Harold V. Froehlich

The Honorable Harold V. Froehlich
Chief Judge of the 8th District of Wisconsin Circuit Courts
In office August 1, 1988 – July 31, 1994
Preceded by	William J. Duffy
Succeeded by	Philip M. Kirk
Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge for the Outagamie Circuit, Branch 4
In office August 14, 1981 – April 8, 2011
Appointed by	Lee S. Dreyfus
Preceded by	R. Thomas Cane
Succeeded by	Greg Gill, Jr.
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 8th district
In office January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975
Preceded by	John W. Byrnes
Succeeded by	Robert John Cornell
66th Speaker of the Wisconsin Assembly
In office January 11, 1967 – January 4, 1971
Preceded by	Robert T. Huber
Succeeded by	Robert T. Huber
Minority Leader of the Wisconsin Assembly
In office January 4, 1971 – January 3, 1973
Preceded by	Robert T. Huber
Succeeded by	John C. Shabaz
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Outagamie 1st district
In office January 1, 1963 – January 1, 1973
Preceded by	Kenneth E. Priebe
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Personal details
Born	Harold Vernon Froehlich (1932-05-12) May 12, 1932 (age 92) Appleton, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Sharon F. Ross ​ (m. 1970)​ [1]
Children	2[2][1]
Parents	Vernon Froehlich (father) Lillian (Wohlfeil) Froehlich (mother)
Education	University of Wisconsin (BBA, LLB)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Navy
Years of service	1951–1955
Battles/wars	Korean War

Harold Vernon Froehlich (born May 12, 1932) is a retired American politician and judge. He represented Wisconsin's 8th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives for one term in 1973–1974 as a Republican and broke with his party to vote for the impeachment of President Richard M. Nixon.

After leaving Congress, he served thirty years—from 1981 to 2011—as a Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge in Outagamie County. Earlier in his career, he served ten years in the Wisconsin State Assembly and was the 66th Speaker of the Wisconsin Assembly. His final public office was on the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, where he served until its dissolution in 2015.^[3]