Howard Teasdale (August 9, 1855January 14, 1936) was a member of the

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Biography

Teasdale was born on August 9, 1855, in

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. He attended the

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and the

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. Teasdale died on January 14, 1936, in

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Career

Teasdale graduated from University of Wisconsin Law School in 1881, and he was a member of the Senate from 1911 to 1931. Previously, he had been District Attorney of

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, from 1901 to 1905, Clerk of

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, from 1891 to 1896 and a justice of the peace from 1891 to 1892. He was a Republican. Teasdale's Commission interrogated suspected prostitutes and Johns in Wisconsin. The commission is notable insofar as being an investigation of what was termed "vice". The Wisconsin Blue Book listed Teasdale in 1913 as "discouraging the evils of liquor traffic" and also opposing the teachers' pension law. Subsequent editions of the Wisconsin Blue Book have cited Teasdale's support for "progressive legislation," including regulation of rail lines and alerts being placed at all rail crossings in Wisconsin.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Teasdale, Howard 1855 births 1936 deaths City and town clerks Politicians from Janesville, Wisconsin People from Sparta, Wisconsin Republican Party Wisconsin state senators Wisconsin lawyers American justices of the peace University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni University of Wisconsin Law School alumni