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July 24, 1876: Julius Peter Heil, Wisconsin's 30th governor, was born on July 24, 1876 in Germany. He immigrated to Wisconsin in 1881 and settled in Milwaukee as a young man. In 1901, he established the Heil Rail Joint Company. Heil defeated Philip La Follette for governor in 1938, serving for two terms and losing in his bid for a third.
About. JULIUS PETER HEIL was born in Duesmond an der Mosel in Germany. When he was five, his family moved to a farm in New Berlin, Wisconsin, where he attended school until the age of twelve. He went on to qualify as an expert welder and traveled extensively in South America, installing welded steel track for streetcars.
Julius P. Heil Julius Peter Heil ( July 24 , 1876 ndash November 30 , 1949 ) was Governor of Wisconsin from 1939 to 1943. A Republican , he was born in Düssmund an der Mosel , Germany .
Under the late great Robert Marion La Follette, his sons and followers, Wisconsin had 40 years of "new deal." There were interruptions, the latest when the Governorship was held by an...
Clipping found in Chicago Tribune published in Chicago, Illinois on 12/1/1949. Obituary for JULIUS P. HEIL (Aged 73)
In 1938 he was the successful Republican nominee for Governor. Heil held office for two terms, 1939 to 1943. Defeated in 1942, he returned to his position as Heil Company's Chairman of the Board. He died after suffering a heart attack while hunting.
The Society holds the Julius P. Heil papers, Heil was a Milwaukee industrialist and Republican governor of Wisconsin (1938-1942). The papers chiefly relate to Heil's public career and consist of chronologically-arranged correspondence, speeches, press releases, campaign briefing books, microfilmed biographical clippings, memorabilia, and other miscellany.
