Selected officials of Marathon County

(not intended to be complete)

George W. Lippert (District Attorney) Arthur W. Prehn (District Attorney, 1922-25) Gerald J. Boileau (District Attorney, 1926-30)

Politicians who were born in Marathon County

• Colby: George W. Blanchard 1884
• Marathon City: Arthur W. Prehn 1884
• Rietbrock town: Ben A. Riehle 1897
• Wausau: J. Leroy Johnson 1888 Paul A. Luedtke 1888
• See also Wis. birthplaces not assigned to counties.

Politicians who lived in Marathon County

• No city given: Laurence J. Day - Robert W. Dean - George Feurich - Albert Jeske - Willis F. La Du - George W. Lippert - Martin C. Lueck - Herbert H. Manson - Edward F. McClain - Herman Miller - Raymond J. Omernick - Frank A. Savino
• Athens: Ben A. Riehle
• Marathon: Joseph L. Barber
• Marathon City: Fred Prehn
• Mosinee: Edward F. Butler - Ned Grossnickle
• Schofield: Russ Decker - Pat Rasmussen - Brad Zweck
• Unity: John W. Salter
• Wausau:
  • Lived in Wausau, 1850-1899: George S. Barnum - Neal Brown - J. C. Clark - John A. Kellogg - Andrew L. Kreutzer - Rufus P. Manson - Walter D. McIndoe - William H. Mylrea - Willis C. Silverthorn - Alexander Stewart
  • Lived in Wausau, 1900-1949: W. W. Albers - Walter Alexander - Mabel Bachuber - Claire B. Bird - Gerald J. Boileau - George W. Borowitz - Clayton J. Crooks - Clark Everest - Walter A. Graunke - Franklin E. Gritzmacher - Roland E. Kannenberg - E. C. Kretlow - Mrs. G. J. Leicht - O. C. Lemke - Paul A. Luedtke - Donald J. McCormick - Robert W. Monk - Otto Mueller - A. R. Mularkey - William Barbour Pedigo - Arthur W. Prehn - Frank P. Regner - John Ringle, Jr. - E. E. Shulze - P. T. Stone - Patrick Stone
  • Lived in Wausau, 1950-1999: Allen Abrams - Gerald J. Boileau - Herbert A. Giese - Hugh M. Jones - John Kannenberg - William F. Krueger - Paul A. Luedtke - Erna Melaun - R. H. Melaun - David R. Obey - Wesley A. Steffke
  • Lived in Wausau, 2000-2010: Dave Anderson - Christine Bremer-Muggli - Sandra Ermeling - Linda Lawrence - Ed Matuszak - David R. Obey
• See also Wis. areas not assigned to counties.

Politicians who died in Marathon County

• Wausau: Willis C. Silverthorn 1916 Fred Prehn 1932
• See also Wis. deathplaces not assigned to counties.

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Marathon County

• Marathon City St. Mathew's Lutheran Cemetery
• Wausau Pine Grove Cemetery
• Wausau Restlawn Memorial Park

Politicians buried here:

• Fred Prehn (1860-1932) — of Marathon City, Marathon County, Wis. Born in Manitowoc County, Wis., May 5, 1860. Father of Arthur William Prehn. Republican. Merchant; member of Wisconsin state assembly, 1905-07. Lutheran. German ancestry. Died, from heart disease, in Wausau, Marathon County, Wis., 1932. Interment at St. Mathew's Lutheran Cemetery.
  
  

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Politicians buried here:

• Walter Duncan McIndoe (1819-1872) — also known as Walter D. McIndoe — of Wausau, Marathon County, Wis. Born in Scotland, March 30, 1819. Member of Wisconsin state assembly, 1850, 1854-55; Presidential Elector for Wisconsin, 1856, 1860; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1856 (Convention Vice-President); U.S. Representative from Wisconsin, 1863-67 (2nd District 1863, 6th District 1863-67). Died August 22, 1872. Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Alexander Stewart (1829-1912) — of Wausau, Marathon County, Wis. Born in Fredericton, New Brunswick, September 12, 1829. Republican. U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 9th District, 1895-1901. Died May 14, 1912. Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Willis Chisholm Silverthorn (1838-1916) — also known as Willis C. Silverthorn — of Wausau, Marathon County, Wis. Born in Peel County, Ontario, August 30, 1838. Democrat. Member of Wisconsin state assembly, 1868, 1874; member of Wisconsin state senate, 1875-76; candidate for Governor of Wisconsin, 1896; circuit judge in Wisconsin 16th Circuit, 1898-1908. Died in Wausau, Marathon County, Wis., October 7, 1916. Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery.
  
  

Politicians buried here:

• Gerald John Boileau (1900-1981) — also known as Gerald J. Boileau — of Wausau, Marathon County, Wis. Born in Woodruff, Oneida County, Wis., January 15, 1900. Son of John Rosaria Boileau and Sophia Mary (Daigle) Boileau; married, August 29, 1925, to Monica McKeon. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Marathon County District Attorney, 1926-30; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1928; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin, 1931-39 (8th District 1931-33, 7th District 1933-39); defeated (Progressive), 1940; circuit judge in Wisconsin 16th Circuit, 1942-56. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Elks; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Delta Theta Phi. Died January 30, 1981. Interment at Restlawn Memorial Park.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Arthur William Prehn (1884-1951) — also known as Arthur W. Prehn; A. W. Prehn — of Wausau, Marathon County, Wis. Born in Marathon City, Marathon County, Wis., December 1, 1884. Son of Fred Prehn. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1912, 1936, 1944; Marathon County District Attorney, 1922-25; member of Wisconsin Republican State Central Committee, 1936. Presbyterian. German ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Rotary; Elks; Odd Fellows; Moose; Eagles. Died, of heart failure, in Indian Rocks Beach, Pinellas County, Fla., March 24, 1951. Interment at Restlawn Memorial Park.
  
  

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