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Harrison ultimately prevailed at the district convention. Wechselberg then entered the general election as an independent candidate. Harrison narrowly prevailed with 47.5% of the vote, Wechselberg received 36.5%; Phelps received just 16%.
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A building contractor by trade, he formed a partnership with
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as U.S. senator in the next session of the legislature, a movement of
Carpenter allies began to try to deny him the nomination. Carpenter's camp supported city councilmember
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In the 1870s and 1880s, Harrison became a major railroad construction contractor in southeast
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then under construction in
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Harrison died at his home in Milwaukee on June 7, 1898.
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361:insurance company and the main building of the
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853:(Report). State of Wisconsin. 1870. p.
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908:"Official Directory".
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644:Independent Republican
260:Harriet Louisa (Green)
938:"Stephen A. Harrison"
753:"S. A. Harrison Dead"
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128:1st district
122:Constituency
111:Succeeded by
104:Patrick Drew
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82:4th district
76:Constituency
65:Succeeded by
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1064:1898 deaths
1059:1829 births
321:during the
188:, Milwaukee
99:Preceded by
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1053:Categories
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736:References
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288:Contractor
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148:1829-09-18
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993:Milwaukee
687:Plurality
526:Plurality
337:Biography
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311:Wisconsin
126:Milwaukee
89:In office
80:Milwaukee
43:In office
249:Children
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