Tony Earl

Tony Earl
Earl in c. 1983
41st Governor of Wisconsin
In office January 3, 1983 – January 5, 1987
Lieutenant	James Flynn
Preceded by	Lee Dreyfus
Succeeded by	Tommy Thompson
Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
In office December 15, 1975 – November 1, 1980
Governor	Patrick Lucey Martin J. Schreiber Lee S. Dreyfus
Preceded by	Lester P. Voigt
Succeeded by	Carroll Besadny
Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Administration
In office January 6, 1975 – December 15, 1975
Governor	Patrick Lucey
Preceded by	Joe Nusbaum
Succeeded by	Robert Dunn
Member of the Wisconsin Assembly
In office January 1, 1973 – January 6, 1975
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Edward F. McClain
Constituency	85th district
In office October 14, 1969 – January 1, 1973
Preceded by	Dave Obey
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Constituency	Marathon 2nd district
Personal details
Born	Anthony Scully Earl (1936-04-12)April 12, 1936 St. Ignace, Michigan, U.S.
Died	February 23, 2023(2023-02-23) (aged 86) Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouses	Sheila Coyle ​ ​ (m. 1962; div. 2003)​ Jane Nemke ​ (m. 2011)​
Children	4
Education	Michigan State University (BA) University of Chicago (JD)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Navy

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.^[1] 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.