Alfred J. Lauby was an American politician. He was an Independent member of the

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Biography

Lauby was born on October 7, 1908, in

Antigo, Wisconsin Antigo ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Langlade County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 8,100 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Antigo is the center of a farming and lumbering district, and its manufactured prod ...

. (address: 209 10th Ave., Antigo.) He graduated from St. John's Parochial School and Antigo High School. He became a dairy products sales-man, painter and decorator, and a

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operator. During

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, he served with the

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. He died in 1985.

Political career

Lauby was a member of the Assembly from 1955 to 1958 as a member of the Democratic Party. In 1958, he was defeated for re-election as an

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lauby, Alfred People from Antigo, Wisconsin Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly Military personnel from Wisconsin United States Navy sailors United States Navy personnel of World War II 1908 births 1985 deaths 20th-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature