What is Tony Earl?
{{Infobox officeholder |name= Tony Earl |image = Anthony Earl (Wisconsin Governor).jpg |caption= |order= 41st |office= Governor of Wisconsin |term_start= January 3, 1983 |term_end= January 5, 1987 |lieutenant= [[James Flynn (politician)|James Flynn]] |predecessor= [[Lee S. Dreyfus|Lee Dreyfus]] |successor= [[Tommy Thompson]] |birth_name= Anthony Scully Earl |birth_date= {{birth date|1936|4|12}} |birth_place= [[Lansing, Michigan]], U.S. | death_date= {{death date and age|2023|2|23|1936|4|12}} | death_place= [[Madison, Wisconsin]], U.S. |spouse= Jane Nemke Earl<ref>{{cite web|url=http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/doug_moe/doug-moe-former-governor-new-wife-are-giddy/article_1852eb82-5d00-11e1-97ed-001871e3ce6c.html|title=Doug Moe: Former governor, new wife are 'giddy'|author=Doug Moe|date=2012-02-22|publisher=[[Wisconsin State Journal]]|access-date=2012-02-22}}</ref> |profession= [[Prosecutor]], [[Lawyer|attorney]] |party= [[United States Democratic Party|Democrat]] }} '''Anthony Scully Earl''' (April 12, 1936 – February 23, 2023) was an [[Americans|American]] [[politician]] and a member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic party]]. Earl was the [[List of Governors of Wisconsin|41st]] [[Governor of Wisconsin]] from 1983 until 1987. He graduated from [[Michigan State University]] in 1958 and earned a [[Juris Doctor|J.D.]] from the [[University of Chicago]]. After four years in the Navy, including two years as a legal officer, Earl moved to Wisconsin in 1965. Earl died of problems caused by a [[stroke]] on February 23, 2023 at a hospital in [[Madison, Wisconsin]] at the age of 86.<ref name = Schmidt>{{cite news|url = https://madison.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/former-gov-tony-earl-a-champion-for-equality-and-conservation-dies-at-86/article_3d553784-72b8-5366-89c9-f539f2c04238.html|title = Former Gov. Tony Earl, a champion for equality and conservation, dies at 86|newspaper = [[Wisconsin State Journal]]|date = February 23, 2023|accessdate = February 23, 2023|last = Schmidt|first = Mitchel