Donald Edgar Tewes

Donald Edgar Tewes
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 2nd district
In office January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1959
Preceded by	Glenn Robert Davis
Succeeded by	Robert Kastenmeier
Personal details
Born	(1916-08-04)August 4, 1916 Merrill, Wisconsin
Died	August 29, 2012(2012-08-29) (aged 96) Waukesha, Wisconsin
Political party	Republican
Military service
Branch/service	United States Army Air Forces
Years of service	1942–1946
Rank	Major
Unit	Fourteenth Air Force
Battles/wars	World War II

Donald Edgar Tewes (August 4, 1916 – August 29, 2012) was an American businessman and a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for Wisconsin. He represented Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district in the 85th United States Congress from January 3, 1957 to January 3, 1959.^[1]

Biography[]

Born in Merrill, Wisconsin, Tewes graduated from Merrill High School. In 1938, Tewes graduated from Valparaiso University in Valparaiso, Indiana and two years later graduated from the University of Wisconsin Law School being admitted to the Wisconsin Bar. Tewes practiced law in Merrill. During World War II, Tewes served in the United States Army Air Forces, as an intelligence officer in the Flying Tigers, in the China-Burma-India Theater. After the war, he was president of the Tewes Plastic Corporation in Waukesha, Wisconsin, retiring in 1994.^[2] Tewes voted in favor of the Civil Rights Act of 1957.^[3] In 1958, Tewes was defeated, while seeking reelection to Congress.^[4][5] In the 1960 election, Tewes was also defeated, while seeking election again to his former house seat.^[6] He died on August 29, 2012 in Waukesha, Wisconsin.^[7]

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External links[]

• United States Congress. "Donald Edgar Tewes (id: T000139)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.