Ernest Keppler

The Honorable
Ernest C. Keppler
Wisconsin Circuit Judge for the Sheboygan Circuit, Branch 1
In office
January 1, 1979 – July 31, 1985
Preceded byDaniel P. Anderson
Succeeded byL. Edward Stengel
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 20th district
In office
January 2, 1961 – January 1, 1979
Preceded byHarold F. Huibregtse
Succeeded byDavid W. Opitz
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Sheboygan 1st district
In office
January 4, 1943 – January 1, 1945
Preceded byJoseph M. Theisen
Succeeded byJohn Schneider Jr.
Personal details
Born(1918-04-05)April 5, 1918
Sheboygan, Wisconsin, U.S.
DiedMay 23, 2001(2001-05-23) (aged 83)
Sheboygan Memorial Medical Center
Sheboygan, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting placeWildwood Cemetery, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Bertha L. Zurheide
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(m. 1939⁠–⁠2001)​
Children2
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Rank1st Sergeant
Battles/warsWorld War II Korean War

Ernest C. Keppler (April 5, 1918 – May 23, 2001) was an American lawyer, jurist, and Republican politician from Sheboygan County, Wisconsin. He served 18 years in the Wisconsin Senate, representing the 20th Senate district from 1961 to 1979, and then served six years as Wisconsin circuit court judge in Sheboygan County. Earlier in life, he also served one term in the Wisconsin State Assembly (1943).

Biography

Born in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, Keppler graduated from the University of Wisconsin and received his law degree from the University of Wisconsin Law School. Keppler served on the Sheboygan Common Council. In 1943, he served in the Wisconsin State Assembly. Keppler served in the United States Army during World War II and the Korean War. In 1961, Keppler began serving in the Wisconsin State Senate. In 1979, he was elected a Wisconsin Circuit Court judge, for Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.[1][2]

Keppler was married to Bertha Keppler. They had two children, Ernest Michael Keppler and Mary Keppler (Schmidt).

References

  1. ^ "Ernest Keppler". Archived from the original on 2012-11-07. Retrieved 2011-03-03.
  2. ^ "Facts about the Wisconsin State Assembly". Archived from the original on 2011-04-13. Retrieved 2011-03-03.
Wisconsin State Assembly
Preceded by Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Sheboygan 1st district
January 4, 1943 – January 1, 1945 		Succeeded by
Wisconsin Senate
Preceded by Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 20th district
January 2, 1961 – January 1, 1979 		Succeeded by
Legal offices
Preceded by Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge for the Sheboygan Circuit, Branch 1
January 1, 1979 – July 31, 1985 		Succeeded by
L. Edward Stengel


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