Albert Owen Sorge (February 9, 1881 – August 30, 1967) was an American businessman and politician. Born in the town of Reedsburg, Sauk County, Wisconsin, Sorge served in the Wisconsin National Guard for two years. He went to dairy school at University of Wisconsin, worked with creameries in

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and then worked for his father

Henry W. Sorge Henry W. Sorge (March 18, 1852 – March 20, 1921) was an American farmer and politician. Born in thd Kingdom of Hanover, Sorge emigrated to the United States, in 1868, with an older brother. He settled in the town of Reedsburg, Sauk Coun ...

in the creamery business in Reedsburg, Wisconsin. Sorge was involved with the Baraboo Valley Agricultural Association. In 1911, Sorge served in the Wisconsin State Assembly and was a

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. In 1911, Sorge bought an interest in Tri-State Ice Cream Company (later Dolly Madison Dairy) in

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. He moved to La Crosse and was involved with Sorge Dairy Supply Company, in La Crosse, and Sorge Ice Cream and Dairy Company in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. Sorge died in a hospital in La Crosse, Wisconsin and was buried in Reedsburg, Wisconsin.'Albert Sorge-obituary,' Manitowoc Herald Times, September 1, 1967, pg. 7

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