James M. Bingham
13th Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin
In office
January 7, 1878 – January 2, 1882
GovernorWilliam E. Smith
Preceded byCharles D. Parker
Succeeded bySam Fifield
20th Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly
In office
January 1870 – January 1871
Preceded byAlexander McDonald Thomson
Succeeded byWilliam E. Smith
13th Mayor of Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
In office
April 1883 – April 1884
Preceded byAmbrose Hoffman
Succeeded byJacob Leinenkugel
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
In office
January 5, 1874 – January 4, 1875
Preceded byAlbert Pound
Succeeded byThomas L. Halbert
ConstituencyChippewa district
In office
January 4, 1869 – January 2, 1871
Preceded bySamuel W. Hunt
Succeeded byJames A. Bate
ConstituencyChippewa–Dunn district
In office
January 5, 1863 – January 2, 1865
Preceded byJohn B. Crosby
Succeeded byWilliam P. Forsyth
ConstituencyJefferson 4th district
Personal details
Born(1828-02-03)February 3, 1828
Perry, New York, U.S.
DiedJanuary 8, 1885(1885-01-08) (aged 56)
Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting placeForest Hill Cemetery, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Justina Madelaine Wright
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(m. 1856⁠–⁠1885)​
Children
  • Clifford Dwight Bingham
  • (b. 1857; died 1939)
  • Walter Vance Bingham
  • (b. 1860; died 1946)
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUnited States Volunteers
Union Army
Years of service1864
RankMajor, USV
Unit40th Reg. Wis. Vol. Infantry
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

James M. Bingham (February 3, 1828 – January 8, 1885)[1] was an American lawyer and Republican politician. He served as the 13th lieutenant governor of Wisconsin, the 20th speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly, and the 13th mayor of Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin.

Biography

He was born in Perry, New York, in 1828, and moved to Palmyra, Wisconsin, in 1854, where he practiced law. Bingham served in the 40th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment as a major. A Republican, he served terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1863, 1864, 1869, 1870, and 1874 and was elected its speaker in 1870. He moved to Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin in 1870. In 1878 he was elected the 13th Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin under Governor William E. Smith, an office he held for two terms until 1882. He died in 1885 in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin.[2]

Legacy

His former home, now known as the Cook-Rutledge House, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[3]

Notes

  1. ↑ James M. Bingham
  2. ↑ Report of the Annual Meeting of the State Bar Association of Wisconsin. Madison, Wis.: Taylor and Gleason, 1901, pp. 206-209.
  3. ↑ "Cook Rutledge Mansion". Archived from the original on 2013-08-24. Retrieved 2012-01-30.

References

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