Jorge Wilmer Carow (April 20, 1874 – November 5, 1936) was an American lawyer and Progressive Republican politician from Rusk County, Wisconsin.
[1] After his year working at Olin & Butler, Carow returned to Baraboo and formed a law partnership with Edward Dithmar.
[2] A year after settling in Ladysmith, Carow made his first attempt at public office, seeking the Republican Party nomination for district attorney of Rusk County, Wisconsin.
The gunman, Stephen Duprey, had formerly owned land in Ladysmith and lost his property in legal action in which Carow and Thomas represented the opposing party.
[7] He returned to politics in 1928, running for Wisconsin State Assembly in the district composed of Rusk and Sawyer counties.
Milwaukee County's representatives had sought to increase their Assembly representation from 20 to 24 seats, to account for their rapid population growth, but Carow's position prevailed.
[23] Since no party had a majority, it took several rounds of voting; Carow was elected speaker on the 6th ballot, with the support of six Republicans and one socialist.