Hugh A. Harper

Hugh Allen Harper (December 24, 1885 – August 8, 1963) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Biography

Harper was born on Christmas Eve of 1885 in Lancaster, Wisconsin.^[1] He graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1908^[2] and served in the National Guard of the United States. He served on the school, town, and county boards.^[3] While at the University of Wisconsin, Harper played basketball for the Badgers and was retroactively named an All-American for his senior season of 1907–08.^[4][5][6]

He died in Lancaster on August 8, 1963.^[2][7]

Political career

Harper was a member of the Assembly on three occasions. First from 1931 to 1936, second, from 1945 to 1952 and third, from 1957 to 1963. He was a Republican.