Philip L. Spooner Jr.

Philip L. Spooner Jr.
From Wisconsin State Journal obituary, Jan. 2, 1918
1st Commissioner of Insurance of Wisconsin
In office
April 1, 1878 – January 3, 1887
Appointed byWilliam E. Smith
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byPhilip Cheek Jr.
18th Mayor of Madison, Wisconsin
In office
April 1880 – April 1881
Preceded byJohn R. Baltzell
Succeeded byJames Conklin
Personal details
Born(1847-01-13)January 13, 1847
Lawrenceburg, Indiana, U.S.
DiedJanuary 2, 1918(1918-01-02) (aged 70)
Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting placeForest Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wisconsin
Political partyRepublican
Relatives
OccupationInsurance agent

Philip Loring Spooner Jr. (January 13, 1847 – January 2, 1918) was an American businessman and Republican politician. He was the first insurance commissioner of the state of Wisconsin and the 18th mayor of Madison, Wisconsin.[1][2] He was a younger brother of United States senator John Coit Spooner.

  1. ^ "Philip L. Spooner, Jr". Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2011-11-21.
  2. ^ Annual Report of the Commissioner of Insurance of the State of Wisconsin. Department of Insurance. 1916. p. ii.