Henry A. Huber was a Wisconsin

Wisconsin

Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...

 politician. He was born in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

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 in 1869, but moved to Pleasant Springs, Wisconsin

Pleasant Springs, Wisconsin

Pleasant Springs is a town in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,053 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Kegonsa is located in the town.-Geography:...

 with his parents at the age of ten. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison

University of Wisconsin–Madison

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 in 1892 and set up a law practice in Stoughton

Stoughton, Wisconsin

Stoughton is a city in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States and is a neighbor of Madison. It straddles the Yahara River about 20 miles southeast of the capital, Madison. Stoughton is part of the Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area...

. He served as a Republican

Republican Party (United States)

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 in the Wisconsin State Assembly

Wisconsin State Assembly

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 from 1905 until 1906, and in the state senate

Wisconsin State Senate

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 from 1913 until 1924.

During his time as a senator, he gained national recognition for writing the Huber Law of 1913, which allowed county prisoners to be employed during the day; he is also known for introducing landmark unemployment

Unemployment

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 legislation. He later served four terms as Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin

Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin

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, from 1925 until 1933, under four different governors

Governor of Wisconsin

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.

Death

Huber died of a heart ailment, at Madison General Hospital, Madison, Wisconsin

Madison, Wisconsin

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, on January 31, 1933, aged 63.

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