David G. Classon
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David Guy Classon (September 27, 1870 - September 6, 1930) was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.
Born in Oconto, Wisconsin, Classon attended the public schools, and was graduated from the law department of the University of Wisconsin at Madison in 1891. He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Oconto, Wisconsin. He served as judge of Oconto County 1894-1898. He served as mayor of Oconto 1898-1900. City attorney 1900-1906. He served as president of the board of education in 1912 and 1913. He served as president of the board of fire and police commissioners in 1915 and 1916.
Classon was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-fifth, Sixty-sixth, and Sixty-seventh Congresses (March 4, 1917-March 3, 1923). He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1922. He resumed the practice of law in Oconto, Wisconsin. He served as circuit judge of the twentieth judicial circuit 1928-1930. He died in Oconto, Wisconsin, September 6, 1930. He was interred in Evergreen Cemetery.
