John L. Bohn was an American

United States

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 politician

Politician

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 who served as mayor

Mayor

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 of Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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, from 1942 to 1948.

John Bohn was president of Milwaukee's Common Council when Mayor Carl Zeidler

Carl Zeidler

Carl Frederick Zeidler was the mayor of the city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, from 1940 to 1942.Born in Milwaukee, he graduated from Marquette University in 1929 and receiving a J.D...

 resigned in 1942 to serve in the U.S. Navy and was lost at sea later in 1942 while serving in World War II

World War II

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; Bohn became acting mayor after Zeidler's resignation. In 1944 Bohn was elected to a full mayoral term. In 1948, he was succeeded by Frank Zeidler, Carl Zeidler's brother.