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Theodore Dammann was a politician from the
Theodore Dammann was a politician from the U.S. state
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of Wisconsin
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. He was born in Milwaukee
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, Wisconsin, on November 4, 1869. The son of a Lutheran pastor, he attended Concordia College, at the time located in Milwaukee, now known as Concordia University Wisconsin
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, located in Wisconsin
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. He served as that state's twenty-third Secretary of State, serving six terms from January 3, 1927, to January 2, 1939. For his first four terms he was a Republican and served under governors
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Fred R. Zimmerman, Walter J. Kohler Sr., Philip La Follette
Philip Fox La Follette (May 8, 1897August 18, 1965) was an American politician who served during the 1930s as the 27th and 29th governor of Wisconsin. La Follette first served as a Republican from 1931 until 1933, where he lost renomination in ...
and Albert G. Schmedeman. For his second two terms he was a Progressive and served once again under Governor Philip La Follette.
He resided in Milwaukee at the time of his election.
Dammann died on January 17, 1946.
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* * Secretaries of state of Wisconsin Wisconsin Progressives (1924) Wisconsin Republicans 1869 births Year of death missing {{Wisconsin-politician-stub