J. W. Conner
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J. W. Conner 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 ...
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Biography

Conner was born on July 28, 1870, in
Preston County, West Virginia Preston County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 Census, the population was 34,216. Its county seat is Kingwood, West Virginia, Kingwood. The county was fo ...
. Later, he moved to
Piatt County, Illinois Piatt County is a County (United States), county in Illinois. According to the 2020 United States census, it had a population of 16,673. Its county seat is Monticello, Illinois, Monticello. Piatt County is part of the Champaign-Urbana Metropo ...
attended
Drake University Drake University is a private university in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. The University offers over 140 undergraduate and graduate programs, including professional programs in business, education, Legal education, law, and pharmacy. Drake U ...
and what is now
Iowa State University Iowa State University of Science and Technology (Iowa State University, Iowa State, or ISU) is a Public university, public land-grant university, land-grant research university in Ames, Iowa, United States. Founded in 1858 as the Iowa Agricult ...
. He eventually settled in
Douglas County, Wisconsin Douglas County is a county in the northwest corner of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 44,295 Its county seat is Superior. Douglas County is included in the Duluth, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area ...
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Assembly career

Conner was elected to the Assembly in 1916 and 1918. He was a Republican.


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Conner, J. W. People from Preston County, West Virginia People from Piatt County, Illinois People from Douglas County, Wisconsin Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly Drake University alumni Iowa State University alumni 1870 births Year of death missing 20th-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature