Eric E. Hagedorn

Eric E. Hagedorn (August 21, 1896 – June 22, 1963) was an American politician and electrical engineer who served one term as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. A Republican, he represented the city and town of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, and northwestern Milwaukee County.

Early life and education Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Hagedorn graduated from Milwaukee Lutheran High School in 1912. He attended the Milwaukee School of Engineering from 1913 to 1915, and took a correspondence course in law.

Career

He served in the United States Navy and was commander of the 8th battalion at Great Lakes Naval Station for two and a half years. Hagedorn won the general election anyway, taking 47% of the vote in a four-candidate race. Hagedorn ran for re-election in 1942, but was defeated in the Republican primary by Milton F. Burmaster.

During his one term in the Assembly, Hagedorn served on the Assembly Committee on Education and the Committee on Commerce and Manufactures.

Personal life Hagedorn died of cancer on June 22, 1963, at Park Falls, Wisconsin, where he had lived for eight years prior to his death. He was interred at Two Lakes Cemetery in the city of Phillips, Wisconsin, in Price County.

Electoral history Wisconsin Assembly (1940, 1942)