Walter D. Corrigan Sr.

Walter D. Corrigan Sr. was a politician in Wisconsin.

Biography

Corrigan was born Walter Dickson Corrigan on December 28, 1875 in Almond, Wisconsin. He would attend Iowa State University, where he was a member of the baseball and football teams, and Drake University Law School.

Corrigan married twice. First, to Jessie Anna Donaldson, who died in 1925. Second, to Libby Miller, who died in 1976. He had six children. Corrigan died on November 25, 1951 in Mequon, Wisconsin.

Political career

Corrigan was District Attorney of Waushara County, Wisconsin from 1899 to 1901 and Assistant Attorney General of Wisconsin from 1903 to 1905 as a Republican. In 1934 and 1940, Corrigan was a candidate for the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 6th congressional district as a member of the Wisconsin Progressive Party. He lost to incumbent Michael Reilly in 1934 and to incumbent Frank Bateman Keefe in 1940. Additionally, he was an unsuccessful candidate for the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

Electoral history

Wisconsin Supreme Court Election, 1916

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
General Election, April 1916
	Independent	Franz C. Eschweiler	70,380	23.40%
	Independent	William J. Turner	64,568	21.46%
	Independent	Ellsworth B. Belden	57,670	19.17%
	Independent	Walter D. Corrigan	56,666	18.84%
	Independent	Chester A. Fowler	51,033	16.97%
		Scattering	489	0.16%
Total votes			300,806	100.0%