Joseph Sweda (January 3, 1926 – April 1, 2015) was an American farmer and politician.
Born in
Lublin, Wisconsin
Lublin is a village in Taylor County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 118 at the 2010 census.
History
The village is named after the city of Lublin in southeast Poland. Marvin Durski, a Chicago land agent who sold real estate in th ...
, Sweda went to Withee High School and then served in the
United States Army Air Forces during
World War II. Sweda was a farmer and had a business with his brothers hauling gravel and wood products. He served as chairman of the
Roosevelt Town Board, on the
Taylor County, Wisconsin Board of Supervisors, on the fire district board, and was a
Democrat. Sweda served in the
Wisconsin State Assembly from 1963 to 1974. He was appointed Wisconsin Highway Commissioner and later was Wisconsin Transportation Commissioner. Sweda died in
Thorp, Wisconsin.
['Wisconsin Blue Book 1973, Biographical Sketch of Joseph Sweda, pg. 44-45]
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1926 births
2015 deaths
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Military personnel from Wisconsin
United States Army Air Forces personnel of World War II
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