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Harold V. Froehlich
Retired American politician and judge (born 1932) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
The Honorable Harold V. Froehlich | |
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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) |
Children | 2[2][1] |
Parents |
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Education | University of Wisconsin (BBA, LLB) |
Military service | |
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Years of service | 1951–1955 |
Battles/wars | Korean War |
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]