Paul O. Husting

Paul Oscar Husting (born April 25, 1866 in Fond du Lac , Wisconsin , † October 21, 1917 in Pickett , Wisconsin) was an American politician ( Democratic Party ) who represented the state of Wisconsin in the US Senate .

Paul Husting, whose ancestors immigrated from Luxembourg , moved with his parents to Mayville in 1876 , where he attended public schools. He later graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School . In 1895 he was inducted into the bar and began practicing in Mayville; from 1902 to 1906 he was a district attorney in Dodge County .

Husting was politically active for the first time as a member of the Senate of Wisconsin between 1907 and 1913. In 1914 he was elected to the US Senate as the successor to the no longer running Republican Isaac Stephenson , where he held his mandate from March 4, 1915 and acted as chairman of several committees.

On October 21, 1917, Paul Husting took his brother Gustave on a trip to Rush Lake in Winnebago County , where the two wanted to hunt ducks from a boat. After they went out into the lake, the senator got up to target a duck and was accidentally shot in the back by his brother. Seriously injured, he was taken to a nearby farmhouse, where he died shortly afterwards.

Husting's death also had political consequences. With Irvine Lenroot , a Republican won the by-election for his seat. After the following Senate election, the Republicans won a 49:47 majority in the Senate, which, among other things, refused to approve the United States' entry into the League of Nations .

Web links

Paul O. Husting in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

personal data
SURNAME	Husting, Paul O.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Husting, Paul Oscar (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	April 25, 1866
PLACE OF BIRTH	Fond du Lac , Wisconsin
DATE OF DEATH	October 21, 1917
Place of death	at Pickett , Wisconsin