Robert T. Huber

Robert T. Huber
65th & 67th Speaker of the Wisconsin Assembly
In office
January 4, 1971 – January 18, 1972
Preceded byHarold Vernon Froehlich
Succeeded byNorman C. Anderson
In office
January 13, 1965 – January 11, 1967
Preceded byRobert D. Haase
Succeeded byHarold Vernon Froehlich
Wisconsin Assembly Minority Leader
In office
January 11, 1967 – January 4, 1971
Preceded byPaul Alfonsi
Succeeded byHarold Vernon Froehlich
In office
January 11, 1961 – January 13, 1965
Preceded byDavid Blanchard
Succeeded byRobert D. Haase
In office
January 12, 1955 – January 14, 1959
Preceded byGeorge Molinaro
Succeeded byDavid Blanchard
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
In office
January 1, 1955 – January 18, 1972
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byPosition abolished
ConstituencyMilwaukee 22nd district
In office
January 1, 1949 – January 1, 1955
Preceded byLouis Hicks
Succeeded byJoseph A. Greco
ConstituencyMilwaukee 3rd district
Personal details
Born(1920-08-29)August 29, 1920
Eckelson, North Dakota
DiedOctober 20, 1991(1991-10-20) (aged 71)
Resting placeMount Olivet Cemetery
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseBeatrice Johanna Bartlein
Parents
  • Theodore J. Huber (father)
  • Rose (Ziebert) Huber (mother)

Robert T. Huber (August 29, 1920 – October 20, 1991) was an American politician. He was the 65th and 67th Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly. He served a total of 23 years in the Assembly—from 1949 to 1972—and was Democratic leader in the Assembly for 17 years.[1]

Biography

Huber was born on August 29, 1920, in Eckelson, North Dakota.[2] In his youth, he moved to Wisconsin and graduated from West Allis Central High School in West Allis, Wisconsin. He worked as a contractor and sold auto parts and merchandise.

Huber was first elected to the Assembly in 1948. He was chosen as Minority Leader in the 1955-1956 session, and subsequently served as the Democrats' leader in the minority until 1965, when the Democrats gained the majority. Huber was Speaker for the 1965-1966 session, before returning to the minority for another four years. He served as Speaker when the Democrats again retook the majority in 1971, but resigned in 1972 to accept an appointment to become Chair of the State Highway Commission.

Personal life and family

Huber married Beatrice Bartlein in 1944. They had two children. Huber was a member of the Catholic Church, the Knights of Columbus, the Society of the Holy Name and the Brewery Workers' Union. He died on October 20, 1991.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Biographies and pictures". The state of Wisconsin Blue Book, 1971 (Report). Madison, Wisconsin. 1971. p. 57. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  2. ^ "Members of the Assembly". Wisconsin Blue Book. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
  3. ^ Sharp, Nancy Weatherly; Roger, James Roger, eds. (1997). American Legislative Leaders in the Midwest, 1911-1994. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 134–135. ISBN 9780313302145. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
Wisconsin State Assembly
Preceded by
Louis Hicks
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Milwaukee 3rd district
January 1, 1949 – January 1, 1955
Succeeded by
District created Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Milwaukee 22nd district
January 1, 1955 – January 18, 1972
District abolished
Preceded by Minority Leader of the Wisconsin State Assembly
January 12, 1955 – January 1, 1959
Succeeded by
Preceded by Minority Leader of the Wisconsin State Assembly
January 11, 1961 – January 1, 1965
Succeeded by
Preceded by Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly
1965 – 1967
Succeeded by
Preceded by Minority Leader of the Wisconsin State Assembly
January 11, 1967 – January 4, 1971
Succeeded by
Preceded by Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly
1971 – 1972
Succeeded by