Walter D. Corrigan Sr.

Walter D. Corrigan Sr. was a politician in Wisconsin.

Biography

Corrigan was born Walter Dickson Corrigan on December 28, 1875 in Almond, Wisconsin. He would attend Iowa State University, where he was a member of the baseball and football teams, and Drake University Law School.

Corrigan married twice. First, to Jessie Anna Donaldson, who died in 1925. Second, to Libby Miller, who died in 1976. He had six children. Corrigan died on November 25, 1951 in Mequon, Wisconsin.[1]

Political career

Corrigan was District Attorney of Waushara County, Wisconsin from 1899 to 1901 and Assistant Attorney General of Wisconsin from 1903 to 1905 as a Republican. In 1934 and 1940, Corrigan was a candidate for the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 6th congressional district as a member of the Wisconsin Progressive Party. He lost to incumbent Michael Reilly in 1934 and to incumbent Frank Bateman Keefe in 1940. Additionally, he was an unsuccessful candidate for the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

Electoral history
Wisconsin Supreme Court Election, 1916[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
General Election, April 1916
Independent Franz C. Eschweiler 70,380 23.40%
Independent William J. Turner 64,568 21.46%
Independent Ellsworth B. Belden 57,670 19.17%
Independent Walter D. Corrigan 56,666 18.84%
Independent Chester A. Fowler 51,033 16.97%
Scattering 489 0.16%
Total votes '300,806' '100.0%'

References
  1. "Corrigan, Walter Dickson Sr". Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2013-06-22.
  2. "Election statistics". The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1917 (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1917. p. 300. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
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