Herman Ekern

Herman Ekern
Ekern c. 1923
28th Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin
In office
May 16, 1938 – January 2, 1939
GovernorPhilip La Follette
Preceded byHenry Gunderson
Succeeded byWalter Samuel Goodland
25th Attorney General of Wisconsin
In office
January 1, 1923 – January 3, 1927
GovernorJohn J. Blaine
Preceded byWilliam J. Morgan
Succeeded byJohn W. Reynolds Sr.
8th Commissioner of Insurance of Wisconsin
In office
January 2, 1911 – June 30, 1915
GovernorFrancis E. McGovern
Emanuel L. Philipp
Preceded byGeorge E. Beedle
Succeeded byM. J. Cleary
42nd Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly
In office
January 9, 1905 – January 4, 1909
Preceded byIrvine Lenroot
Succeeded byLevi H. Bancroft
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Trempealeau County district
In office
January 5, 1903 – January 4, 1909
Preceded byEugene Clark
Succeeded byAlbert Twesme
Personal details
Born
Herman Lewis Ekern

(1872-12-27)December 27, 1872
Pigeon Falls, Wisconsin, U.S.
DiedDecember 4, 1954(1954-12-04) (aged 81)
Dane, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting placeForest Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wisconsin
Political party
SpouseLily C. Anderson
Children
  • Elsie Alvern (Fisher)
  • (b. 1900; died 1998)
  • Lila May (Ratcliff)
  • (b. 1901; died 1990)
  • John Harold Ekern
  • (b. 1903; died 1998)
  • George Lewis Ekern
  • (b. 1905; died 1976)
  • Irene Helen (Alexander)
  • (b. 1907; died 2000)
  • Dorothy Jane Ekern
  • (b. 1914; died 2003)
RelativesPeder Ekern (uncle)
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin Law School
Known forCo-founding Lutheran Brotherhood

Herman Lewis Ekern (December 27, 1872 – December 4, 1954)[1] was an American attorney and progressive Republican politician who served as the 28th lieutenant governor of Wisconsin, the 25th attorney general of Wisconsin, and the 42nd speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly. He was also one of the founders of Lutheran Brotherhood.[2]

  1. ^ 'Obituary of Herman Ekern,' Sheboygan Press (Wisconsin), December 7, 1954, pg 26
  2. ^ 1920 Federal Census, Series: T625 Roll: 1981 Page: 97