Louis Kossuth Luse (May 6, 1854 – December 26, 1920) was an American lawyer and politician. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from Dane County, Wisconsin

Louis K. Luse
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Dane 2nd district
In office
January 1, 1881 – January 1, 1882
Preceded byThomas Beattie
Succeeded byElisha W. Keyes
Member of the Dane County Board of Supervisors
In office
April 1880 – April 1881
Personal details
Born
Louis Kossuth Luse

(1854-05-06)May 6, 1854
Dane, Wisconsin
DiedDecember 26, 1920(1920-12-26) (aged 66)
Superior, Wisconsin
Resting placeRiverside Cemetery
Stoughton, Wisconsin
Political partyRepublican
Spouses
  • Ella B. (Bartholomew) Luse
  • (m. 1877; died 1900)
Children
Parents
  • Andrew Jackson Luse (father)
  • Eleanor (Blachly) Luse (mother)
EducationUniversity of Wisconsin Law School
Professionlawyer

Biography edit

Born in the town of Dane, in Dane County, Wisconsin, Luse graduated from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1876[1] and then practiced law in Watertown, Wisconsin, Waterloo, Wisconsin, and finally in Stoughton, Wisconsin. He served on the Dane County Board of Supervisors in 1880. In 1881, Luse served in the Wisconsin State Assembly as a Republican.[1][2] He then served as an Assistant Attorney General of Wisconsin. In 1904, Luse was a candidate for justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court[1] but was defeated by James C. Kerwin. Luse moved to Superior, Wisconsin, to practice law with his son Claude Luse,[1] who later became a United States district judge. He died in Superior, Wisconsin, from a heart ailment.[1][3]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e "Death Claims Louis K. Luse". The Capital Times. Madison, WI. December 28, 1920. p. 2. Retrieved February 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.  
  2. ^ Wisconsin Blue Book, 1881, Biographical Sketch of Louis Kossuth Luse, p. 507.
  3. ^ "Louis K. Luse". Wisconsin State Journal. Madison, WI. December 29, 1920. p. 9. Retrieved February 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.  

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