April 30, 1898, Oshkosh Northwestern
The article above is just one of the many things Menasha's renaissance man, Publius V. Lawson, Jr. was capable of. In his 67 years, Lawson was labeled many things- attorney, politician, businessman, author, historian, lecturer, inventor, and six term mayor of Menasha.
Follow this link to get a really good overview of his life at "The Strangest Names in American Political History" blog: https://politicalstrangenames.blogspot.com/2012/05/publius-virgilius-lawson-jr-1853-1920.html
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