Edwin Montgomery | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Waushara County district | |
| In office January 2, 1871 – January 1, 1872 | |
| Preceded by | Theophilus F. Metcalf |
| Succeeded by | Hobart Sterling Sacket |
| Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 23rd district | |
| In office January 7, 1861 – January 5, 1863 | |
| Preceded by | Enias D. Masters |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Dorr Clapp |
| Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 32nd district | |
| In office December 6, 1852 – December 3, 1854 Serving with John Garber | |
| Preceded by | District established |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Prentice Yeomans |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 27, 1817 Harpersfield Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | March 30, 1881 (aged 63) |
| Resting place | Hancock Cemetery, Hancock, Wisconsin |
| Political party |
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| Spouse |
Elizabeth Brown (m. 1855) |
| Children | Arthur, Cora, Nellie |
Edwin Montgomery (May 27, 1817 – March 30, 1881) was an American farmer, Republican politician, and pioneer of Wisconsin and Iowa. He was a member of the Wisconsin Senate, representing Jefferson County in the 1861 and 1862 legislative sessions. Earlier, he served two years in the Iowa House of Representatives, representing Iowa's 32nd House of Representatives district, and later in life served one term in the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Waushara County.
Biography
Edwin Montgomery was born in May 1817 in Harpersfield Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio. He received a common school education and came to Wisconsin in 1848, settling originally in the town of Farmington, Jefferson County, Wisconsin.[1] He moved to Fayette County, Iowa, in 1851 and served two years in the Iowa House of Representatives.[2]
He returned to Wisconsin in 1855, returning to Farmington, Jefferson County. In Farmington, he was elected to the Wisconsin Senate in 1860, running on the Republican Party ticket. He did not face an opponent in the general election.[3] He represented the 23rd Senate district, which then comprised most of Jefferson County, in the 1861 and 1862 legislative sessions.[4]
In the spring of 1865, he moved to the village of Hancock, in Waushara County, Wisconsin, where he operated a hotel known as Hancock House. Later he moved to a nearby farm. In 1870, he was the Republican nominee for Wisconsin State Assembly in the Waushara County district, and defeated the Republican incumbent Theophilus F. Metcalf, who ran on the "people's ticket".[1]
Personal life and family
Edwin Montgomery married Elizabeth Brown of Monroe County, Ohio, on December 22, 1855. They had at least three children.[2]
Electoral history
Wisconsin Assembly (1870)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Election, November 8, 1870[1] | |||||
| Republican | Edwin Montgomery | 923 | 51.39% | +21.63% | |
| Independent Republican | Theophilus F. Metcalf (incumbent) | 873 | 48.61% | ||
| Plurality | 50 | 2.78% | -37.69% | ||
| Total votes | 1,796 | 100.0% | +32.64% | ||
| Republican gain from Independent Republican | |||||
References
- 1 2 3 "Official Directory". The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1871. p. 386.
- 1 2 "History of Waushara County". History of Northern Wisconsin. Western Historical Company. 1881. p. 1119. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
- ↑ "The Legislature of 1861–The Nominees of all Parties". The Daily Milwaukee News. November 4, 1860. p. 2. Retrieved May 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Heg, J. E., ed. (1882). "Annals of the Legislature". The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin 1882 (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 201, 203. Retrieved May 23, 2023.