Lawrence W. Ledvina (September 28, 1880 – September 26, 1932) was an American politician and lawyer. Born in Kellnersville, Wisconsin, in the town of Franklin,

Manitowoc County, Wisconsin Manitowoc County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 81,359. Its county seat is Manitowoc. The county was created in 1836 prior to Wisconsin's statehood and organized in 1848. Manitowoc Count ...

, Ledvina taught school in Manitowoc County. In 1906, Ledvina graduated from

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and then practiced law in Manitowoc and

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. Ledvina then served in the

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from 1905 to 1911 and was a

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. He then served in the

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during

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. Ledvina helped organize the State Bank of Manitowoc. Ledvina died of an embolism in a hospital in Manitowoc, Wisconsin on September 26, 1932.

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