M. J. Cleary

M. J. Cleary
9th Commissioner of Insurance of Wisconsin
In office
June 30, 1915 – April 10, 1919
Appointed byEmanuel L. Philipp
Preceded byHerman Ekern
Succeeded byPlatt Whitman
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Lafayette County district
In office
January 7, 1907 – January 2, 1911
Preceded byRichard E. Tarrell
Succeeded byEugene D. Parkinson
Personal details
Born(1877-09-23)September 23, 1877
Blanchardville, Wisconsin, U.S.
DiedFebruary 21, 1947(1947-02-21) (aged 69)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseBonnie B. Blanchard
Children
  • Catherine Blanchard Cleary
  • (b. 1916; died 2010)
  • Mary Elizabeth (Stehlin) (Gallagher)
  • (b. 1920)
  • James Thomas Cleary
  • (b. 1923; died 1987)
ProfessionLawyer

Michael James Cleary (September 23, 1877 – February 21, 1947) was an American lawyer, insurance executive, and Republican politician from Lafayette County, Wisconsin. He was the 9th Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner and served two terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly (1907 & 1909). Later he was president of the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company. His name was often abbreviated as M. J. Cleary.