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John C. Brophy | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 4th district | |
In office January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949 | |
Preceded by | Thaddeus Wasielewski |
Succeeded by | Clement J. Zablocki |
Personal details | |
Born | John Charles Brophy October 8, 1901 Eagle, Wisconsin |
Died | December 26, 1976 Milwaukee, Wisconsin | (aged 75)
Nationality | American |
Political party | Republican |
Alma mater | Marquette Academy |
John Charles Brophy (October 8, 1901 – December 26, 1976) was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.[1]
Brophy was born in Eagle, Wisconsin.[1] He graduated from St. Patrick's School in Milwaukee and attended Marquette Academy for a year.[1] He enlisted in the Navy, serving from August 1919 to May 1921, when he was honorably discharged. Brophy was a Milwaukee alderman from 1939 until 1946, when was elected as a Republican to the 80th Congress, representing Wisconsin's 4th congressional district. Brophy remained in the House for a single term, being defeated by Clement Zablocki in 1948. He ran again, unsuccessfully, in 1950 and then retired from public service.
Brophy spent the rest of his life in Milwaukee, and died in 1976. He is buried in the Mount Olivet cemetery in Milwaukee.
Notes
- ^ a b c "John C. Brophy" in Wisconsin Blue Book 1948, p. 23.
External links
- United States Congress. "John C. Brophy (id: B000891)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- 1901 births
- 1976 deaths
- Milwaukee Common Council members
- Politicians from Milwaukee
- People from Eagle, Wisconsin
- Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin
- 20th-century American legislators
- Marquette University High School alumni
- Wisconsin United States Representative stubs