Ody J. Fish
Ody J. Fish (June 16, 1925 – February 6, 2007) was Chairman of the Republican Party of Wisconsin.
Biography
[edit]Fish was born Odilon Fish in Sauk Centre, Minnesota in 1925. He married Mary Ellen Koebke and had two children.[1] In 2007, he died of esophageal cancer at his home in Pewaukee, Wisconsin.
Career
[edit]Fish was Chairman of the Republican Party of Wisconsin from 1965 to 1970.[2] Previously, he had chaired and vice chaired the Waukesha County, Wisconsin Republican Party and managed the 1964 gubernatorial campaign of Warren P. Knowles. From 1971 to 1984, Fish was a Republican National Committeeman. He also managed the 1976 Republican National Convention.
References
[edit]- ^ "Fish served GOP, but turned down call from Nixon". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
- ^ "Fish, Ody J." Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-10-05.