Edward C. Krause
{{Short description|20th century American politician and businessman}}
{{for|persons of a similar name|Edward Krause (disambiguation)}}
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|state_assembly = Wisconsin
|district = La Crosse 1st
| term_start = January 6, 1941
| term_end = January 6, 1947
| predecessor = Rudolph Schlabach
| successor = Raymond Bice Sr.
|party = Republican
|birth_date = {{birth date|1914|12|14}}
|birth_place = La Crosse, Wisconsin, U.S.
|death_date = {{death date and age|1950|11|20|1914|12|14}}
|death_place = La Crosse, Wisconsin, U.S.
|death_cause = Suicide
|restingplace = Oak Grove Cemetery, {{nowrap|La Crosse}}
|spouse = Charlotte Ann Urban
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Edward C. Krause (December 14, 1914{{spnd}}November 20, 1950) was an American businessman and Republican politician from La Crosse, Wisconsin. He served three terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing the city of La Crosse. He died by suicide.
Biography
Born in La Crosse, Wisconsin, Krause graduated from La Crosse Central High School in 1932 and went to La Crosse State Teachers College. From 1941 until 1947, he served in the Wisconsin State Assembly as a Republican. During that time, he worked in a freight transportation company. In 1946, Ray Bice defeated Krause for reelection in the primary election. He worked for the Oscar Mayer Company in Madison, Wisconsin, after his defeat. He killed himself in La Crosse by shooting himself with a police officer's revolver at his former wife's house.'Wisconsin Blue Book 1946,' Biographical Sketch of Edward C. Krause, pg. 49'La Crosse Tribune,' "Ex-La Crosse Assemblyman Takes Own Life," November 20, 1950, pg. 1
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External links
- {{Find a Grave|58056937}}
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Category:Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Category:University of Wisconsin–La Crosse alumni
Category:Politicians from La Crosse, Wisconsin
Category:American politicians who died by suicide
Category:Suicides by firearm in Wisconsin