333:. Six years later, as a member of the Senate, he worked to pass a ban on "colored" oleo, so that, in the state of Wisconsin, you could only purchase the pallid, uncolored oleomargarine, which resembled a lump of lard. As Chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, he maintained the ban on colored margarine until he left office. In the first year after he left office, the ban was repealed.
376:
Leverich was the son of James
Woodhull "J.W." Leverich, who was a prominent farmer in the town of Angelo. James Leverich was also involved in local politics, he served 44 years on the Monroe County Board of Supervisors and was chairman of the county board for 10 years. He was also chairman of the
356:
Leverich retired from local government a few years later, turning over his seat as chairman of the Angelo Town Board to his son, Tom, in 1971. Although
Leverich was not a pilot, he was interested in aviation, and for many years offered to sell a tract of his property for the creation of a small
391:
Following his death, Earl was succeeded as town chair by his son, Robert "Tom" Leverich. When Tom retired in 2013, he ended a 124 year streak of the
Leverich family governing as chairmen of Angelo, Wisconsin. His son, Jim, still serves on the town board, though, and maintains the family farm.
924:
340:
in 1966. He had previously benefited from a state government apportionment practice which generally sacrificed equal representation for district compactness and strict adherence to county boundaries. In the 1964 court-ordered redistricting plan, the
329:, which continued throughout his entire political career. Margarine was seen as a threat to Wisconsin's dairy industry and was fiercely opposed by Wisconsin farmers. In 1931, Leverich helped organize an anti-margarine protest in
775:
345:
radically split from the past adherence to county boundaries in an attempt to draw districts with more equitable population distribution. The new 31st district added the more urban and populous
919:
349:
to
Leverich's previously mostly-rural district. In the new district, Eau Claire County represented about half of the votes, and Republican primary voters chose young Eau Claire attorney
914:
781:
475:
909:
934:
302:. In addition to running his farm, Leverich organized the Sparta Co-op Exchange, to market his strawberries, and was president of the Sparta Cooperative
929:
388:. Earl and Ada Leverich had two sons and one daughter. Ada died in 1983, at the time of her death, they had 9 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.
282:. His father was a well-established farmer and prominent local leader, and Earl Leverich ultimately inherited the Leverich farm. He graduated from
617:
314:
Leverich was a member of the Senate twice: first, during the 1935 and 1937 sessions, and second, from 1943 to 1965. He was a member of the
299:
251:
182:
283:
869:
832:
315:
41:
537:
414:
346:
319:
248:
187:
683:
358:
710:
503:
291:
279:
603:
342:
863:
826:
255:
525:
904:
899:
381:
646:
817:
100:
799:
742:
881:
562:
385:
350:
330:
295:
77:
715:
678:
651:
567:
480:
447:
442:
365:
287:
275:
259:
157:
140:
854:
844:
808:
337:
112:
65:
35:
624:
409:
306:, which later became Hiawatha Valley Dairies, and now operates under Foremost Farms USA.
758:
728:
696:
664:
580:
460:
893:
794:
357:
municipal airport. The city of Sparta eventually purchased that land and created
925:
University of
Wisconsin–Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences alumni
790:
326:
241:
303:
599:
368:, on December 27, 1979. He had been hospitalized for planned surgery.
274:
Leverich was born, raised, and lived most of his life in the town of
258:(1935–1939, 1943–1967), and was chairman of the town of
384:, on September 3, 1919. Ada Leverich was a teacher in Angelo and
244:
262:, for 40 years (1931–1971). He went by his middle name
743:"Leverich family has led Monroe County town board since 1889"
240:(December 6, 1891 – December 27, 1979) was an
364:
Earl
Leverich died in his sleep at St. Mary's Hospital, in
526:"The 'Oleo Wars': Wisconsin's Fight over the Demon Spread"
298:. He also attended the agricultural short course at the
616:
Theobald, H. Rupert; Robbins, Patricia V., eds. (1968).
325:
Leverich was perhaps best known for his crusade against
377:
Angelo town board from 1899 until his death in 1931.
778:
at Murphy
Library, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
504:"Those Who Served: Wisconsin Legislators 1848-2007"
223:
197:
175:
164:
147:
127:
122:
106:
94:
71:
59:
32:
21:
920:Progressive Party (1924) Wisconsin state senators
876:January 4, 1943 – January 2, 1967
839:January 7, 1935 – January 2, 1939
627:(Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 710, 723
8:
476:"Modern Sparta plant produces milk powders"
804:
443:"Sen. Earl Leverich: friend of the farmer"
380:Earl Leverich married Ada Bertha Birr, of
216: 1919–1979)
90:January 7, 1935 – January 2, 1939
55:January 4, 1943 – January 2, 1967
18:
915:Republican Party Wisconsin state senators
437:
435:
433:
353:over the Monroe County farmer, Leverich.
647:"Sparta Council Acts to Improve Airport"
336:Leverich was defeated in the Republican
401:
254:politician. He served 28 years in the
557:
555:
511:State of Wisconsin Blue Book 2007-2008
7:
910:People from Monroe County, Wisconsin
595:State ex rel. Reynolds v. Zimmerman
935:20th-century Wisconsin politicians
14:
930:20th-century American legislators
16:20th century American politician.
502:Lawrence S. Barish, ed. (2007).
474:Cahalan, Steve (April 7, 2003).
719:. September 24, 1983. p. 2
655:. December 13, 1962. p. 25
571:. December 28, 1979. p. 38
300:University of Wisconsin–Madison
247:farmer, strawberry grower, and
213:
451:. December 29, 1979. p. 5
266:throughout his public career.
1:
625:The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1968
563:"Leverich: farmer's champion"
530:Wisconsin Magazine of History
538:Wisconsin Historical Society
524:Strey, Gerry (Autumn 2001).
415:Wisconsin Historical Society
320:Wisconsin Progressive Party
951:
687:. July 18, 1931. p. 6
684:Eau Claire Leader-Telegram
878:
859:
851:
841:
822:
814:
807:
749:. May 8, 2013. p. N2
359:Sparta/Fort McCoy Airport
231:
118:
83:
48:
28:
372:Personal life and family
280:Monroe County, Wisconsin
800:The Political Graveyard
776:J. Earl Leverich Papers
604:Wisconsin Supreme Court
343:Wisconsin Supreme Court
600:23 Wis. 2d 606
410:"Leverich, James Earl"
256:Wisconsin State Senate
786:The Milwaukee Journal
382:Watertown, Wisconsin
818:Orland Steen Loomis
791:James Earl Leverich
679:"James W. Leverich"
606: May 14, 1964).
238:James Earl Leverich
227:Robert, James, Mary
168:Woodlawn Cemetery,
101:Orland Steen Loomis
882:Raymond C. Johnson
386:Warrens, Wisconsin
351:Raymond C. Johnson
331:Madison, Wisconsin
296:Madison, Wisconsin
284:Sparta High School
78:Raymond C. Johnson
888:
887:
879:Succeeded by
842:Succeeded by
747:The Country Today
716:La Crosse Tribune
711:"Ada B. Leverich"
652:La Crosse Tribune
568:The Capital Times
481:La Crosse Tribune
448:La Crosse Tribune
366:Sparta, Wisconsin
347:Eau Claire County
288:Sparta, Wisconsin
260:Angelo, Wisconsin
235:
234:
190:(1934–1946)
170:Sparta, Wisconsin
158:Sparta, Wisconsin
151:December 27, 1979
141:Angelo, Wisconsin
942:
873:
866:
864:Wisconsin Senate
855:Amrose B. Coller
852:Preceded by
845:Amrose B. Coller
836:
829:
827:Wisconsin Senate
815:Preceded by
809:Wisconsin Senate
805:
763:
762:
756:
754:
739:
733:
732:
726:
724:
707:
701:
700:
694:
692:
675:
669:
668:
662:
660:
643:
637:
636:
634:
632:
622:
613:
607:
597:
591:
585:
584:
578:
576:
559:
550:
549:
547:
545:
521:
515:
514:
508:
499:
493:
492:
490:
488:
471:
465:
464:
458:
456:
439:
428:
427:
425:
423:
406:
316:Republican Party
217:
215:
171:
154:
138:December 6, 1891
137:
135:
123:Personal details
113:Amrose B. Coller
109:
97:
88:
74:
66:Amrose B. Coller
62:
53:
38:
36:Wisconsin Senate
19:
950:
949:
945:
944:
943:
941:
940:
939:
890:
889:
884:
875:
867:
861:
857:
847:
838:
830:
824:
820:
772:
767:
766:
752:
750:
741:
740:
736:
722:
720:
709:
708:
704:
690:
688:
677:
676:
672:
658:
656:
645:
644:
640:
630:
628:
620:
615:
614:
610:
593:
592:
588:
574:
572:
561:
560:
553:
543:
541:
523:
522:
518:
506:
501:
500:
496:
486:
484:
473:
472:
468:
454:
452:
441:
440:
431:
421:
419:
418:. 8 August 2017
408:
407:
403:
398:
374:
312:
292:Madison College
272:
219:
211:
207:
204:
203:Ada Bertha Birr
193:
176:Political party
169:
156:
152:
139:
133:
131:
107:
95:
89:
84:
72:
60:
54:
49:
39:
34:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
948:
946:
938:
937:
932:
927:
922:
917:
912:
907:
902:
892:
891:
886:
885:
880:
877:
862:Member of the
858:
853:
849:
848:
843:
840:
825:Member of the
821:
816:
812:
811:
803:
802:
797:
788:
779:
771:
770:External links
768:
765:
764:
759:Newspapers.com
734:
729:Newspapers.com
702:
697:Newspapers.com
670:
665:Newspapers.com
638:
608:
586:
581:Newspapers.com
551:
516:
513:. p. 108.
494:
466:
461:Newspapers.com
429:
400:
399:
397:
394:
373:
370:
311:
308:
271:
268:
233:
232:
229:
228:
225:
221:
220:
209:
205:
202:
201:
199:
195:
194:
192:
191:
185:
179:
177:
173:
172:
166:
162:
161:
155:(aged 88)
149:
145:
144:
129:
125:
124:
120:
119:
116:
115:
110:
104:
103:
98:
92:
91:
81:
80:
75:
69:
68:
63:
57:
56:
46:
45:
33:Member of the
30:
29:
26:
25:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
947:
936:
933:
931:
928:
926:
923:
921:
918:
916:
913:
911:
908:
906:
903:
901:
898:
897:
895:
883:
874:
871:
865:
856:
850:
846:
837:
834:
828:
819:
813:
810:
806:
801:
798:
796:
792:
789:
787:
783:
780:
777:
774:
773:
769:
760:
748:
744:
738:
735:
730:
718:
717:
712:
706:
703:
698:
686:
685:
680:
674:
671:
666:
654:
653:
648:
642:
639:
626:
619:
612:
609:
605:
601:
596:
590:
587:
582:
570:
569:
564:
558:
556:
552:
539:
535:
531:
527:
520:
517:
512:
505:
498:
495:
483:
482:
477:
470:
467:
462:
450:
449:
444:
438:
436:
434:
430:
417:
416:
411:
405:
402:
395:
393:
389:
387:
383:
378:
371:
369:
367:
362:
360:
354:
352:
348:
344:
339:
334:
332:
328:
323:
321:
317:
309:
307:
305:
301:
297:
293:
289:
285:
281:
277:
269:
267:
265:
261:
257:
253:
250:
246:
243:
239:
230:
226:
222:
200:
196:
189:
186:
184:
181:
180:
178:
174:
167:
165:Resting place
163:
159:
150:
146:
142:
130:
126:
121:
117:
114:
111:
105:
102:
99:
93:
87:
82:
79:
76:
70:
67:
64:
58:
52:
47:
43:
37:
31:
27:
23:Earl Leverich
20:
860:
823:
795:Find a Grave
785:
757:– via
751:. Retrieved
746:
737:
727:– via
721:. Retrieved
714:
705:
695:– via
689:. Retrieved
682:
673:
663:– via
657:. Retrieved
650:
641:
629:. Retrieved
611:
594:
589:
579:– via
573:. Retrieved
566:
542:. Retrieved
533:
529:
519:
510:
497:
485:. Retrieved
479:
469:
459:– via
453:. Retrieved
446:
420:. Retrieved
413:
404:
390:
379:
375:
363:
355:
335:
324:
313:
286:, in nearby
273:
263:
237:
236:
153:(1979-12-27)
108:Succeeded by
85:
73:Succeeded by
50:
905:1979 deaths
900:1891 births
618:"Elections"
318:and of the
249:Progressive
188:Progressive
96:Preceded by
61:Preceded by
894:Categories
396:References
252:Republican
183:Republican
134:1891-12-06
868:from the
831:from the
753:March 27,
723:March 27,
691:March 27,
659:March 28,
631:March 28,
575:March 28,
544:March 27,
487:March 28,
455:March 28,
422:March 28,
327:margarine
270:Biography
86:In office
51:In office
40:from the
872:district
835:district
782:Obituary
304:Creamery
242:American
224:Children
44:district
338:primary
218:
210:
206:
602: (
598:,
540:: 1–15
310:Career
290:, and
276:Angelo
198:Spouse
160:, U.S.
143:, U.S.
621:(PDF)
536:(1).
507:(PDF)
294:, in
245:dairy
212:(
208:
870:31st
833:31st
755:2021
725:2021
693:2021
661:2021
633:2021
577:2021
546:2021
489:2021
457:2021
424:2021
264:Earl
148:Died
128:Born
42:31st
793:at
784:in
278:in
896::
745:.
713:.
681:.
649:.
623:.
565:.
554:^
534:85
532:.
528:.
509:.
478:.
445:.
432:^
412:.
361:.
322:.
214:m.
761:.
731:.
699:.
667:.
635:.
583:.
548:.
491:.
463:.
426:.
136:)
132:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.