- Oscar Rennebohm
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Oscar Rennebohm (May 25, 1889–October 15, 1968) was the 32nd Governor of Wisconsin. He was born in Leeds, Wisconsin, in Columbia County.[1] Rennebohm served in the United States Navy during World War I. Rennebohm, a Republican, was a pharmacist. In 1945, he was elected 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.[2] 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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Political offices Preceded by
Walter GoodlandLieutenant Governor of Wisconsin
1945–1947Succeeded by
George M. SmithPreceded by
Walter Samuel GoodlandGovernor of Wisconsin
1947–1951Succeeded by
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