Harry P. Van Guilder (July 6, 1890 – November 23, 1979) was a member of the

Wisconsin State Assembly The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The Assembly is controlled by the Republican ...

Biography

Van Guilder was born on July 6, 1890, in

Cannon Falls, Minnesota Cannon Falls is a city in Goodhue County, Minnesota, Goodhue County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 4,083 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. Located along U.S. Route 52 in Minnesota, U.S. Route 52, southeast of the Min ...

. Later, he moved to

Ashland, Wisconsin Ashland is a city in Ashland County, Wisconsin, Ashland and Bayfield County, Wisconsin, Bayfield counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is the county seat of Ashland County. The city is a port on Lake Superior, near the head of Chequamegon ...

, and married Mary Eileen Habelt. He died on November 23, 1979.

Career

Van Guilder was a member of the Assembly from 1937 to 1942. In 1944, he was a candidate for the

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from

Wisconsin's 10th congressional district Wisconsin's 10th congressional district is a former congressional district of the United States House of Representatives in Wisconsin. It was created following the 1890 United States census, 1890 census, and was abolished after the 1970 United St ...

. He lost to incumbent

Alvin O'Konski Alvin Edward O'Konski (May 26, 1904July 8, 1987) was an American politician and educator who served 30 years in the United States House of Representatives. A Republican Party (United States), Republican, he represented northwestern Wisconsin from ...

. Van Guilder was a member of the

Wisconsin Progressive Party The Wisconsin Progressive Party (1934–1946) was a political third party that briefly held a major role in Wisconsin politics under the two sons of the late Robert M. La Follette. It was on the political left wing, and it sometimes cooperated wit ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Van Guilder, Harry People from Goodhue County, Minnesota People from Ashland, Wisconsin Members of the Wisconsin State Assembly Wisconsin Progressives (1924) 1890 births 1979 deaths 20th-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature