Hugh A. Harper

Hugh Allen Harper (December 24, 1885 – August 8, 1963) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Biography

Harper was born on Christmas Eve of 1885 in Lancaster, Wisconsin.[1] He graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1907[2] and served in the National Guard of the United States. He served on the school, town, and county boards.[3] He died in Lancaster on August 8, 1963.[2][4]

Political career

Harper was a member of the Assembly on three occasions. First from 1931 to 1936, second, from 1945 to 1952 and third, from 1957 to 1963. He was a Republican.

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References
  1. "Hugh A. Harper". Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
  2. "Grant Assemblyman Hugh Harper Dies". The La Crosse Tribune. August 9, 1963. p. 2. Retrieved May 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Harper, Hugh A. 1885". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
  4. Wisconsin Blue Blue Book, 1964, Biographical Sketch of Hugh A. Burke, p. 44.


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