Henry Allen Huber was an American lawyer and progressive Republican politician from Stoughton, Wisconsin.
11 Facts About Henry Huber
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Henry Huber was the 25th lieutenant governor of Wisconsin, serving from 1925 through 1933.
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Henry Huber served 12 years in the Wisconsin Senate and two years in the Wisconsin State Assembly representing Dane County.
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Henry Huber is known for introducing the first form of state unemployment insurance legislation in the United States, and is the namesake of the "Huber Law" which created Wisconsin's first work release program for state prisoners.
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Henry Huber graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1892 and set up a law practice in Stoughton.
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Henry Huber was city attorney for Stoughton, Wisconsin, and served on the Dane County Board of Supervisors.
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Henry Huber served as a Republican in the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1905 until 1906, and in the Wisconsin State Senate from 1913 until 1924.
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Henry Huber thus decided that rather than running for a fourth term in the State Senate, he would seek the office of Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin in 1924.
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Henry Huber went on to win re-election in 1926,1928, and 1930, facing competitive primaries and general elections each time.
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Henry Huber ran for a fifth term in 1932, but was defeated in the Republican primary by conservative Republican Harry Dahl, who went on to lose the general election to Democrat Thomas J O'Malley.
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Henry Huber died less than a month after leaving office, in January 1933.