George Molinaro

George Molinaro
Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly
In office
1959–1961
Preceded by Robert G. Marotz
Wisconsin State Assembly
In office
1947–1977
Personal details
Political party Democratic

George Molinaro (October 1, 1902 September 29, 1978) was an American Democratic politician from Wisconsin.

Career

Born in Kenosha, Wisconsin, Molinaro went to business school and worked in an automotive plant and later was president of a bank. From 1939 until 1946, he served on the Kenosha County, Wisconsin Board of Supervisors. From 1947 until 1977, Molinaro served in the Wisconsin State Assembly and was the speaker of the assembly in the 1959 legislative session.[1][2][3] Molinaro died of cancer and emphysema at University of Wisconsin Hospitals in Madison, Wisconsin.[4]

Family

His brothers were: Al Molinaro who was an actor and his brother Joseph who served as District Attorney for Kenosha County.[5]

Notes

  1. 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1977,' Biographical Sketch of George Molinaro, pg. 65
  2. George Molinaro, Wisconsin Historical Society
  3. 'American legislative leaders in the Midwest, 1911-1994,' Nancy Weatherly Sharp and James Roger Sharp, Greenwood Publishing Group: 1997, Biographical Sketch of George Molinaro, pg. 178
  4. 'Legislative leader George Molinaro dies,' Wisconsin State Journal, October 1, 1978, section 3, pg. 7
  5. 'Al Molinaro, actor from Kenosha, dead at 96,' Kenosha News, Joe Polente, October 31, 2015


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