Theophilus Albert Willy | |
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Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 14th district | |
In office 1901–1905 | |
Wisconsin State Assembly | |
In office 1899–1901 | |
Personal details | |
Born | April 16,1845 Somersetshire,England |
Died | 1916 |
Political party | Republican |
Theophilus Albert Willy was a Republican member of the Wisconsin Legislature. [1]
He was born on April 16,1845,at Somersetshire,England,where he was educated. In 1866 he came to Appleton,Wisconsin,where he worked as a miller and buyer of grain for a few years. From 1870 to 1878 he was a manufacturer of staves (wooden parts for barrels) and lumber,and was also a dealer of merchandise. In 1878 he returned to his former occupation in the grain industry. [2]
Willy was a member of the State Assembly from 1899 to 1901,and then served in the State Senate from 1901 to 1905. [3]
He died in 1916,and is buried in Forest Hill Cemetery in Madison,Wisconsin. [4]
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