Gerald John Boileau

Progressive Representative of Wisconsin's 7th district

Congresses Served

House Terms

January 15, 1900 (81 years old)

Birthday

January 30, 1981

Death

Served as a U.S. Representative from 1931 to 1939
Served as a Wisconsin circuit court judge for 27 years after leaving Congress
Briefly acted as a circuit judge in Kenosha County later in life
Served in the United States Army during World War I, achieving the rank of corporal
Graduated from Marquette University Law School in 1922
Initially elected as a Republican, later ran as a member of the Wisconsin Progressive Party
Married with two daughters
Returned to practice law in Wausau, Wisconsin, after defeat for reelection in 1938
Last surviving man elected to Congress as a member of the Wisconsin Progressive Party