Gustavis A. Willard was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin.
Willard was born in January 1840 in Maine. He was married to Patience Willard and would have eight children. Willard died in Sheboygan, Wisconsin in 1925 and was buried there. [1]
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. Maine is the 12th smallest by area, the 9th least populous, and the 38th most densely populated of the 50 U.S. states. It is bordered by New Hampshire to the west, the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and northwest respectively. Maine is the easternmost state in the contiguous United States, and the northernmost state east of the Great Lakes. It is known for its jagged, rocky coastline; low, rolling mountains; heavily forested interior; and picturesque waterways, as well as its seafood cuisine, especially lobster and clams. There is a humid continental climate throughout most of the state, including in coastal areas such as its most populous city of Portland. The capital is Augusta.
Sheboygan is a city in and the county seat of Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 49,288 at the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Sheboygan, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city is located on the western shore of Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Sheboygan River, about 50 miles north of Milwaukee and 64 mi (103 km) south of Green Bay.
Willard was a member of the Assembly during the 1878 session. [2] Willard was a Democrat.
The Democratic Party of Wisconsin is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the state of Wisconsin. It is currently headed by state party chair Martha Laning.
Chippewa Falls is a city located on the Chippewa River in Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The most recent census from 2010 shows that the population is 13,661. Incorporated as a city in 1869, it is the county seat of Chippewa County.
Delavan is a city in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 8,463 at the 2010 census. It is located 45 miles southwest of Milwaukee. The city is located partially within the Town of Delavan but the two entities are politically independent.
The Wisconsin Senate, the powers of which are modeled after those of the U.S. Senate, is the upper house of the Wisconsin State Legislature, smaller than the Wisconsin State Assembly. Together, they constitute the legislative branch of the state of Wisconsin.
The Wisconsin Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The Legislature is a bicameral body composed of the upper house Wisconsin State Senate and the lower Wisconsin State Assembly, both of which have had Republican majorities since January 2011. With both houses combined, the legislature has 132 members representing an equal number of constituent districts. The Legislature convenes at the state capitol in Madison.
Ashbel Parsons Willard was state senator, the 12th Lieutenant Governor, and the 11th Governor of the U.S. state of Indiana. His terms in office were marked by increasingly severe partisanship leading to the breakup of the state Democratic Party in the years leading up to the American Civil War. His brother-in-law was involved in John Brown's Raid and was executed. Willard went to the south to advocate unsuccessfully for his release, and became despised by southerners who accused him of having a secret involvement in the raid. He died two months before the start of the war while giving a speech on national unity, and was the first governor of Indiana to die in office.
Mark William Pocan is an American politician and businessman serving as the U.S. Representative for Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district since 2013. The district is based in the state capital, Madison. A member of the Democratic Party, Pocan serves as Co-Chair of both the Congressional Progressive Caucus and the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus. From 1999 to 2013 he served as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing the 78th district, succeeding Tammy Baldwin there, whom he also replaced in Congress when Baldwin was elected to the Senate.
The 1st Regiment Wisconsin Heavy Artillery was an artillery regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Charles D. Robinson was a politician from the U.S. state of Wisconsin. He served as that state's third Secretary of State for one term from January 5, 1852 to January 2, 1854. A Democrat, he served under Whig governor Leonard J. Farwell. Robinson served in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1850 and was mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin. He served in the United States Army during the American Civil War. He was also the editor of the Bay Advocate.
Sondy M. Pope is a Democratic Party politician and former foundation staff member from Madison, Wisconsin, currently serving as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, having represented the 80th Assembly District from 2002. The district had been the 79th Wisconsin Assembly until redistricting after the 2010 census.
Emerald Grove is an unincorporated community in the Town of Bradford, in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States. It is located along U.S. Route 14 and Wisconsin Highway 11 east of Janesville and west of Delavan.
Leander Franklin Frisby was an American Republican politician and lawyer from Wisconsin.
Merton W. Herrick was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Colonel Clement Edson Warner was a Wisconsin farmer and officer in the American Civil War. He served two years (1867–68) as a Unionist member of the Wisconsin State Senate and one (1883) as a Republican member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from Dane County.
Josiah Flint Willard was an American dairy farmer, naturalist and businessman living in Janesville, Wisconsin, who served one term as a Free Soiler member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. He was the father of suffragist Frances E. Willard.
Stephen Osander Bennett was an American merchant and farmer from Raymond Center, Wisconsin who spent one year as a Free Soil Party member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from Racine County and two years as a member of the Wisconsin State Senate from the 17th District. He later moved to Michigan.
Daniel Bartlett Stevens was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Willard T. Stevens was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate.
Horace Birney Willard was an American politician, physician, and businessman from New York City. A recipient of a state scholarship, Willard attended Geneva Medical College then established a medical practice in Aztalan, Wisconsin. Forced out of the profession due to poor health, Willard became engaged in several business dealings in nearby Fort Atkinson. Willard was an early member of the state Republican Party and served a term in the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Willard H. Chandler was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate.
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