Phineas Baldwin

Phineas Baldwin (December 4, 1824 ? April 25, 1901) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly .

Biography [ edit ]

Baldwin was born on December 4, 1824, in Orford, Canada West . ^[1] In 1846, he married Mehitable Young. She died in 1853. Baldwin arrived in Dane County, Wisconsin , in 1854, where he became a farmer. The following year, he married Eliza M. Montgomery. He died at his home in Brooklyn, Wisconsin , in 1901. ^[2]

Political career [ edit ]

Baldwin was a member of the Assembly during the 1872 and 1877 sessions. ^[2]^[3] In 1873 he was the Republican candidate for the Senate's 26th District , losing to incumbent Romanzo E. Davis (a former Republican who had become a Liberal Republican . In 1874, he had been an unsuccessful candidate, losing to incumbent Michael Johnson . Other positions Baldwin held include chairman (similar to Mayor) and member of the Town Board of Oregon (town), Wisconsin , alderman of Madison, Wisconsin , member and Chairman of the Dane County Board of Supervisors and Sheriff of Dane County. He was a Republican . ^[4]

References [ edit ]

^ The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin (16th ed.). Madison, Wis. 1877. pp. 458?459. {{ cite book }}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link )
^ ^a ^b "Phineas Baldwin (Obituary)" . Wisconsin State Journal . April 26, 1901. p. 8 . Retrieved July 23, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Lawrence S. Barish, ed. (2007). State of Wisconsin Blue Book 2007?2008 . p. 121.
^ Biographical Review of Dane County, Wisconsin . Chicago: Biographical Review Publish Co. 1893. pp. 384 ?385.

External links [ edit ]

Phineas Baldwin at Find a Grave

[1] The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin (16th ed.). Madison, Wis. 1877. pp. 458?459. {{ cite book }}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link )

[Obit-2] "Phineas Baldwin (Obituary)" . Wisconsin State Journal . April 26, 1901. p. 8 . Retrieved July 23, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .

[3] Lawrence S. Barish, ed. (2007). State of Wisconsin Blue Book 2007?2008 . p. 121.

[4] Biographical Review of Dane County, Wisconsin . Chicago: Biographical Review Publish Co. 1893. pp. 384 ?385.

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