[1] Switched from the Republican to the Democratic Party, 1950.
Father: Gustav Adolph Ruess (b. 1868)
Mother: Paula Schoellkopf (b. 1878, d. 1958)
Wife: Margaret Magrath (teacher, m. 1942, until his death, d. 30-Sep-2008, two sons, two daughters)
Son: Christopher
Son: Michael
Daughter: Jacqueline
Daughter: Anne
University: AB, Cornell University (1933)
Law School: LLB, Harvard Law School (1936)
US Congressman, Wisconsin 5th (3-Jan-1955 to 3-Jan-1983)
Wisconsin State Official School Board, Milwaukee (1953-54)
Marshall Plan Deputy General Counsel, Paris (1949)
US Official Legal Advisory Committee, US National Resources Board (1948-52)
Office of Military Government, Germany Chief of Price Control (1945)
US Official Counsel, Office of Price Administration (1941-42)
Wisconsin State Official Asst. Corporation Counsel, Milwaukee County (1939-40)
Sphinx Head Society
Eagle Scout
Bronze Star
German Ancestry
Author of books:
The Critical Decade: An Economic Policy for America and the Free World (1964)
Revenue Sharing: Crutch or Catalyst for State and Local Governments? (1970)
To Save Our Cities: What Needs to Be Done (1977)
The Unknown South of France: A History Buff's Guide (1991, with Margaret M. Reuss)
When Government Was Good: Memories of a Life in Politics (1999, memoir)
