Gordon A. Bubolz (September 10, 1905 – October 12, 1990) was a member of the

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Biography

Born in

Seymour, Wisconsin Seymour is a city in Outagamie County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,546 at the 2020 census. The city is located within the Seymour, Outagamie County, Wisconsin, Town of Seymour and the Osborn, Wisconsin, Town of Osborn. Hist ...

, Bubolz had German ancestry. He graduated from

Lawrence University Lawrence University is a Private college, private liberal arts college and Music school, conservatory of music in Appleton, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1847, its first classes were held on November 12, 1849. Lawrence was the second colle ...

, the

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and received his law degree from

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. He also went to the

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and taught accounting at Lawrence University. Bubolz practiced law in

Appleton, Wisconsin Appleton () is the county seat of Outagamie County, Wisconsin, United States, with small portions extending into Calumet County, Wisconsin, Calumet and Winnebago County, Wisconsin, Winnebago counties. Located on the Fox River (Green Bay tributary ...

. He was born Gordon August Bubolz on September 10, 1905 in

Outagamie County, Wisconsin Outagamie County ( ) is a county in the Fox Cities region of the U.S. state of Wisconsin, in the northeast of the state. As of the 2020 census, the population was 190,705. Its county seat is Appleton. Outagamie County is part of the Appleton ...

. Bubolz died of pneumonia in Appleton, Wisconsin on October 12, 1990. Bubolz was a

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. His brother, George, was a Lutheran pastor and a candidate for the

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in 1964. His great-grandson was

Ron Tusler Ron W. Tusler (born March 21, 1984) is an American attorney and Republican politician from Calumet County, Wisconsin. He is a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing the 3rd Assembly district since 2017. Early life and career From ...

who also served in the

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Career

Bubolz was a member of the Senate from 1945 to 1953. He was a Republican.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bubolz, Gordon 1905 births 1990 deaths American Lutherans American people of German descent People from Seymour, Wisconsin Lawrence University alumni University of Wisconsin Law School alumni George Washington University Law School alumni Wharton School alumni Lawrence University faculty Wisconsin lawyers Republican Party Wisconsin state senators 20th-century American lawyers 20th-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature Deaths from pneumonia in Wisconsin