Louis K. Luse
American lawyer and politician, member of the Wisconsin Assembly
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Louis Kossuth Luse (May 6, 1854 – December 26, 1920) was an American lawyer and politician. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from Dane County, Wisconsin.
May 6, 1854
Louis K. Luse | |
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| Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Dane 2nd district | |
| In office January 1, 1881 – January 1, 1882 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Beattie |
| Succeeded by | Elisha W. Keyes |
| Member of the Dane County Board of Supervisors | |
| In office April 1880 – April 1881 | |
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| Born | Louis Kossuth Luse May 6, 1854 |
| Died | December 26, 1920 (aged 66) |
| Resting place | Riverside Cemetery Stoughton, Wisconsin |
| Party | Republican |
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| Education | University of Wisconsin Law School |
| Profession | lawyer |
Biography
Born in the town of Dane, in Dane County, Wisconsin, Luse graduated from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1876[1] and then practiced law in Watertown, Wisconsin, Waterloo, Wisconsin, and finally in Stoughton, Wisconsin. He served on the Dane County Board of Supervisors in 1880. In 1881, Luse served in the Wisconsin State Assembly as a Republican.[1][2] He then served as an Assistant Attorney General of Wisconsin. In 1904, Luse was a candidate for justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court[1] but was defeated by James C. Kerwin. Luse moved to Superior, Wisconsin, to practice law with his son Claude Luse,[1] who later became a United States district judge. He died in Superior, Wisconsin, from a heart ailment.[1][3]
