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Edward F. Kileen

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Edward Kileen
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
In office
January 1913 – January 1915
Preceded byEdward E. Browne
Succeeded byFrank H. Hanson
Constituency21st Senate district
In office
January 1911 – January 1913
Preceded byTheodore W. Brazeau
Succeeded byDavid V. Jennings
Constituency9th Senate district
Village President of Wautoma, Wisconsin
In office
April 1904 – April 1912
District Attorney of Waushara County, Wisconsin
In office
January 1, 1901 – January 1, 1911
Preceded byWalter D. Corrigan Sr.
Succeeded byGad Jones
In office
January 1, 1895 – January 1, 1899
Preceded byLevi Soule
Succeeded byWalter D. Corrigan Sr.
Personal details
Born(1869-01-12)January 12, 1869
Aurora, Waushara County, Wisconsin, U.S.
DiedApril 14, 1944(1944-04-14) (aged 75)
Wautoma, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting placeOakwood Cemetery
Berlin, Wisconsin
Political partyRepublican
SpouseAnna Guinan
Children4
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin

Edward F. Kileen (January 12, 1869 – April 14, 1944) was an American lawyer, teacher, and Republican politician from Waushara County, Wisconsin. He was a member of the Wisconsin Senate from 1911 to 1915. Earlier, he served 14 years as district attorney of Waushara County and was village president of Wautoma, Wisconsin.

Biography

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Kileen was born on January 12, 1869, in Aurora, Waushara County, Wisconsin, to Michael Kileen and Hannah Navin. He grew up in Aurora and went to High School In Berlin, Wisconsin. He graduated in 1890. He then became a teacher and taught for a few years. He went off to attend Law school at the University of Wisconsin of which he graduated in 1894.

In 1899 he married Anna Guinan with whom he had four children.

He further established himself in the city by building a grand home across from the County Jail in 1908. By 1910 he ran for Senator and served two terms in the Wisconsin Senate. He was accredited with the establishment of the trout hatchery in Wild Rose, the Waushara County Normal School and many of the Waushara County Highways. He was a member of the Berlin chapter of the Knights of Columbus, Society of the Holy Name, and Wautoma Lions Club.

He died April 14, 1944, and is buried at Oakwood Cemetery in Berlin, Wisconsin.[1][2][3][4][5]

Political career

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The year he graduated from law school, Kileen made his first run for district attorney of Waushara County, Wisconsin, and won the office. He served two consecutive terms, then returned to office after the 1900 election and served five more terms. While serving as district attorney, he was also elected village president of Wautoma, Wisconsin, and served 8 years in that office. In 1910, rather than running for another term as district attorney, he ran for Wisconsin Senate in what was then Wisconsin's 9th Senate district. He won that seat and served in the Senate from 1911 to 1915.[6] He was a Republican.

Electoral history

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Wisconsin 9th District Senate Election 1910
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Edward F. Kileen 5,333 60.17%
Democratic Thomas Patterson 2,861 32.28%
Social Democratic C.A. Boorman 669 7.55%
Total votes '8,863' '100.0%'
Republican hold

References

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  1. ^ State of Wisconsin Joint Resolution Jt. Res. No.11 S. 1945
  2. ^ An article from the Waushara Argus in 1931 "Kileen, Kileen and Eagan"
  3. ^ The Resorter June 5, 1999 "The Klavier Bed and Breakfast - A Step Back in Time with Victorian Elegance"
  4. ^ Wisconsin Blue Book 1912
  5. ^ "Edward F. Kileen". Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2011-11-07.
  6. ^ "Deaths". The Wisconsin Alumnus. Vol. 45, no. 8. Wisconsin Alumni Association. May 15, 1944. p. 23. Retrieved September 4, 2024.