James Earl Leverich


James Earl Leverich was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate.

Biography

Leverich was born in the Town of Angelo in Monroe County, Wisconsin. He attended the agricultural short course at the University of Wisconsin.

Career

Leverich was a member of the Senate twice: first, during the 1935 and 1937 sessions, and second, from 1943 to 1965. He was a member of the Republican Party and of the Wisconsin Progressive Party.
Leverich was a staunch anti-margarine leader, helping to organize a 1931 anti-margarine protest in Madison. After he became chair of the Senate Agricultural Committee in 1937, legalization of colored margarine in the state was stymied.