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Lemke, William (1879-1950)
From Biograph
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1950 Jun 8 p. 3
Birth date: 1879
text of obituary:
AUTHOR OF FARM BILLS DIED AT AGE 71
Representative William Lemke, well-known farm legislator from North Dakota, died suddenly at Fargo on May 30 at the age of 71. He had planned to run for re-election this fall.
Rep. Lemke is remembered by thousands of farmers as the co-author of the Frazer-Lemke moratorium bill in the 1930's which he estimated saved 250,000 farms from foreclosure. In 1936 he ran for president on the Union party ticket.
