Herman Ekern

Herman Lewis Ekern (born December 27, 1872 in Pigeon Falls , Trempealeau County , Wisconsin , † December 4, 1954 ) was an American politician . In 1938 and 1939 he was lieutenant governor of the state of Wisconsin.

Career

After studying law at the University of Wisconsin at Madison and his 1894 admission to the bar, Herman Ekern began to work in Whitehall in this profession. Between 1895 and 1899 he was a district attorney in Trempealeau County. Politically, he joined the Republican Party . He later became a member of the 1934 Republican breakaway Wisconsin Progressive Party . Between 1903 and 1907 Ekern was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly , of which he was president in 1907. He was involved in reforming the legislation for the insurance industry. In 1908 he was a substitute delegate to the Republican National Convention , where William Howard Taft was nominated as a presidential candidate. In June 1924 he was a regular delegate at his party's nomination convention. It was then that President Calvin Coolidge was running for re-election.

From 1911 to 1915 Ekern was his state's insurance commissioner; between 1923 and 1927 he held the office of Attorney General of Wisconsin. He was also President of the Republic from 1929 to 1932. After Lieutenant Governor Henry Gunderson resigned , Ekern was appointed as his successor by Governor Philip La Follette . The appointment was delayed by some objections and did not take effect until May 16, 1938. By January 2, 1939, he ended the current term as representative of the governor. In 1938 he ran unsuccessfully for the US Senate .

After serving as Lieutenant Governor, Herman Ekern practiced as a lawyer again. Until 1943 he was also on the board of directors of the University of Wisconsin. He also became known as a co-founder of the Lutheran Brotherhood religious community in 1917. He died on December 4, 1954.

Web links

• Herman Ekern in the database of Find a Grave (English)
• The Political Graveyard
• Wisconsin Historical Society