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'''Glenn Miller Wise''' (born July 14, 1896, [[Wyocena, Wisconsin]] – died September 24, 1991, [[Madison, Wisconsin]]) was a [[secretary]], [[statistician]], and [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] politician, who served as [[Wisconsin]]'s first female [[Secretary of State]] from 1955-57. |
'''Glenn Miller Wise''' (born July 14, 1896, [[Wyocena, Wisconsin]] – died September 24, 1991, [[Madison, Wisconsin]]) was a [[secretary]], [[statistician]], and [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] politician, who served as [[Wisconsin]]'s first female [[Secretary of State]] from 1955-57. |
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== Office == |
== Office == |
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Miller was appointed [[Secretary of State of Wisconsin |
Miller was appointed [[Secretary of State of Wisconsin]] by Governor Kohler on Jan. 3, 1955 to fill the vacancy caused by the death in office of Secretary of State [[Fred R. Zimmerman]], becoming Wisconsin's first woman Secretary of State<ref>[Toepel, M. G.; Kuehn, Hazel L. (eds.) ''The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1956'', p.4</ref>. Zimmerman's son, [[Robert C. Zimmerman]] defeated her in the 1956 Republican [[primary election|primary]]. Wise remained an active and steadfast Republican. |
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== After office == |
== After office == |
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Revision as of 17:37, 4 May 2010
Glenn Miller Wise (born July 14, 1896, Wyocena, Wisconsin – died September 24, 1991, Madison, Wisconsin) was a secretary, statistician, and Republican politician, who served as Wisconsin's first female Secretary of State from 1955-57.
Background
She was born Glenn Miller on July 14, 1896, in Wyocena, and grew up in La Valle in Sauk County, daughter of country doctor W.J. Miller. She graduated from Reedsburg Area High School, then earned a B.A. at Milwaukee Downer College in 1917, and an M.A. in economics at the University of Wisconsin in 1919.
Career
She was employed as a secretary in the Department of Economics of UW for two years, then went into business as the organizer and director of the Employment Exchange of the Washington School for Secretaries in Washington, D.C., before taking employment as a statistician at the University of Wisconsin. She was active in the Republican Party, being a particularly avid supporter of Wendell Wilkie.
Office
Miller was appointed Secretary of State of Wisconsin by Governor Kohler on Jan. 3, 1955 to fill the vacancy caused by the death in office of Secretary of State Fred R. Zimmerman, becoming Wisconsin's first woman Secretary of State[1]. Zimmerman's son, Robert C. Zimmerman defeated her in the 1956 Republican primary. Wise remained an active and steadfast Republican.
After office
She had married John E. Wise Sr. in 1924; he later became chief electrical engineer for the State of Wisconsin, and died in 1968. Glenn Wise was active in the Presbyterian church and civic activities; when she died at the age of 95, she left behind one son (John Jr.), five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.[2]
References
- ^ [Toepel, M. G.; Kuehn, Hazel L. (eds.) The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1956, p.4
- ^ Journal Madison Bureau. "Wise, 1st woman in state office, dies" Milwaukee Journal Sep. 27, 1991, p.B6
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