 at the Wayback Machine
leland, mcparland, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, march, 2. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Leland McParland news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message Leland S McParland December 18 1896 December 10 1989 was a Wisconsin Democratic attorney and politician He served in the Wisconsin Legislature from 1941 to 1970 1 Born in Thorp Wisconsin on December 18 1896 he attended Thorp public schools then studied at the then Oshkosh State College for two years After service in the United States Navy during World War I he worked as a teacher in South Milwaukee from 1920 to 1927 while he studied law at Marquette University becoming a practicing lawyer in 1927 Contents 1 Legislature 1 1 Oak Creek Law 1 2 Student demonstrations in Madison 2 ReferencesLegislature editHe was first elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1940 as a Democrat representing Milwaukee County s southern suburbs He served as the floor leader for the Democrats in the 1945 1950 sessions He was first elected to the Senate in 1954 and was reelected in 1958 1962 and 1966 2 In 1970 he was unseated in the Democratic primary by Kurt Frank in a four way race which included John Plewa himself later to succeed Frank as senator from this district 3 Oak Creek Law edit It was in part due to McParlan s strategic place in the Senate that the Oak Creek Law was passed in 1955 enabling semi rural Oak Creek part of his district to incorporate as a city thus frustrating annexation by the City of Milwaukee 4 Student demonstrations in Madison edit When student demonstrators at the University of Wisconsin Madison took over campus in 1967 in protest over the presence of Dow Chemical manufacturers of napalm McParland pronounced We should shoot them if necessary I would I would because it s insurrection 5 References edit Members of the Wisconsin Legislature 1848 1999 Madison State of Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau 1999 pp 12 82 Archived 2006 12 09 at the Wayback Machine Wisconsin Blue Book 1970 Leland S McParland The state of Wisconsin blue book 1971 Madison Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau distributed by Document Sales 1971 p 299 Cech Jim Oak Creek Fifty Years of Progress Mt Pleasant South Carolina Arcadia Publishing 1995 pp 9 25 et seq Maraniss David They Marched Into Sunlight War and Peace Vietnam and America October 1967 New York Simon amp Schuster 2004 p 396 nbsp This article about a Democratic Party member of the Wisconsin State Assembly is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Leland McParland amp oldid 1129086185, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
