William Dyke
| Bill Dyke | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Madison, Wisconsin | |
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In office 1969–1973 |
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| Preceded by | Otto Festge |
| Succeeded by | Paul Soglin |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
May 25, 1930 Princeton, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | March 10, 2016 (aged 85) Dodgeville, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Other political affiliations |
American Independent (1976) |
| Alma mater |
DePauw University University of Wisconsin, Madison |
William D. "Bill" Dyke (April 25, 1930 – March 10, 2016) was an American lawyer, judge, and politician. He was a two-term mayor of Madison, Wisconsin from 1969 to 1973 and ran with Lester Maddox for vice president on the American Independent Party ticket in 1976.
Dyke received his bachelor's degree from DePauw University in Indiana. While completing his degree at the University of Wisconsin Law School, he hosted Circus 3, a local children's television program on WISC-TV. He also moderated Face the State, a local political news program modeled after the nationally televised Face the Nation. The program included interviews with political luminaries such as Richard Nixon, Hubert Humphrey, Gerald Ford, and John F. Kennedy.
Dyke was a two-term mayor of Madison, Wisconsin from 1969 to 1973. His tenure as mayor is considered a colorful and often controversial part of Madison's history. Dyke presided over Madison during the most turbulent era in the city's history, highlighted by the Sterling Hall bombing and subsequent clashes with student uprisings. One of those student activists, Paul Soglin, unsuccessfully challenged Dyke in the 1971 mayoral elections, only to return and defeat Dyke's attempt for re-election in 1973. Undeterred, Dyke ran as the Republican nominee for governor in 1974, losing to Democrat Patrick Lucey.
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