Donald E. Tewes
American politician (1916-2012)
Donald Edgar Tewes (August 4, 1916 – August 29, 2012) was an American businessman and Republican politician from Waukesha, Wisconsin. He served one term in the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district for the 85th Congress (1957–1959).
Biography
Born in Merrill, Wisconsin, Tewes graduated from Merrill High School. In 1938, Tewes graduated from Valparaiso University in Valparaiso, Indiana, and two years later graduated from the University of Wisconsin Law School being admitted to the Wisconsin Bar. Tewes practiced law in Merrill. During World War II, Tewes served in the United States Army Air Forces, as an intelligence officer in the Flying Tigers, in the China-Burma-India Theater. After the war, he was president of the Tewes Plastic Corporation in Waukesha, Wisconsin, retiring in 1994. Tewes voted in favor of the Civil Rights Act of 1957. In 1958, Tewes was defeated, while seeking reelection to Congress. In the 1960 election, Tewes was also defeated, while seeking election again to his former house seat.
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