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Robert S. Travis

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American politician For the U.S. Air Force general, see Robert F. Travis.

Robert S. Travis (May 2, 1909 – August 14, 1980) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate.

Travis was born in Platteville, Wisconsin. During World War II, he served in the United States Army crewing a radar truck in the European theater. Travis went to Michigan State University; he was the manager of Irvington Dairy Products on Omaha, Nebraska and was an insurance agent. His son Robert S. Travis, Jr. also served in the Wisconsin Assembly. He died on August 14, 1980, in Platteville, Wisconsin.

Political career

Travis was elected to the Assembly in 1948. He was elected to the Senate in 1954 and re-elected in 1958. Travis was also a delegate to the 1960 Republican National Convention.

References

  1. ^ "Robert S. Travis". Monroe Evening Times. September 11, 1954. p. 6. Retrieved June 26, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. "Robert S. Travis". Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2011-12-05.
  3. Wisconsin Blue Book, 1962, Biographical Sketch of Robert Travis, p. 25.
  4. Ex-Legislator Travis, 71, dies, Wisconsin State Journal, August 16, 1980, p. 39.


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