- John C. Brophy
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name = John Charles Brophy
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state =Wisconsin
district = 4th
term_start =January 3 ,1947
term_end =January 3 ,1949
preceded =Thaddeus Wasielewski
succeeded =Clement J. Zablocki
birth_date =October 8 ,1901
birth_place =Eagle, Wisconsin
death_date =December 26 ,1976
death_place =Milwaukee, Wisconsin
nationality = American
party = Republican
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alma_mater = Marquette Academy
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footnotes =John Charles Brophy (
October 8 ,1901 -December 26 ,1976 ) was a Republicanpolitician from the state ofWisconsin .Brophy was born in
Eagle, Wisconsin and graduated from Marquette Academy before enlisting in the Navy, serving from August 1919 to May 1921, when he was honorably discharged. Brophy was a Milwaukeealderman from 1939 until 1946, when was elected to the House of Representatives. Brophy remained in the House for only a single term, being defeated by Clement Zablocki in 1948. He ran again, unsuccessfully, in 1950 and then retired from public service.Brophy spent the rest of his life in Milwaukee, and died in 1976. He is buried in the Mount Olivet cemetery in Milwaukee. As of 2008, he was the last Republican to represent Milwaukee in the House of Representatives.
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