Carl Choisser
William Carl Choisser was an American newspaper editor, lawyer, and politician.
Choisser was born in Ozark, Johnson County, Illinois. In 1917, he graduated from the University of Illinois College of Law, where he received a bachelor of laws, and was on the varsity wrestling team. He then served in the United States Army Air Service during World War I. Choisser practiced law in Benton, Illinois and was the editor of the Benton Evening News. Choisser served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1923 to 1929 and was a Republican. In 1939, Choisser was murdered with a firearm in Benton, Illinois after a quarrel with a defendant involving a murder trial.
