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Orland Loomis | |
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| Governor-elect of Wisconsin | |
| Died before assuming office | |
| Preceded by | Julius P. Heil |
| Succeeded by | Walter Samuel Goodland |
| 28th Attorney General of Wisconsin | |
| In office January 4, 1937 – January 2, 1939 | |
| Governor | Philip La Follette |
| Preceded by | James E. Finnegan |
| Succeeded by | John E. Martin |
| Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 31st district | |
| In office January 14, 1931 – January 9, 1935 | |
| Preceded by | Howard Teasdale |
| Succeeded by | James Earl Leverich |
| Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Juneau district | |
| In office January 9, 1929 – January 14, 1931 | |
| Preceded by | Archibald Telfer |
| Succeeded by | Ben Tremain |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Orland Steen Loomis November 2, 1893 Mauston, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | December 7, 1942 (aged 49) Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican (before 1934) Wisconsin Progressive (1934–1942) |
| Spouse | Florence Ely |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | University of Wisconsin, Madison (LLB) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1918–1919 |
| Rank | First Lieutenant |
| Unit | American Expeditionary Forces |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
Orland Steen "Spike" Loomis (November 2, 1893 – December 7, 1942) was an American lawyer. He was elected to be the 31st Governor of Wisconsin in 1942, but died before taking office. He previously served as the 28th Attorney General of Wisconsin. He was a member of the Wisconsin Progressive Party.
Biography
Orland Loomis was born in Mauston, Wisconsin. He received his law degree from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1917. He was stationed in France during World War I,[1] after which he returned to Mauston to practice law, serving as the city attorney from 1922 to 1931. He was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1928 and the Wisconsin State Senate in 1930. From 1935 to 1937 Loomis was director of the Rural Electrification Administration in Wisconsin. He was then elected Attorney General of Wisconsin, serving from 1937 to 1939.
After narrowly losing the 1940 election for Governor of Wisconsin as a Progressive, Loomis ran again in 1942, defeating the incumbent Governor Julius Heil. He died suddenly of a heart attack a month before he was to take office, and the Republican Lieutenant Governor Walter Samuel Goodland served all of Loomis's term as acting governor.[2]
Orland Steen Loomis was buried in Mauston. Loomis Road (WIS 36) in Milwaukee County is named after him.
Loomis married Florence Marie Ely on June 22, 1918. They had three children.
In 1943, the Liberty Ship SS Orland Loomis was named after him.[1]
References
- ^ a b togetherweserved.com – 1LT Orland Steen Loomis. Retrieved August 6, 2013
- ^ Orland S. Loomis, WHi-2771. Wisconsinhistory.org (December 7, 1942). Retrieved on 2016-01-22.
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