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William Proxmire

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William Proxmire

Birth
Lake Forest, Lake County, Illinois, USA
Death
15 Dec 2005 (aged 90)
Sykesville, Carroll County, Maryland, USA
Burial
Lake Forest, Lake County, Illinois, USA
Memorial ID
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US Senator. A native of Lake Forest, Illinois, he served as a United States Senator from Wisconsin from 1957 to 1989. He also served as a Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1951 to 1952, Candidate for Governor of Wisconsin in 1952, 1954, and 1956 as Democratic, and as an Alternate Delegate to the Democratic National Committee from Wisconsin in 1952. In 1975 he started the 'Golden Fleece' Awards.

US Senator. A native of Lake Forest, Illinois, he served as a United States Senator from Wisconsin from 1957 to 1989. He also served as a Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1951 to 1952, Candidate for Governor of Wisconsin in 1952, 1954, and 1956 as Democratic, and as an Alternate Delegate to the Democratic National Committee from Wisconsin in 1952. In 1975 he started the 'Golden Fleece' Awards.

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: The Silent Forgotten
  • Added: 15 Dec 2005
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID: 12684235
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12684235/william-proxmire: accessed ), memorial page for William Proxmire (11 Nov 1915–15 Dec 2005), Find a Grave Memorial ID 12684235, citing Lake Forest Cemetery, Lake Forest, Lake County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.