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Peter A. Hemmy (March 22, 1875 – April 24, 1965) 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

Hemmy was born in
Honey Creek, Sauk County, Wisconsin Honey Creek is a town in Sauk County, Wisconsin, United States. The town took its name from the nearby stream of the same name. The population was 749 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated communities of Denzer and Leland are located in the t ...
. He attended high school in
Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin Prairies are ecosystems considered part of the temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biome by ecologists, based on similar temperate climates, moderate rainfall, and a composition of grasses, herbs, and shrubs, rather than trees, as the ...
, after which he was a schoolteacher and also a semi-professional baseball player. He married Emma Zerbel in 1897. He lived in
Humbird, Wisconsin Humbird is an unincorporated census-designated place in the Town of Mentor in Clark County, Wisconsin, United States. It is located on U.S. Route 12 north-northwest of Merrillan. As of the 2010 census, its population was 266. Humbird has a p ...
from 1947 to 1964. He died in
Mondovi, Wisconsin Mondovi ( ) is a city along the Buffalo River (Wisconsin), Buffalo River in Buffalo County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,777 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. The city is mostly surrounded by the Mondovi (town), Wi ...
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Career

Hemmy was a member of the Assembly twice: first from 1917 to 1918 and second from 1935 to 1940 as 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 ...
. Additionally, he was town clerk of Prairie du Sac, as well as town clerk, assessor and supervisor of Alma, Jackson County, Wisconsin and a member of the
Jackson County, Wisconsin Jackson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 21,145. Its county seat is Black River Falls. Jackson County was formed from Crawford County in 1853. It was named for President Andr ...
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The Political Graveyard
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hemmy, Peter People from Honey Creek, Sauk County, Wisconsin People from Clark County, Wisconsin Members of the Wisconsin State Assembly Wisconsin Progressives (1924) 1875 births 1965 deaths People from Jackson County, Wisconsin 20th-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature