George Hampel (legislator)
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George F. L. Hampel, Sr. |
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| Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Milwaukee 3rd district |
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In office 1931–1932 |
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| Preceded by | Albert F. Woller |
| Succeeded by | Arthur J. Balzer |
| Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 6th district |
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In office 1937–1944 |
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| Preceded by | Charles H. Phillips |
| Succeeded by | Edward W. Reuther |
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August 27, 1885 Milwaukee |
| Died | May 15, 1954 (aged 68) Milwaukee |
| Political party | Socialist, Progressive, Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Louise |
| Residence | Milwaukee |
| Profession | Accountant, bookseller, politician |
George Hampel (August 27, 1885 – May 15, 1954) was an American politician, accountant and bookseller from Milwaukee who served one term in the Wisconsin State Assembly as a Socialist (1931–1932) and two terms in the Wisconsin State Senate as a Progressive (1937–1944). Hampel at various times identified himself as a Social Democrat/Socialist, and Progressive; and joined the Republicans when the Progressives rejoined the latter party.
Hampel was born in Milwaukee in 1885. He was educated at West Division High School, part of the Milwaukee Public Schools, and also took classes at the International Correspondence Schools and Hesse's Art School. Hampel was an accountant and president of Hampel's Book Shop, Inc.
He began his political career in 1916 by running unsuccessfully for State Treasurer of Wisconsin as a Social Democrat, as they were called in Wisconsin, receiving only 31,329 votes to Republican Merlin Hull's 232,171. In 1916 he was appointed to the Milwaukee Motion Picture Commission, a film censorship body; he would remain on the Commission until 1940. Hampel was soon elected as county clerk of Milwaukee County, serving from 1919 to 1920 While serving as clerk, Hampel testified and wrote an affidavit in support of fellow Wisconsin socialist Victor Berger for the Congressman's House hearings regarding whether he should be seated. In 1920, he was a delegate to the Convention of the Socialist Party of America.
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