M. J. Cleary

Michael J. Cleary (September 23, 1877 – February 21, 1947) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and President of the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company.

M. J. Cleary
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
In office
1906–1910
ConstituencyLafayette County, Wisconsin
Personal details
Born
Michael J. Cleary

(1877-09-23)September 23, 1877
Blanchardville, Wisconsin
DiedFebruary 21, 1947(1947-02-21) (aged 69)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Political partyRepublican
OccupationLawyer, politician

Biography and career

Cleary was born on September 23, 1877 in Blanchardville, Wisconsin[1] or Moscow, Wisconsin.[2] He attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison.[3][1]

Cleary was elected to the Assembly in 1906 and re-elected in 1908.[4] He was a Republican.

He was an attorney, and worked in insurance and banking in Blanchardville, Wisconsin. He also spent two years as the Chairman of the County Board of Lafayette County, Wisconsin.[2]

He served as Commissioner of Insurance from July 1, 1915 to April 10, 1919.[3][5] During World War I, he organized a "far reaching and effective food conservation campaign" with a "corps of 125 insurance agents."[6]

He became president of the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company in 1919.[3][7] He also served as a member of the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin and of the Board of Governors of Marquette University.[8]

He died in Milwaukee on February 21, 1947.[1]

References
  1. "Michael Cleary Is Heart Victim". Waukesha Daily Freeman. February 22, 1947. p. 1. Retrieved May 26, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "M. J. Cleary". USGenWeb Archives. Retrieved February 5, 2014.
  3. "M. J. Cleary, 69, Insurance Official and UW Regent, Dies". Wisconsin State Journal. February 22, 1947. p. 1. Retrieved May 25, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Biographical Sketches. Wisconsin Blue Book. Retrieved February 5, 2014.
  5. "Object details - M. J. Clearly election poster". Chudnow Museum. Archived from the original on May 17, 2014. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
  6. Pixley, R.B. (1919). Wisconsin in the world war; an account of the activities of Wisconsin citizens during the great world war, giving in part the record of a loyal state and acknowledging in part its devotion and untiring service to the nation and to its ideals for a lasting and benevolent democracy. Milwaukee: The Wisconsin War History Company. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
  7. "INSURANCE CHIEF SEES INTEREST RATES RISE - M.J. Cleary of Northwestern Life Expects Normal Trade to Increase Money Demand". New York Times. January 1935. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
  8. "M.J. CLEARY DIES - SURETY FIRM HEAD - President of the Northwestern Mutual Life, Regents Board Member at Wisconsin U." New York Times. February 23, 1947. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
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