Albert G. Schmedeman

Albert G. Schmedeman
28th Governor of Wisconsin
In office
January 2, 1933 – January 7, 1935
LieutenantThomas J. O'Malley
Preceded byPhilip La Follette
Succeeded byPhilip La Follette
4th United States Minister to Norway
In office
October 4, 1913 – July 29, 1921
PresidentWoodrow Wilson
Warren G. Harding
Preceded byLaurits S. Swenson
Succeeded byLaurits S. Swenson
41st Mayor of Madison, Wisconsin
In office
April 1925 – January 1, 1933
Preceded byIsaac Milo Kittleson
Succeeded byJames R. Law Jr.
Personal details
Born
Albert George Schmedeman

(1864-11-25)November 25, 1864
Madison, Wisconsin, US
DiedNovember 26, 1946(1946-11-26) (aged 82)
Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting placeForest Hill Cemetery, Madison
Political partyDemocratic
Spouses
  • Katherine Regan
  • (died 1948)
Children2
ProfessionPolitician, diplomat
Awards Order of St. Olav

Albert George Schmedeman (November 25, 1864 – November 26, 1946) was a German American politician and diplomat. He was the 28th governor of Wisconsin and was U.S. Minister to Norway during the presidency of Woodrow Wilson and during the negotiations ending World War I. He was mayor of Madison, Wisconsin, for four terms, and, to date, is the only mayor of Madison to be elected governor of Wisconsin. He was the only Democratic governor of Wisconsin between 1895 and 1959, a period when Wisconsin was more often than not essentially a one-party Republican state[1] where third parties often provided stronger opposition than did the Democratic Party.[2]

  1. ^ Hansen, John Mark; Shigeo Hirano, and Snyder, James M. Jr.; 'Parties within Parties: Parties, Factions, and Coordinated Politics, 1900-1980'; in Gerber, Alan S. and Schickler, Eric; Governing in a Polarized Age: Elections, Parties, and Political Representation in America, pp. 165-168 ISBN 978-1-107-09509-0
  2. ^ Burnham, Walter Dean; 'The System of 1896: An Analysis'; in The Evolution of American Electoral Systems, pp. 178-179 ISBN 0313213798