About Gordon Roseleip
Lived 1912 – 1989 (aged 76). Gordon Roseleip was an American politician and businessperson.
Gordon Roseleip (July 30, 1912 – February 27, 1989) was an American, Republican politician and businessman from Wisconsin.
Born in Platteville, Wisconsin, Roseleip was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War and he later participated in a documentary about the resistance movement in Wisconsin. Roseleip was a businessman; he served in the Wisconsin State Senate from 1963 to 1975.
Roseleip was a strong opponent of equal rights for women, and he considered the defeat of a women's rights bill one of his successes. He was defeated in the 1974 election by a feminist and Wisconsin's first woman senator, Kathryn Morrison.
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Who was Gordon Roseleip?
American politician (1912-1989)
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Gordon Roseleip was born on 30 July 1912 in Platteville.
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Gordon Roseleip died on 27 February 1989.
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Gordon Roseleip was a politician and businessperson.
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Gordon Roseleip was American.
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