Harry Sauthoff

Harry Edward Sauthoff (June 3, 1879 – June 16, 1966) was an American teacher, coach, lawyer, and politician from Madison, Wisconsin. He served four terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district from 1935 to 1939, and again from 1941 to 1945. During his years in Congress, Sauthoff was a member of the short-lived Wisconsin Progressive Party, but prior to his Congressional service, he was a member of the progressive faction of the Republican Party and served four years in the Wisconsin Senate and two years as district attorney of Dane County, Wisconsin. He was the Progressive Party's last nominee for in Wisconsin, coming in a distant 3rd place in the 1944 election.

Early life

Harry Sauthoff was born on June 3, 1879, in Madison, Wisconsin. Sauthoff was the son of August and Hermine Sauthoff. Both his parents were German immigrants from the province of Hanover. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1902. Sauthoff was also the head basketball coach at Northern Illinois for one season in 1905–06. Sauthoff was a 1909 graduate of the University of Wisconsin Law School.

Sauthoff resumed practicing law until his retirement in 1955.

Personal life

Sauthoff died on June 16, 1966, in Madison. He was buried at Forest Hill Cemetery in Madison.

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