Walter E. Terry was a Wisconsin

Wisconsin

Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...

 Politician

Politician

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 (1909 – 1977) who served as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly

Wisconsin State Assembly

The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin....

 from 1959 to 1965 and later Wisconsin Senate, serving the 27th Senate district of Wisconsin

Wisconsin

Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...

 from 1967 to 1969. Terry was a graduate of Baraboo High School and Notre Dame University. A member of the Republican Party

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, he was succeeded in the Wisconsin Senate by Everett Bidwell

Everett Bidwell

Everett V. "Cy" Bidwell was a Wisconsin politician who served as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and later Wisconsin Senate, serving the 27th Senate district of Wisconsin. A member of the Republican Party, he was defeated for reelection by future United States Senator Russell Feingold...

. As a Wisconsin

Wisconsin

Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...

 state senator, Terry served as the chairman of the Committee on Agriculture and the Public Welfare

Wisconsin

Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...

during the 1960s.