Wisconsin Delegation to 1956 Republican National Convention (original) (raw)

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| Wisconsin Delegation to the1956 Republican National Convention Delegates (may be incomplete!) At-Large: John W. Byrnes, Green Bay - Glenn R. Davis, Waukesha - Wayne J. Hood, La Crosse - Warren P. Knowles, New Richmond - Walter J. Kohler, Jr., Kohler - Melvin R. Laird, Marshfield - Frank E. Panzer- Warren R. Smith, Milwaukee - Vernon W. Thomson, Richland Center - Mrs. Glenn M. Wise, Madison1st District: Lee D. Bort, Beloit - Hibbard F. Johnson, Racine2nd District: E. D. Hoard, Jr., Fort Atkinson - Mrs. Richard H. Thompson, Pardeeville3rd District: Mrs. Lloyd Bekkedahl, Westby - Gustave Kuenster, Glen Haven4th District: Floyd Dolan, Milwaukee - Edmund G. Olszyk, Milwaukee5th District: Frederick J. Holtz, Milwaukee - William R. Kasik, Milwaukee6th District: Adolph L. Langenfeld, New Holstein - Samuel N. Pickard, Neenah7th District: Allen Abrams, Wausau - Mrs. Henry Baldwin, Wisconsin Rapids8th District: Alfred A. Laun, Jr., Kiel - Mrs. C. C. Schroeder, Appleton9th District: William D. McIntyre, Eau Claire - Mrs. Paul Pinkley, Fountain City10th District: Herbert F. Guenzl, Merrill - Harry E. Seidell, Merrill Alternates (may be incomplete!) At-Large: Mrs. John Batten, Racine - Eugene T. Dermody, Milwaukee - Erwin E. Homstadt, Black River Falls - W. E. MacEachran, Manitowoc - Leo Martin, Waupaca - Donald McIntosh, Kenosha - Mrs. Harley Paddock, Elkhorn - Mrs. Avery Sherry, Thiensville - Carl Steiger, Oshkosh - Mrs. Rix Townley, Milwaukee1st District: Mrs. Orrin S. McFaddin, Kenosha - Mrs. William F. Thurber, Monroe2nd District: Roseann Biwer, Waukesha - Mrs. Oscar Toebaas, Madison3rd District: Mrs. Edward G. Gruber, Prairie du Sac - Foster B. Porter, Bloomington4th District: Mrs. Charles C. Erasmus, Milwaukee - Glen E. Pommerening, Wauwatosa5th District: Albert E. Boyer, Milwaukee - John Pritzlaff, Jr., Milwaukee6th District: Joseph A. Schmitz, Germantown - Mrs. Kenneth Worthing, Fond du Lac7th District: Fred Braun, Antigo - Carl Sturm, Manawa8th District: Mrs. Lee Blood, Green Bay - Peter Frigo, Lena9th District: Harry Dix, Rusk - Isabelle Grewe, Eau Claire10th District: Vernon Sell, Superior | | | 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