Wesley L. Packard
Wesley Lavern Packard (February 6, 1918 – September 25, 1972) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Biography
[edit]Packard was born on February 6, 1918, in Coffee Creek, Montana.[1][2] He graduated from Poynette High School in Poynette, Wisconsin[1] before attending the Reppert School of Auctioneering. During World War II, he served in the United States Army.[1][3] He died on September 25, 1972.[1]
Political career
[edit]Packard was elected to the Assembly in 1966 and 1968.[1] In addition, he was mayor of Lodi, Wisconsin from 1948 to 1952, as well as assessor of Lodi from 1959 to 1969.[1] He was a Republican.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g "Wesley Packard, Ex-State Legislator, Lodi Mayor, Dies". The Capital Times. Madison, WI. September 26, 1972. p. 7. Retrieved July 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Packard, Wesley L. 1918". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
- ^ Members of the Assembly. Wisconsin Blue Book. 1970. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
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[edit]Categories:
- People from Fergus County, Montana
- People from Lodi, Wisconsin
- Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Mayors of places in Wisconsin
- Military personnel from Wisconsin
- United States Army soldiers
- United States Army personnel of World War II
- 1918 births
- 1972 deaths
- 20th-century American legislators
- 20th-century Wisconsin politicians