Robert Uehling
{{Short description|American politician}}
Robert Oscar Uehling (April 23, 1915 – November 29, 2001) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Biography
Uehling was born on April 23, 1915, in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.{{cite news|title=Uehling, Robert O. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36526374/robert_uehling_19152001/ |newspaper=Wisconsin State Journal |date=December 1, 2001 |page=9 |via = Newspapers.com |accessdate = September 30, 2019}} {{Open access}}{{cite web|url=http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?letter=U&action=search&term_type_id=1&term_type_text=People|title=Uehling, Robert O. 1915|publisher=Wisconsin Historical Society|accessdate=2013-11-03}} He attended Santa Monica College and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jsdWAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA38 |title=Members of the Assembly|year=1966 |publisher=Wisconsin Blue Book|accessdate=2013-11-03}} During World War II and the Korean War, Uehling served as an officer in the United States Army and the Wisconsin Army National Guard. He died on November 29, 2001, in Madison, Wisconsin.[http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2001/related/enrolled/ajr79 Wisconsin Joint Resolution-Robert Uehling]
Political career
Uehling served on the Madison City Council from 1959 to 1961.{{cite news|title=Ex-Assemblyman Uehling Dies |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36571123/robert_uehling_19152001/ |newspaper=The Capital Times |date=December 1, 2001 |page=3 |via = Newspapers.com |accessdate = October 1, 2019}} {{Open access}} He was elected to the Assembly in 1960 and was re-elected in 1962 and 1964. Uehling was a Republican.
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External links
- {{Find a Grave|15898635}}
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Category:Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Category:Wisconsin city council members
Category:Military personnel from Wisconsin
Category:United States Army officers
Category:National Guard (United States) officers
Category:Wisconsin National Guard personnel
Category:United States Army personnel of World War II
Category:United States Army personnel of the Korean War
Category:Santa Monica College alumni
Category:University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni
Category:People from Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
Category:Politicians from Madison, Wisconsin
Category:20th-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature
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