Victor Linley
{{short description|20th century American politician}}
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{{infobox officeholder
|name = Victor Linley
|state = Wisconsin
|state_senate = Wisconsin
|district = 11th
| term_start = January 2, 1911
| term_end = January 4, 1915
| predecessor = George Hudnall
| successor = Fred A. Baxter
|order1 = 12th
|title1 = Mayor of Superior, Wisconsin
| term_start1 = April 1906
| term_end1 = April 1908
| predecessor1 = Charles N. O'Hare
| successor1 = Frank R. Krumpton
|party = Republican
|birth_date = {{birth date|1865|9|5}}
|birth_place = Atchison, Kansas, U.S.
|death_date = {{death date and age|1915|11|19|1865|9|5}}
|death_place = Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
|restingplace = Calvary Cemetery, {{nowrap|Superior, Wisconsin}}
|spouse = {{marriage|Kathryn McDonough|1898|1915}}
|children = {{unbulleted list
| Victor Linley Jr.
| (b. 1903; died 1945)
}}
|profession = Lawyer
}}
Victor Linley Sr. (September 5, 1865{{spnd}}November 19, 1915) was an American lawyer and Republican politician. He was the 11th mayor of Superior, Wisconsin, and represented northwest Wisconsin as a member of the Wisconsin Senate during the 1911 and 1913 sessions.
Biography
Linley was born on September 5, 1865, in Atchison, Kansas.{{cite book|title=THE BLUE BOOK OF THE STATE OF WISCONSIN|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wlLlAAAAMAAJ&q=Victor+Linley%2BWisconsin&pg=PA740|location=Madison|year=1911|page=740|accessdate=2015-09-30}} He was a lawyer by trade. Linley died on November 19, 1915.
Political career
Linley was a member of the Senate during the 1911 and 1913 sessions. Previously, he was Mayor of Superior, Wisconsin from 1906 to 1908.{{cite book|title=JOURNALS OF THE SPECIAL SESSION OF THE WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Dg5HAQAAMAAJ&q=Victor+Linley%2BWisconsin&pg=PA10|location=Madison, Wisconsin|year=1916|page=10|accessdate=2015-09-30|last1 = Senate|first1 = Wisconsin. Legislature}} He was a Republican.
References
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External links
- [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lineberger-linligthgow.html#292.52.08 The Political Graveyard]
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Category:People from Atchison, Kansas
Category:Politicians from Superior, Wisconsin
Category:Republican Party Wisconsin state senators
Category:Mayors of places in Wisconsin
Category:Columbia Law School alumni
Category:19th-century American lawyers
Category:20th-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature
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