Oscar Rennebohm

Oscar Rennebohm ( born May 25, 1889 in Leeds, Columbia County, Wisconsin, † October 15, 1968 in Madison, Wisconsin ) was an American politician and from 1947 to 1951 the 32nd Governor of the state of Wisconsin.

Early years

At the age of ten years Oscar Rennebohm moved with his parents to Milwaukee. Until 1911 he attended the University of Wisconsin, where he studied pharmacy. He then worked as a pharmacist. Later, he earned himself two pharmacies. During World War II, he attended a school officer of the Navy and then joined as an ensign in the U.S. Navy.

Political career

Rennebohm was a member of the Republican Party. Politically he joined in 1944 first appearance, when he was elected Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin. In 1946 he was appointed in this position at the side of Governor Walter Samuel Goodland. As Goodland died only a few weeks after the start of the new term of office in March 1947, Rennebohm had to take over the governorship. In 1948 he was then confirmed by the voters of Wisconsin for two more years. During his reign Rennebohm ran a school reform. In addition, a program was launched for the construction of housing for war veterans. Financial support for this measure was an increase in the alcohol tax. In 1950, Oscar Rennebohm renounced another candidacy. He resigned from the post of governor on January 1, 1951.

Further CV

After the end of his governorship to Rennebohm devoted to his private interests, and here in particular those who were connected with his profession as a pharmacist. He was president of the Pharmacists Association of Wisconsin and Vice President of the Federal Association of Pharmacists in the USA. In 1952 he was appointed by the new Governor Walter Kohler in the Supervisory Board of the University of Wisconsin. Oscar Rennebohm died in 1968. He was married to Mary Fowler, with whom he had a child.