Samuel J. Halloin (March 20, 1923 – January 11, 2013) was an American politician who served as the mayor of

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from 1979 to 1995. Halloin, who served for four consecutive terms, is the second longest-serving Mayor of Green Bay in history.

Biography

Halloin was born on March 20, 1923, to Louis Joseph and Laura Halloin in Lincoln, Wisconsin. Political Graveyard
/ref> Halloin attended, but never finished college, which he described as his one major regret. Halloin served in the

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during

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. He was a participant in the

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invasion of

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and the liberation of the

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. He married Isabelle Mastriocola on June 18, 1949. He was elected to the Green Bay City Council for the first time in 1962. He served for eight terms as an

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and supervisor representing Green Bay's west side. Halloin served as the city's mayor for sixteen years from 1979 to 1995. During his tenure, Halloin obtained funding for the construction of a new Walnut Street Bridge, which crosses the Fox River. Halloin helped to upgrade

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, the home

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of the

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, and acquired land for the present-day riverwalk along the Fox River. He declined to seek re-election in 1995 and retired from office after four-consecutive, four-year terms. He was succeeded by

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. Sam Halloin died on January 11, 2013, at the age of 89. His wife, Isabelle, died in 2010.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Halloin, Samuel J. 1923 births 2013 deaths 20th-century mayors of places in Wisconsin Mayors of Green Bay, Wisconsin Wisconsin city council members United States Army soldiers United States Army personnel of World War II People from Kewaunee County, Wisconsin