Roy P. Wilcox

For the Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut, see Roy C. Wilcox.

Roy P. Wilcox was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate.

Biography

Wilcox was born Roy Porter Wilcox in Eau Claire, Wisconsin in 1873.[1] He graduated from Cornell Law School and became a practicing lawyer. Wilcox died in 1946.

Political career

Wilcox was a member of the Senate from 1917 to 1920. He was twice a candidate for the Republican nomination for Governor of Wisconsin. In 1925, he was a candidate for the Republican nomination for the United States Senate in a special election following the death of Robert M. La Follette, Sr.. He lost to La Follette's son, Robert M. La Follette, Jr..

References

  1. ↑ "Wilcox, Roy Porter 1873 - 1946". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2011-12-09.
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