Louis K. Luse

Louis K. Luse
Louis K. Luse
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly; from the Dane 2nd district
	In office; January 1, 1881 – January 1, 1882
Preceded by	Thomas Beattie
Succeeded by	Elisha W. Keyes
Member of the Dane County Board of Supervisors
	In office; April 1880 – April 1881
Personal details
Born	Louis Kossuth Luse; May 6, 1854; Dane, Wisconsin
Died	December 26, 1920 (aged 66); Superior, Wisconsin
Resting place	Riverside Cemetery ; Stoughton, Wisconsin
Political party	Republican
Spouses	Ella B. (Bartholomew) Luse; (m. 1877; died 1900);
Children	Claude Luse; (b. 1879; died 1932); 1 daughter, died young;
Parents	Andrew Jackson Luse (father); Eleanor (Blachly) Luse (mother);
Education	University of Wisconsin Law School
Profession	lawyer

Louis Kossuth Luse (May 6, 1854 – December 26, 1920) was an American lawyer and politician. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from Dane County, Wisconsin.

Biography

Born in the town of Dane, in Dane County, Wisconsin, Luse graduated from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1876^[1] and then practiced law in Watertown, Wisconsin, Waterloo, Wisconsin, and finally in Stoughton, Wisconsin. He served on the Dane County Board of Supervisors in 1880. In 1881, Luse served in the Wisconsin State Assembly as a Republican.^[1]^[2] He then served as an Assistant Attorney General of Wisconsin. In 1904, Luse was a candidate for justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court^[1] but was defeated by James C. Kerwin. Luse moved to Superior, Wisconsin, to practice law with his son Claude Luse,^[1] who later became a United States district judge. He died in Superior, Wisconsin, from a heart ailment.^[1]^[3]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Death Claims Louis K. Luse". The Capital Times. Madison, WI. December 28, 1920. p. 2. Retrieved February 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Wisconsin Blue Book, 1881, Biographical Sketch of Louis Kossuth Luse, p. 507.
^ "Louis K. Luse". Wisconsin State Journal. Madison, WI. December 29, 1920. p. 9. Retrieved February 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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