- Julius P. Heil
Julius Peter Heil (
July 24 ,1876 ndashNovember 30 ,1949 ) wasGovernor of Wisconsin from 1939 to 1943. A Republican, he was born inDüssmund an der Mosel ,Germany . In 1901, he founded theHeil Company in Milwaukee, which fabricated steel tank cars. He served two four-year terms as Wisconsin's governor after defeating Phillip LaFollette. Often known as "Julius the Just," as governor, theNew York Times reported that Heil was known for clowning and silly antics. [cite news|last=Sheasby|first=Fred C.|title=Heil's Antics Jolt Wisconsin|page=E10|publisher=New York Times|date=June 4 ,1939 |url=http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?index=55&did=91576737&SrchMode=1&sid=1&Fmt=10&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=HNP&TS=1169903588&clientId=62547
accessdate=2007-01-27]Heil toured the country to promote the
Wisconsin 's dairy products. He was re-elected in 1940, but lost to ProgressiveOrland Steen Loomis in 1942, according to theNew York Times , because of his unpopular labor record. [cite news|title=Obituary|page=E2|publisher=New York Times|date=December 4 ,1949 |accessdate=2007-01-27] Heil died in Milwaukee onNovember 30 ,1949 . [cite news|title=Obituary|page=E2|publisher=New York Times|date=December 4, 1949|accessdate=2007-01-27]Election results
1940 Wisconsin Republican gubernatorial primary results: Julius Heil, 223,819; James K. Robinson 106,570 [cite news|title=Republican Vote Ahead in Wisconsin|page=19|publisher=New York Times|date=
September 19 ,1940 |accessdate=2007-01-27]1940 Wisconsin gubernatorial results: Julius Heil (R) defeated F.E. McGovern (D) and [ 1942 Wisconsin Blue Book] Orland S. Loomis [cite news|title=Vital Facts Concerning the Quadrennial Polling of the Nation's Millions of Voters|page=50|publisher=New York Times|date=November 3, 1940|accessdate=2007-01-27]
1942 Wisconsin gubernatorial results: Orland Loomis (Progressive) (R) defeated Julius Heil (R) and Dr. W. C. Sullivan [cite news|title=Wisconsin|page=5|publisher=New York Times|date=
November 4 ,1942 |accessdate=2007-01-27]References
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