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Tony Earl (Anthony Scully Earl) was born on 12 April, 1936 in St. Ignace, Michigan, U.S., is an American politician (1936–2023). Discover Tony Earl's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 86 years old?

Popular As Anthony Scully Earl
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Age 86 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born 12 April, 1936
Birthday 12 April
Birthplace St. Ignace, Michigan, U.S.
Date of death 23 February, 2023
Died Place Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
Nationality United States

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His wife is Sheila Coyle (m. 1962-2003) Jane Nemke (m. 2011)

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1936

Anthony Scully Earl (April 12, 1936 – February 23, 2023) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served as the 41st governor of Wisconsin from 1983 until 1987.

Prior to his election as governor, he served as secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Administration and secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources in the administration of Governor Patrick Lucey.

He also served three terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Marathon County.

Earl was born in St. Ignace, Michigan, the son of Ethlynne Julia (Scully) and Russell K. Earl.

1958

He graduated from Michigan State University in 1958 and earned a J.D. from the University of Chicago.

1962

Tony Earl married Sheila Rose Coyle of Chicago, in the summer of 1962.

They met while he was a student at the University of Chicago Law School.

1965

After four years in the U.S. Navy, including two years as a legal officer, Earl made his way to Wisconsin in 1965.

He was the district attorney of Marathon County, Wisconsin from 1965 to 1966, and the city attorney of Wausau, Wisconsin from 1966 to 1969.

That year, he was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly, filling the seat vacated by David Obey, who was elected a member of the United States House of Representatives.

1974

In 1974, Earl left the Assembly to run for Wisconsin Attorney General, but was defeated in the primary by Bronson La Follette.

Upon his defeat, then-Gov.

Patrick Lucey named Earl secretary of the Department of Administration.

Later, Earl became Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) where his list of accomplishments include addressing the State's surface water pollution.

1977

Earl used that reputation to defeat former Acting Governor Martin J. Schreiber (1977–79) in the Democratic primary for governor.

Earl went on to defeat the Republican candidate, Terry Jodok Kohler, in a landslide victory.

However, Earl's tenure as governor was a challenge from the start.

By the time he took office, Wisconsin was marred by a budget deficit of nearly $1 billion and a 12% unemployment rate.

Earl signed legislation making the 5% sales tax permanent and also added a 10% surtax on state income tax which was later reduced.

Once the state was fiscally sound, Earl passed initiatives improving the environment, education, and equal opportunity.

Earl appointed Doris Hanson, the State's first female to hold the office of secretary of the Department of Administration and Howard Fuller, the first African-American appointed to a cabinet position heading the Department of Employee Relations.

Due to disagreements over healthcare reform, prison staffing, wage freezes, and other matters, Earl's relations with state labor Unions soured and made his tenure as governor all the more complicated.

After restoring the state following one of the worst economic predicaments in state history, Governor Earl was ousted after one term.

1982

In 1982, Earl ran for governor when Lee S. Dreyfus unexpectedly declined to run for re-election, and soon the Wisconsin Democratic Party's hopes of reclaiming the governor's mansion became very real.

As head of the state Department of Natural Resources, Earl was well-received as a staunch defender of the environment and a problem-solver.

1986

State Assembly Minority Leader Tommy Thompson, a Republican, staunchly opposed Earl's policies and was elected in 1986 to the first of four consecutive terms.

Earl Bricker wrote an essay, "goodbye to Wisconsin Governor Tony Earl" bemoaning that Tommy Thompson had defeated Earl in the 1986 election, and that is "pro-family" stance may have given him wider demographic appeal than Earl's defense of gay and lesbian rights.

1990

In 1990, Earl was elected to the Common Cause National Governing Board and served until 1996.

CC/WI promotes campaign finance reform, ethics and lobby reform, open meetings laws, voting rights, non-partisan redistricting, and other issues concerning the promotion and maintenance of accountable government.

1995

Earl served on the governing board of "Common Cause Wisconsin" from 1995 until 2005.

a non-partisan, non-profit citizen's lobby affiliated with national Common Cause.

They had four daughters together, and were married for more than 30 years before separating in 1995.

2003

Their divorce was finalized in 2003.

2004

In July 2004, Earl was recognized at the 12th Annual Outreach Awards for his acknowledgment of the needs of the gay and lesbian community during his term in office; he received the organization's Political Courage Award.

He served on the board of directors of the American Transmission Company which assumed ownership, operation, planning, maintenance, and monitoring of all the electrical transmission assets formerly owned by a number of Wisconsin utility companies, cooperatives, and municipal utilities.

He was a past partner in one of the largest law firms (more than 400 lawyers) in Wisconsin, Quarles and Brady.

The Peshtigo River State Forest in Marinette and Oconto counties has been renamed Governor Earl Peshtigo State Forest according to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

2011

In 2011, Earl married Jane Nemke.

2013

Earl also served on the board of the Chicago-based Joyce Foundation for many years until 2013.

2019

September 25, 2019, as reported in the Appleton Post-Crescent on September 26, 2019.