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George E. Page

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George E. Page
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 7th district
In office
January 7, 1907 – January 2, 1911
Preceded byBarney Augustus Eaton
Succeeded byGabriel Zophy
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Milwaukee 3rd district
In office
January 2, 1905 – January 7, 1907
Preceded byHerman W. Waterman
Succeeded byWilliam Disch
Personal details
Born(1873-03-19)March 19, 1873
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
DiedFebruary 25, 1959(1959-02-25) (aged 85)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting placeWisconsin Memorial Park, Brookfield, Wisconsin
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Alma L. Volmer
(m. 1898; died 1942)
Children
  • George Edgar Page Jr.
  • (b. 1898; died 1965)
  • Merrill Justin Page
  • (b. 1900; died 1952)
EducationColumbian University
ProfessionLawyer

George Edgar Page Sr. (March 19, 1873 – February 25, 1959) was an American lawyer, judge, and Republican politician from Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. He was a member of the Wisconsin Senate (1907–1911) and State Assembly (1905–1907), representing the southern quarter of Milwaukee County.[1]

Background

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Page was born in the city of Milwaukee on March 19, 1873, and was educated in the public schools of Milwaukee. He continuously resided there. He was elected to the office of justice of the peace for the 17th ward in 1900, but resigned the same year to enter the Law Department of the Columbian University in Washington, D.C. (later George Washington University Law School). Page graduated in 1903 and was admitted to the bar in the same year.[2] He then served as Milwaukee District Court judge for twenty-four years. Page died in a hospital at age 85 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on February 25, 1959.[3]

Legislative career

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Page was elected to the Assembly in 1904 and as state senator in 1906, receiving 4,250 votes against 2,603 for Anthony Szczerbinski (Democrat) and 2,737 for W. L. Hamann (Social Democrat). He was succeeded by Socialist Gabriel Zophy following the 1910 Socialist sweep of Milwaukee County offices.

References

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  1. ^ Members of the Wisconsin Legislature, 1848-1999 Madison: State of Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau, 1999; pp. 14, 91 Archived December 9, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Biographical Sketches". Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin. State of Wisconsin. 1909. pp. 1095–1096. Retrieved July 3, 2020 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "District Judge Dies". Oshkosh Daily Northwestern. Milwaukee. AP. February 26, 1959. p. 9. Retrieved July 3, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
Wisconsin State Assembly
Preceded by Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Milwaukee 3rd district
January 2, 1905 – January 7, 1907
Succeeded by
Wisconsin Senate
Preceded by Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 7thdistrict
January 7, 1907 – January 2, 1911
Succeeded by