Ody J. Fish (June 16, 1925 – February 6, 2007) was Chairman of the Republican Party of Wisconsin.
Biography
editFish was born Odilon Fish in Sauk Centre, Minnesota in 1925. He married Mary Ellen Koebke and had two children.[1] In 2007, he died of esophageal cancer at his home in Pewaukee, Wisconsin.
Career
editFish was Chairman of the Republican Party of Wisconsin from 1965 to 1970.[2] Previously, he had chaired and vice chaired the Waukesha County, Wisconsin Republican Party and managed the 1964 gubernatorial campaign of Warren P. Knowles. From 1971 to 1984, Fish was a Republican National Committeeman. He also managed the 1976 Republican National Convention.
References
edit- ^ "Fish served GOP, but turned down call from Nixon". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
- ^ "Fish, Ody J." Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-10-05.