James Earl Leverich

James Earl Leverich (December 6, 1891 – December 27, 1979) was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate.

Biography

Leverich was born in the Town of Angelo in Monroe County, Wisconsin. He attended the agricultural short course at the University of Wisconsin.[1]

Career

Leverich was a member of the Senate twice: first, during the 1935 and 1937 sessions, and second, from 1943 to 1965.[2] He was a member of the Republican Party and of the Wisconsin Progressive Party.

Leverich was a staunch anti-margarine leader, helping to organize a 1931 anti-margarine protest in Madison. After he became chair of the Senate Agricultural Committee in 1937, legalization of colored margarine in the state was stymied.[3]

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References
  1. "Leverich, James Earl". Wisconsin Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 23, 2013. Retrieved October 30, 2011.
  2. Lawrence S. Barish, ed. (2007). "Those Who Served: Wisconsin Legislators 1848-2007" (PDF). State of Wisconsin Blue Book 2007-2008. p. 108.
  3. Gerry Strey. "The 'Oleo Wars': Wisconsin's Fight over the Demon Spread". Wisconsin Magazine of History, vol. 85, no. 1 (Autumn 2001): 1-15.
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