Conrad Shearer (October 18, 1873 – October 8, 1948) was an

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politician and businessman. Born in

Somers, Wisconsin Somers is a village in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 8,402 at the 2020 census. Somers has a post office with ZIP code 53171. The former unincorporated communities of Berryville, Central Park, and Kellogg's Corners ...

, Shearer went to

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and taught school. Shearer then worked for the United States Post Office in

Kenosha, Wisconsin Kenosha () is a city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the seat of Kenosha County. Per the 2020 census, the population was 99,986 which made it the fourth-largest city in Wisconsin. Situated on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan, Keno ...

. He then became manager of the Kenosha local trade industry association. He served on the Kenosha Common Council 1913-1915 and on the Kenosha City Park Commission. In 1923, he served in the

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as a

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. He then served in the

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from 1929 until his death in 1948. He died in Kenosha, Wisconsin."Shearer Dies, State Senator was a GOP Leader", ''Milwaukee Journal'', October 9, 1948, pg. 2

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1873 births 1948 deaths Politicians from Kenosha, Wisconsin People from Somers, Wisconsin University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee alumni Businesspeople from Wisconsin Educators from Wisconsin Wisconsin city council members Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly Republican Party Wisconsin state senators {{Wisconsin-WISenate-stub