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Lawrence W. Ledvina

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Lawrence W. Ledvina
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
In office
1904–1912
ConstituencyManitowoc County Second District
Personal details
Born(1880-09-28)September 28, 1880
Kellnersville, Wisconsin
DiedSeptember 26, 1932(1932-09-26) (aged 51)
Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Political partyRepublican
OccupationLawyer, teacher, politician

Lawrence W. Ledvina (September 28, 1880 – September 26, 1932) was an American politician and lawyer.

Born in Kellnersville, Wisconsin, in the town of Franklin, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, Ledvina taught school in Manitowoc County. In 1906, Ledvina graduated from University of Wisconsin Law School and then practiced law in Manitowoc and Two Rivers, Wisconsin. Ledvina then served in the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1905 to 1911 and was a Republican.[1]

He then served in the United States Navy during World War I. Ledvina helped organize the State Bank of Manitowoc.

Ledvina died of an embolism in a hospital in Manitowoc, Wisconsin on September 26, 1932.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Biographical Sketches". Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin. State of Wisconsin. 1909. p. 1125. Retrieved June 25, 2020 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Lawrence Ledvina, Manitowoc, Dead". The Capital Times. September 26, 1932. p. 1. Retrieved June 25, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.