John James Blaine (May 4, 1875 – April 18, 1934) was the 24th Governor of Wisconsin and a United States Senator.[1] He was born in Wingville, Sauk County, Wisconsin and died in Boscobel, Wisconsin, where he was buried.
Blaine was the Republican Governor of Wisconsin from 1921 to 1927. In 1926, he defeated the Progressive Republican senator Irvine Lenroot in the primary, winning the general election with 55% of the vote against a weak Democratic candidate and strong Independent and Socialist Party candidates.
Blaine was the only senator to vote against ratification of the Kellogg-Briand Pact, which was approved 85-1.[2] He is also the author of the 21st Amendment, which repealed the 18th Amendment, which had prohibited intoxicating liquors.
In 1932, Blaine was defeated in the Republican primary by John B. Chapple, who was then defeated in the general election by F. Ryan Duffy, as part of massive Democratic victories in the national elections that year.
References
- ^ http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=b000520
- ^ "John James Blaine". Dictionary of Wisconsin History. Accessed Nov. 11, 2008.
External links
- Obituary "James J. Blaine, former US senator and governor", Fennimore Times, April 18, 1934.
- John J. Blaine at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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| Preceded by Emanuel L. Philipp |
Governor of Wisconsin 1921 – 1927 |
Succeeded by Fred R. Zimmerman |
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| Preceded by Irvine L. Lenroot |
United States Senator (Class 3) from Wisconsin March 4, 1927 - March 3, 1933 Served alongside: Robert M. La Follette, Jr. |
Succeeded by F. Ryan Duffy |
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