Oscar Rennebohm
Politician
1889 – 1968
Who was Oscar Rennebohm?
Oscar Rennebohm was the 32nd Governor of Wisconsin. He was born in Leeds, Wisconsin, in Columbia County. Rennebohm served in the United States Navy during World War I. Rennebohm, a Republican, was a pharmacist. In 1945, he was elected the 30th Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin. In 1947, on the death of Governor Walter Samuel Goodland, he became acting governor; and in 1948, he was elected governor. In 1949, Governor Rennebohm founded the Rennebohm Foundation to support education in the Madison area as well as the school of pharmacy at the University of Wisconsin–Madison that is named after him. Governor Rennebohm retired and died in Madison, Wisconsin, where he is also buried.
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- Born
- May 25, 1889
Leeds - Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Died
- Oct 15, 1968
Madison
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on July 23, 2013
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