Francis E. McGovern

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Francis E. McGovern
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Chair of the National Governors Association
In office
September 12, 1911 – November 10, 1914
Preceded byAugustus E. Willson
Succeeded byDavid I. Walsh
22nd Governor of Wisconsin
In office
January 2, 1911 – January 4, 1915
LieutenantThomas Morris
Preceded byJames O. Davidson
Succeeded byEmanuel L. Philipp
Personal details
Born(1866-01-21)January 21, 1866
Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, U.S.
DiedMay 16, 1946(1946-05-16) (aged 80)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting placeForest Home Cemetery
Political partyRepublican (Before 1934)
Democratic (1934–1946)
EducationUniversity of Wisconsin (BA)
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Francis Edward McGovern (January 21, 1866 – May 16, 1946) was an American lawyer and politician from Wisconsin. He served as the 22nd Governor of Wisconsin from 1911 to 1915.

Early life[]

McGovern was born in Elkhart Lake, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.[1] He graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1890,[2] and served as high school principal in Brodhead, Wisconsin and Appleton, Wisconsin. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1897.[3] He began the practice of law in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Political career[]

He was elected District Attorney in Milwaukee in 1904, and served as District Attorney from 1903 to 1904 and from 1905 to 1908.[4] In 1908, he ran for U.S. Senator but was defeated. He was elected Governor of Wisconsin in 1910 and 1912.[5] McGovern supported the La Follette progressive wing of the Republican Party. He broke with La Follette in 1912 by supporting Theodore Roosevelt and La Follette worked to defeat his reelection in 1914, in conjunction with anti-tax conservative Republicans.[6][3] He ran for U.S. Senator in 1914 and was defeated.[7]

After leaving the governorship, he resumed the practice of law. When World War I began he entered the U.S. Army as a major, and served as Judge Advocate of the 18th Division.[8] In 1920 he served as general counsel for the U.S. Shipping Board.<[4] He resumed the practice of law in Milwaukee in 1921 and served as president of the Milwaukee Bar Association in 1923.[9] He was a member of the executive committee of the Wisconsin State Bar Association.

He died on May 16, 1946, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and is interred in Forest Home Cemetery in Milwaukee.[10]

References[]

  1. ^ Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau, ed. (1981). The State of Wisconsin 1981-1982 Blue Book. Wisconsin Department of Administration. p. 697.
  2. ^ "Francis E. McGovern Papers, 1909-1915, 1935". Archival Resources in Wisconsin: Descriptive Finding Aid. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Buenker, John D. (1998). The History of Wisconsin, Vol. IV: The Progressive Era, 1893-1914. Madison: Wisconsin Historical Society. p. 528. ISBN 9780870206313.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Francis E. McGovern, 1905-1944". Milwaukee County Historical Society. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
  5. ^ "Francis E. McGovern, Progressive Era governor". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
  6. ^ "McGovern, Francis E." Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
  7. ^ McGovern, Francis 1966 - 1976
  8. ^ "Francis E. McGovern Papers, 1909-1915, 1935". Archival Resources in Wisconsin: Descriptive Finding Aid. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
  9. ^ E. Thompson Company (1922). Law Notes, Volume 26. E. Thompson Company. p. 215.
  10. ^ "Historical People". Forest Home Cemetery. Archived from the original on April 3, 2016. Retrieved May 20, 2014.

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Party political offices
Preceded by
James O. Davidson 		Republican nominee for Governor of Wisconsin
1910, 1912 		Succeeded by
Emanuel L. Philipp
First Republican nominee for United States Senator from Wisconsin (Class 3)
1914 		Succeeded by
Irvine Lenroot
Preceded by
Harry W. Bolens 		Democratic nominee for Governor of Wisconsin
1940 		Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by
James O. Davidson 		Governor of Wisconsin
1911–1915 		Succeeded by
Emanuel L. Philipp
Preceded by
Augustus E. Willson 		Chair of the National Governors Association
1911–1914 		Succeeded by
David I. Walsh
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