About Robert S. Travis
Lived 1909 – 1980 (aged 71). Robert S. Travis was an American politician and businessperson.
Robert S. Travis (May 2, 1909 – August 14, 1980) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate.
Travis was born in Platteville, Wisconsin. During World War II, he served in the United States Army crewing a radar truck in the European theater. Travis went to Michigan State University; His son Robert S. Travis, Jr. also served in the Wisconsin Assembly. He died on August 14, 1980, in Platteville, Wisconsin.
Political career Travis was elected to the Assembly in 1948. He was elected to the Senate in 1954 and re-elected in 1958. Travis was also a delegate to the 1960 Republican National Convention.
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American politician (1909–1980)
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Robert S. Travis was born on 2 May 1909.
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Robert S. Travis died on 14 August 1980.
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Robert S. Travis was a politician and businessperson.
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