Everett F. LaFond
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Biography
LaFond was born on January 4, 1901 in Two Rivers, WisconsinTwo Rivers, Wisconsin
Two Rivers is a city in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 11,712 at the 2010 census. It is the birthplace of the ice cream sundae...
. During World War I
World War I
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, he served in the United States Navy
United States Navy
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. LaFond was a commercial fisherman. He died on March 20, 1961.
Political career
LaFond was a member of the Senate from 1947 to 1954. Additionally, he was a member of the Two Rivers City Council, Two Rivers School Board and Manitowoc County, WisconsinManitowoc County, Wisconsin
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Board. He was a Republican
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