Nile Soik

Nile Soik
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 4th district
In office
January 6, 1969 – January 1, 1973
Preceded byJerris Leonard
Succeeded byBob Kasten
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
In office
January 4, 1965 – January 6, 1969
Preceded byDistrict established
Succeeded byJim Sensenbrenner
ConstituencyMilwaukee 25th district
In office
January 2, 1961 – January 4, 1965
Preceded byJerris Leonard
Succeeded byDaniel D. Hanna
ConstituencyMilwaukee 19th district
Personal details
Born(1923-05-02)May 2, 1923
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
DiedAugust 3, 2001(2001-08-03) (aged 78)
Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting placeWest Point Cemetery, West Point, New York
PartyRepublican
Spouse
Carol Swanson
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(m. 1950⁠–⁠2001)​
EducationUnited States Military Academy
University of Wisconsin–Madison (M.B.A.)
Cornell University (Ph.D.)
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Army Corps of Engineers
Rank1st Lieutenant

Nile Warren Soik (May 2, 1923 – August 3, 2001) was an American educator and Republican politician from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He served four years in the Wisconsin Senate (1969–1973) and eight years in the Wisconsin State Assembly (1961–1969), representing northern Milwaukee County.

Biography

Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Soik graduated from Riverside University High School. He then graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1945 and served in the United States Army. Soik received his master's degree in business administration from University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1951 and his doctorate degree at Cornell University. Soik was a trainer in the human resource department at Allen-Bradley. He also taught at Milwaukee School of Engineering, Lakeland College, Marquette University, Milwaukee Area Technical College, and Cardinal Stritch University. He served in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1961-1969 as a Republican and then in the Wisconsin State Senate in 1969–1973. He died in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin.[1][2]

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