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Allen J. Flannigan

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Allen J. Flannigan was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Biography

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Flanngian was born on June 9, 1909, in Princeton, Indiana.[1] He attended the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign and the University of Wisconsin–Madison. During World War II, he served in the United States Army Signal Corps. He worked as a teletype operator, telegram office manager, and then a tool grinder. Flannigan was involved with the United Steelworkers labor union. On February 17, 1965, Flannigan died in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as a result of a fall on some ice at home.[2][3][4]

Political career

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Flannigan was first elected to the Assembly in 1956 and was re-elected in 1958, 1960, 1962, and 1964. He was a Democrat.

References

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  1. ^ "Allen J. Flannigan". Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2011-12-17.
  2. ^ "Flannigan, Allen J. 1909". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2011-12-17.
  3. ^ 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1966, Biographical Sketch of Albert J. Flannigan, pg. 51
  4. ^ 'Flannigan Dies of Head Injury,' Manitowoc Herald Times, February 17, 1965, pg. 1