John J. Blaine

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John J. Blaine

John James Blaine (May 4, 1875 – April 18, 1934) was the 24th Governor of Wisconsin and a United States Senator ^[1]. He was born in Wingville, Sauk County, Wisconsin. He died in Boscobel, Wisconsin, and was buried there.

Blaine was the only senator to vote against ratification of the Kellogg-Briand Pact, which was approved 85-1.^[2] He is also the author of the 21st Amendment, which repealed the 18th Amendment.

[edit] References

^ http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=b000520
^ "John James Blaine". Dictionary of Wisconsin History. Accessed Nov. 11, 2008.

[edit] External links

Obituary "James J. Blaine, former US senator and governor", Fennimore Times, April 18, 1934.
John J. Blaine at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

Political offices
Preceded by Emanuel L. Philipp	Governor of Wisconsin 1921 – 1927	Succeeded by Fred R. Zimmerman
United States Senate
Preceded by Irvine L. Lenroot	United States Senator (Class 3) from Wisconsin March 4, 1927 - March 3, 1933 Served alongside: Robert M. La Follette, Jr.	Succeeded by F. Ryan Duffy