william, stevenson, historian, same, name, stevenson, william, henry, stevenson, september, 1891, march, 1978, member, united, states, house, representatives, from, wisconsin, years, 1941, 1949, served, republican, crosse, tribune, september, 1940member, house. For the historian of the same name see W H Stevenson William Henry Stevenson September 23 1891 March 19 1978 was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin for the years 1941 1949 he served as a Republican William H StevensonThe La Crosse Tribune September 19 1940Member of the U S House of Representatives from Wisconsin s 3rd districtIn office January 3 1941 January 3 1949Preceded byHarry W GriswoldSucceeded byGardner R WithrowPersonal detailsBornSeptember 23 1891Kenosha WisconsinDiedMarch 19 1978 1978 03 19 aged 86 La Crosse WisconsinPolitical partyRepublicanEducationUniversity of Wisconsin La Crosse BA University of Wisconsin School of Law LLB William Stevenson was born in Kenosha Wisconsin and his family moved to La Crosse Wisconsin when he was young Stevenson graduated from the La Crosse Normal School now the University of Wisconsin La Crosse and taught in area high schools He went to law school in Madison and was admitted to the bar Stevenson was District Attorney for Richland County Wisconsin from 1924 to 1926 He moved to La Crosse and was District Attorney for La Crosse County from 1935 until 1941 In 1940 he was elected to the 77th United States Congress representing Wisconsin s 3rd congressional district He was reelected to the following three congresses as well serving from January 3 1941 till January 3 1949 Stevenson died in La Crosse and was buried in Onalaska Wisconsin See also editBadger Army Ammunition PlantReferences edit nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress United States Congress William H Stevenson id S000896 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress External links editWilliam Henry Stevenson entry at The Political Graveyard William H Stevenson at Find a Grave U S House of Representatives Preceded byHarry W Griswold Member of the U S House of Representatives from Wisconsin s 3rd congressional districtJanuary 3 1941 January 3 1949 Succeeded byGardner R Withrow nbsp This article about a member of the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William H Stevenson amp oldid 1220790135, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
