Daniel Hoan
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Daniel Webster Hoan (March 12, 1881 – June 11, 1961) was an American politician who served as the 32nd Mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin from 1916 to 1940. A lawyer who had served as Milwaukee City Attorney from 1910 to 1916, Hoan was a prominent figure in Socialist politics and Milwaukee's second Socialist mayor. His 24-year administration remains the longest continuous Socialist administration in United States history. A panel of 69 scholars in 1993 ranked him among the ten best mayors in American history.[1]
Quick Facts 32nd Mayor of Milwaukee, Preceded by ...
Daniel Hoan | |
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32nd Mayor of Milwaukee | |
In office 1916–1940 | |
Preceded by | Gerhard Adolph Bading |
Succeeded by | Carl Zeidler |
4th President of the United States Conference of Mayors | |
In office 1934–1935 | |
Preceded by | T. Semmes Walmsley |
Succeeded by | Fiorello La Guardia |
Milwaukee City Attorney | |
In office 1910–1916 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Daniel Webster Hoan (1881-03-12)March 12, 1881 Waukesha, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Died | June 11, 1961(1961-06-11) (aged 80) Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Political party | Socialist (until 1940) Democratic (to 1961) |
Profession | Labor attorney |
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