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Antone Kuckuk

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Antone Kuckuk (February 10, 1863 – October 4, 1946) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate.

Biography

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Kuckuk was born to German immigrants on February 10, 1863, in Schleisingerville, Wisconsin.[1][2] He relocated to Shawano, Wisconsin, in 1882.[1] He married Mary E. Pulcifer on October 20, 1885, and they had two children. He died in Shawano on October 4, 1946.[3] At the time, he was vice-president of the Four Wheel Drive Auto Company.[1]

Career

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Kuckuk was a member of the Shawano, Wisconsin School Board and was elected to the Shawano County, Wisconsin Board in 1893.[1] He was elected to the state assembly in 1907.[1] Kuckuk was elected to the state senate in 1916 and re-elected in 1920.[1][4] He was a Republican.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "FWD Vice President Is Dead at Shawano". Waukesha Daily Freeman. October 5, 1946. p. 1. Retrieved August 28, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ Commemorative Biographical Record of the Upper Wisconsin Counties of Waupaca, Portage, Wood, Marathon, Lincoln, Oneida, Vilas, Langlade and Shawano. Chicago: J. H. Beers. 1895. pp. 604–605. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
  3. ^ shawano_history_staff (2024-01-11). "Shawano County`s Historical Citizens - Antone Kuckuk". Shawano County Historical Society. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  4. ^ The Wisconsin Blue Book 1923. Madison: Wisconsin State Printing Board. 1923. p. 576. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
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