Michael Reilly (Wisconsin politician)

For other people with the same name, see Michael Reilly (New York politician) and Michael Reilly (disambiguation).

Michael Kieran Reilly (July 15, 1869 – October 14, 1944) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician from Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. He served six terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Wisconsin's 6th congressional district from 1913 to 1917, and from November 1930 to January 1939. Earlier in his career, he served as district attorney of Fond du Lac County and city attorney of Fond du Lac.

Michael K. Reilly
Photo ca.1915 from the Harris & Ewing collection
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 6th district
In office November 4, 1930 – January 3, 1939
Preceded by	Florian Lampert
Succeeded by	Frank Bateman Keefe
In office March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1917
Preceded by	Michael E. Burke
Succeeded by	James H. Davidson
District Attorney of Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
In office January 1, 1899 – January 1, 1901
Preceded by	Herbert E. Swett
Succeeded by	Ray L. Morse
Personal details
Born	(1869-07-15)July 15, 1869 Empire, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died	October 14, 1944(1944-10-14) (aged 75) Neptune Township, New Jersey, U.S.
Resting place	Woodlawn Cemetery, The Bronx
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Mary Isobel Hall ​ ​ (m. 1935⁠–⁠1944)​
Education	Oshkosh Normal School University of Wisconsin (B.A.) University of Wisconsin Law School (LL.B.)
Profession	Lawyer, politician

Biography

Michael K. Reilly was born in the town of Empire, Wisconsin, in Fond du Lac County, on July 15, 1869. After completing his primary education, he graduated from the Oshkosh Normal School (now University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh), then continued his education at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Letters and Science in 1894, and then graduated from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1895. He served as Fond du Lac County district attorney for two years (1899–1900) and city attorney of Fond du Lac from 1905 to 1910. Between stints in the United States Congress, he continued to practice law in Wisconsin.

In 1912, Reilly was elected a member of the Democratic Party to the Sixty-third United States Congress as the representative of Wisconsin's 6th congressional district. He was reelected to the Sixty-fourth Congress but lost his re-election bid to Republican James H. Davidson to the Sixty-fifth Congress. To fill the vacancy caused by the death of Florian Lampert, Reilly was once again elected to the Seventy-first Congress. Once again representing Wisconsin's sixth district. He served another four terms until he lost a re-election bid to Republican, Frank Bateman Keefe, in 1938. Reilly died in Neptune, New Jersey, on October 14, 1944, and is interred at Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx, New York.

External links

• United States Congress. "Michael Reilly (id: R000155)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• Michael Reilly at Find a Grave