Robert S. Travis

For the U.S. Air Force general, see Robert F. Travis.

Robert S. Travis (born May 2, 1909 in Platteville, Wisconsin[1]) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly an the Wisconsin State Senate. During World War II, he served in the United States Army crewing a radar truck in the european theater. Travis went to Michigan State University; he was the manager of a dairy product company and was an insurance agent.[2] His son Robert S. Travis, Jr. also served in the Wisconsin Assembly. He died on August 14, 1980 in Platteville, Wisconsin.[3]

Political career

Travis was elected to the Assembly in 1958. He was elected to the Senate in 1954 and re-elected in 1958. Travis was also a delegate to the 1960 Republican National Convention.

References

  1. ↑ "Robert S. Travis". Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2011-12-05.
  2. ↑ 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1962,' Biographical Skech of Robert Travis, pg. 25
  3. ↑ 'Ex-legislator Travis, 71, dies,' Wisconsin State Journal, August 16, 1980, pg. 39
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