Gerald Lorge

Gerald David Lorge
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the 40th district
In office
1951–1954
Succeeded by William T. Sullivan
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 14th district
In office
1955–1985
Preceded by Gordon A. Bubolz
Succeeded by Joseph Leean
Personal details
Born (1922-07-09)July 9, 1922
Bear Creek, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died February 14, 2001(2001-02-14) (aged 78)
Bear Creek, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Tina Lorge
Children 5
Alma mater Marquette University
Occupation Lawyer
Religion Catholic

Gerald Lorge (July 9, 1922 – February 14, 2001) was an American politician and lawyer.

Early life

Born in Bear Creek, Wisconsin, Lorge graduated from Bear Creek High School and then served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II in the South Pacific. He graduated from Marquette University with a law degree.[1]

Career

Lorge practiced law. He was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1951 and then was elected in the Wisconsin State Senate in 1954 retiring in 1985 as the most senior State Senator.[2][3] In 1957, he was a candidate in the Republican primary for the nomination for the United States Senate, losing to Walter J. Kohler, Jr.. Lorge was the Republican nominee for Attorney General in 1974, losing to incumbent Bronson La Follette. In 1985 he ran for circuit judge in Outagamie County, but failed to make the final ballot.[4]

Personal life

He married Christina "Tina" Ziegler in 1958. He was the father of Robert Gerald Lorge, the 2006 Republican Nominee for the U.S. Senate for Wisconsin and William, a member of the Assembly, and three daughters. Lorge died at his home in Bear Creek, Wisconsin.[5][6]

Notes

  1. ↑ Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. State of Wisconsin 1983-1984 Blue Book. p. 48.
  2. ↑ (PDF) http://web.archive.org/web/20110609131416/http://www.legis.state.wi.us/2001/data/SJR-28.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 9, 2011. Retrieved December 22, 2009. Missing or empty |title= (help). Archived at .
  3. ↑ "Lorge will leave Senate", The Milwaukee Journal, May 2, 1984, Part 1, p. 14.
  4. ↑ "Lorge loses 1st try at judicial election", The Milwaukee Journal, February 20, 1985, part 2, p. 7
  5. ↑ "Wisconsin Public Television". Wpt.org. 2009-02-13. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved 2012-01-29.
  6. ↑ "Gerald Lorge dies at 78". The Capital Times, Madison, Wisconsin, February 16, 2001, p. 5B.


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