Don Hanaway

The Honorable
Don Hanaway
40th Attorney General of Wisconsin
In office
January 3, 1987 – January 7, 1991
GovernorTommy Thompson
Preceded byBronson La Follette
Succeeded byJim Doyle
Wisconsin Circuit Judge for the Brown Circuit, Branch 4
In office
July 1991 – September 7, 1995
Appointed byTommy Thompson
Preceded byJohn Jaekels
Succeeded byWilliam C. Griesbach
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 2nd district
In office
July 11, 1979 – January 3, 1987
Preceded byTom Petri
Succeeded byRobert Cowles
27th Mayor of De Pere, Wisconsin
In office
April 1972 – April 1974
Preceded byRoger H. Rebman
Succeeded byRobert P. DeGroot
Personal details
Born(1933-12-25)December 25, 1933
Stevens Point, Wisconsin
DiedSeptember 7, 1995(1995-09-07) (aged 61)
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Resting placeAllouez Catholic Cemetery and Chapel Mausoleum
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Political partyRepublican
SpouseJo Ann
Children4
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison
University of Wisconsin Law School
Professionattorney, judge
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Years of service1954–1956

Donald J. Hanaway (December 25, 1933 – September 7, 1995) was an American lawyer, jurist, and Republican politician from De Pere, Wisconsin. He was the 40th attorney general of Wisconsin, serving from 1987 to 1991, and subsequently served the last four years of his life as a Wisconsin circuit court judge in Brown County. Earlier in his career, he was the 27th mayor of De Pere (1972–1974) and served eight years in the Wisconsin Senate (1979–1987).