Anton Holly
American farmer, butcher, and politician
Intro | American farmer, butcher, and politician | |
Places | United States of America | |
was | Farmer | |
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Birth | 19 March 1875 | |
Death | 26 September 1932 (aged 57 years) | |
Star sign | Pisces |
Anton Holly (March 19, 1875 – September 26, 1932) was an American farmer, butcher, and politician.
Born, on a farm, in the town of Franklin, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, Holly learned the butcher's trade when he was nineteen years old and established a record of slaughtering and dressing a beef complete for the block in 4 minutes and 26 seconds. He owned a meat market in Tisch Mills, Wisconsin, for eighteen years, and since 1910, owned a farm in the town of Carlton, in Kewaunee County. Holly served in the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1921 to 1927 and was a Republican. Holly was in the dairy and cheese cooperative movements. Holly died at his daughter's house in Kewaunee, Wisconsin after being in failing health.