Guy A. Benson (April 18, 1876 – May 3, 1958) was a member of the

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Biography

Benson was born on April 18, 1876, in

Jordan, Wisconsin Jordan is a town in Green County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 577 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Jordan Center is located part of the Stevens Point Micropolitan Statistical Area Geography According to the ...

. He attended the

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. He married Anna Holtz in 1903. He died in

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in 1958 and was buried in

Spooner, Wisconsin Spooner is a city in Washburn County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,573 at the 2020 census. The city is located mostly within the southwest corner of the Town of Spooner, with a small portion extending into the Town of Beaver ...

Career

Benson was a member of the Assembly from 1939 to 1948. Additionally, he was a member of the

Washburn County, Wisconsin Washburn County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is named after Governor Cadwallader C. Washburn. As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,623. Its county seat is Shell Lake. The county was created in 1883. The county is ...

Board, President of the Spooner, Wisconsin School Board, a Spooner alderman and Mayor of Spooner. He was a Republican.

References

People from Jordan, Wisconsin People from Spooner, Wisconsin Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly Mayors of places in Wisconsin Wisconsin city council members School board members in Wisconsin University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni 1876 births 1958 deaths 20th-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Republican-1870s-stub