Robert Cance

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Robert Cance was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

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Biography

Cance was born in Wigtown, Scotland, sources have differed on the date. In 1858, he moved to the Town of Ettrick in Wisconsin, where he would become a farmer. Later, he became involved in business. Cance died in 1886. [1]

Political career

Cance was a member of the Assembly in 1883. [2] Other positions he held include Chairman (similar to Mayor) of Ettrick and Chairman of the county board of Trempealeau County, Wisconsin. He was a Republican.

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References

  1. BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY OF La Crosse, Trempealeau AND Buffalo Counties, WISCONSIN. Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company. 1892. p.  769.
  2. THE BLUE BOOK OF THE STATE OF WISCONSIN. 1883. p. 505.