Eric E. Hagedorn

Eric Hagedorn
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Milwaukee 20th district
In office
January 8, 1941 – January 13, 1943
Preceded byWalter Nortman
Succeeded byMilton F. Burmaster
Personal details
Born(1896-08-21)August 21, 1896
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
DiedJune 22, 1963(1963-06-22) (aged 66)
Park Falls, Wisconsin
Cause of deathCancer
Resting placeTwo Lakes Cemetery
Phillips, Wisconsin
Political partyRepublican
Alma materMilwaukee School of Engineering
Military service
Branch/service United States Navy

Eric E. Hagedorn (August 21, 1896 – June 22, 1963) was an American politician and electrical engineer who served one term as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. A Republican, he represented the city and town of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, and northwestern Milwaukee County.

Early life and education

Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Hagedorn graduated from Milwaukee Lutheran High School in 1912. He attended the Milwaukee School of Engineering from 1913 to 1915, and took a correspondence course in law.[1]

Career

He served in the United States Navy and was commander of the 8th battalion at Great Lakes Naval Station for two and a half years.[1] Outside the Navy, he worked as an electrical engineer, working as superintendent of the Jung Electric Company, a sales manager for the Electrical Equipment Company, and manager and secretary of the Airforce Corporation.[1]

He was elected Town Council President for the Town of Wauwatosa, and, in 1940, chose to challenge incumbent Republican Assemblyman Walter Nortman in the Republican primary. Hagedorn won a stunning upset in the primary, but the Milwaukee County Republican Party disavowed the results, stating that Hagedorn was not a "bona fide Republican." The County Party endorsed Nortman, who ran in the general election as an Independent Republican.[2] Hagedorn won the general election anyway, taking 47% of the vote in a four-candidate race.[3][4] Hagedorn ran for re-election in 1942, but was defeated in the Republican primary by Milton F. Burmaster.[5]

During his one term in the Assembly, Hagedorn served on the Assembly Committee on Education and the Committee on Commerce and Manufactures.[6]

Personal life

Hagedorn died of cancer on June 22, 1963, at Park Falls, Wisconsin, where he had lived for eight years prior to his death. He was interred at Two Lakes Cemetery in the city of Phillips, Wisconsin, in Price County.[7]

Electoral history

Wisconsin Assembly (1940, 1942)

Wisconsin Assembly, Milwaukee 20th District Election, 1940[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Primary, September 1940
Republican Eric E. Hagedorn 2,433 34.91%
Republican Walter Nortman (incumbent) 2,105 30.20%
Republican Foley 1,846 26.48%
Republican Schweppe 586 8.41%
Plurality 328 4.71%
Total votes 6,970 100.0%
General Election, November 5, 1940
Republican Eric E. Hagedorn 10,403 47.55%
Progressive Le Roy O. Steller 4,597 21.01% −1.71%
Democratic Carl L. Borchardt 3,794 17.34% −3.90%
Independent Republican Walter Nortman (incumbent) 3,083 14.09% −41.95%
Plurality 5,806 26.54% -6.78%
Total votes 21,877 100.0% +53.59%
Republican hold
Wisconsin Assembly, Milwaukee 20th District Election, 1942[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Primary, September 1942
Republican Milton F. Burmaster 2,756 56.28%
Republican Eric E. Hagedorn (incumbent) 2,141 43.72%
Plurality 615 12.56%
Total votes 4,897 100.0%

References

  1. ^ a b c Ohm, Howard F.; Bryhan, Leone G., eds. (1942). "Members of the Legislature" (PDF). The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1942 (Report). State of Wisconsin. p. 59. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  2. ^ "Milwaukee GOP Rejects Hagedorn". Wisconsin State Journal. Milwaukee. October 9, 1940. p. 22. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Ohm, Howard F.; Bryhan, Leone G., eds. (1942). "The General Election" (PDF). The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1942 (Report). State of Wisconsin. p. 670. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  4. ^ Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (2007). "Feature Article: Those Who Served: Wisconsin Legislators 1848-2007" (PDF). In Barish, Lawrence S.; Lemanski, Lynn (eds.). State of Wisconsin 2007-2008 Blue Book (Report). State of Wisconsin. p. 143. ISBN 978-0-9752820-2-1. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  5. ^ a b Ohm, Howard F.; Kuehn, Hazel L., eds. (1944). "The Primary Election" (PDF). The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1944 (Report). State of Wisconsin. p. 518. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  6. ^ Ohm, Howard F.; Kuehn, Hazel L., eds. (1944). "The Legislative Branch" (PDF). The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1944 (Report). State of Wisconsin. p. 257. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  7. ^ "Hagedorn Services Slated Wednesday". Wisconsin State Journal. Phillips, Wisconsin. June 25, 1963. p. 7. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
Wisconsin State Assembly
Preceded by Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Milwaukee 20th district
January 8, 1941 – January 13, 1943 		Succeeded by