John W. Short (June 29, 1874 – January 29, 1951) was an American farmer and politician. Born on a farm in the town of Chilton,

Calumet County, Wisconsin Calumet County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 52,442. The county seat is Chilton. The county was created in 1836 (then in the Wisconsin Territory) and organized in 1850. Calum ...

, Short went to Milwaukee Business College. He was a farmer and lived in the town of Chilton. Short served as Chilton town clerk and was also Chilton Town Board chairman. He also served on the school board as the board clerk. Short served on the Calumet County Board of Supervisors and was chairman of the county board. In 1935, Short served in the

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and was a

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. He was defeated for the 1936 Democratic nomination by Henry W. Hupfauf. Short died at St. Elizabeth Hospital in

Appleton, Wisconsin Appleton () is the county seat of Outagamie County, Wisconsin, United States, with small portions extending into Calumet County, Wisconsin, Calumet and Winnebago County, Wisconsin, Winnebago counties. Located on the Fox River (Green Bay tributary ...

John W. Short (obituary), ''Sheboygan Press'', January 30, 1951, p. 10. and is buried at Saint Augustine Cemetery in Chilton.

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1874 births 1951 deaths People from Calumet County, Wisconsin Farmers from Wisconsin School board members in Wisconsin County supervisors in Wisconsin Mayors of places in Wisconsin Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly 20th-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Democratic-stub