Background
Ethnicity:
Son of Jean Pierre and Mary Magdelena (Juneau) H.; g.s. Solomon Juneau, first white settler and founder of Milwaukee, Wis.; student U. of Wis. Coll. of Law, 1895; unmarried. Admitted to Wis. bar, 1895, and practiced in Mayville; pres. E. Swartz Printing Co.; dist. atty., Dodge Co., Wis., 1902-06; mem. Wis. Senate, 1906, 1910; elected mem. U.S. Senate for term, 1915-21, at 1st direct election of senator by people in Wis. Author of Wis. waterpower law; active in securing passage of income tax, workmen’s compensation, and 2-cent railroad fare laws in Wis., also initiated investigation leading to enactment of Corrupt Practices Act. Democrat. Home: Mayville, Wis
Husting, Paul Oscar was born on April 25, 1866 in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Jean Pierre and Mary Magdelena (Juneau) Husting.