Wisconsin Politician. He moved from Maine to Wisconsin in 1858, where he worked as a clerk on a steamboat on the St. Croix River. After an unsuccessful attempt to enlist in the Union Army in 1861, he purchased a second-hand printing press and founded the Polk County Press in Osceola.
After the war, he entered politics and served as a Republican member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1874 through 1876. He moved to Ashland in 1876 and helped found the Ashland Press. He served in the Wisconsin State Senate from 1877 through 1881, and then as Wisconsin's Lieutenant Governor from 1882 until 1887. After leaving office, he ran a lakeside resort in Ashland until he died in 1915.
After the war, he entered politics and served as a Republican member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1874 through 1876. He moved to Ashland in 1876 and helped found the Ashland Press. He served in the Wisconsin State Senate from 1877 through 1881, and then as Wisconsin's Lieutenant Governor from 1882 until 1887. After leaving office, he ran a lakeside resort in Ashland until he died in 1915.
Wisconsin Politician. He moved from Maine to Wisconsin in 1858, where he worked as a clerk on a steamboat on the St. Croix River. After an unsuccessful attempt to enlist in the Union Army in 1861, he purchased a second-hand printing press and founded the Polk County Press in Osceola.
After the war, he entered politics and served as a Republican member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1874 through 1876. He moved to Ashland in 1876 and helped found the Ashland Press. He served in the Wisconsin State Senate from 1877 through 1881, and then as Wisconsin's Lieutenant Governor from 1882 until 1887. After leaving office, he ran a lakeside resort in Ashland until he died in 1915.
After the war, he entered politics and served as a Republican member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1874 through 1876. He moved to Ashland in 1876 and helped found the Ashland Press. He served in the Wisconsin State Senate from 1877 through 1881, and then as Wisconsin's Lieutenant Governor from 1882 until 1887. After leaving office, he ran a lakeside resort in Ashland until he died in 1915.
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