Elihu Colman

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Elihu Colman
United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
In office
February 6, 1890 April 1893
Parent
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Volunteers
Union Army
Years of service18611863
RankMusician
Unit 1st Reg. Wis. Vol. Cavalry
Battles/wars American Civil War

Elihu Colman (May 11, 1841 January 25, 1899) was an American lawyer and Republican politician. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Fond du Lac County during the 1872 session. He later served as United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin in 1890 under U.S. President Benjamin Harrison.

Biography

Born in Oneida, Wisconsin, his father was Henry R. Colman, who was a Methodist minister and missionary among the Oneida Tribe. In 1847, Colman and his family moved to Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. He served in the 1st Wisconsin Cavalry Regiment of the Union Army during the American Civil War, achieving the rank of quartermaster sergeant. Colman graduated from Lawrence University in 1865. He then studied law and was admitted to the Wisconsin bar. In 1873, Colman served in the Wisconsin State Assembly.

In 1880, he was the Republican nominee for Wisconsin's 5th congressional district, receiving 14,753 votes to 16,984 for Democratic incumbent Edward S. Bragg and 1,188 for Greenbacker John E. Thomas. Colman was appointed United States Attorney for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin in 1890 by President Benjamin Harrison. [1] [2] He died unexpectedly in Green Bay, Wisconsin. [2] [3] [4]

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References

  1. "Successor to Elihu Colman". Green Bay Weekly Gazette. April 19, 1893. p. 6. Retrieved August 11, 2016 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  2. 1 2 "Death Came Suddenly to Fond du Lac Man". Green Bay Weekly Gazette. February 1, 1899. p. 3. Retrieved August 10, 2016 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  3. Report of the Proceedings of the State Bar Association of Wisconsin, vol. 3, Wisconsin State Bar Association: 1901, Biographical Sketch of Elihu Colman, pp. 222–225.
  4. The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin (11th ed.). Madison, WI. 1872. p. 447.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)