Name M. Cleary | ||
M. J. Cleary (September 23, 1877 - February 23, 1947) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and President of the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company.
Biography and career
Cleary was born on September 23, 1877 in Moscow, Wisconsin. He attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Cleary was elected to the Assembly in 1906 and re-elected in 1908. He was a Republican.
He was an attorney, and worked in insurance and banking in Blanchardville, Wisconsin. He also spent two years as the Chairman of the County Board of Lafayette County, Wisconsin.
He served as Commissioner of Insurance from July 1, 1915 to April 10, 1919. During World War I, he organized a "far reaching and effective food conservation campaign" with a "corps of 125 insurance agents."
He became President of the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company. He also served as a member of the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin and of the Board of Governors of Marquette University.