Allen Hiram Atwater
Allen Hiram Atwater (1817 – 1889) was an American politician who was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Biography
[edit]Atwater was born in Riga, New York, in 1817. He moved to Wisconsin 1840 but two years later returned to New York, where he married Eliza A. Parmelee.[1] They would have nine children. He returned to Wisconsin and served in town, county and state legislatures. He moved to Dakota Territory in 1883.[2]
Career
[edit]Atwater was a member of the Assembly during the 1854, 1871 and 1872 sessions.[3] In 1856 and 1858, he was elected County Treasurer of Dodge County, Wisconsin.[4] Other positions Atwater held include justice of the peace. Initially a Whig, he later became a Republican.
References
[edit]- ^ THE HISTORY OF DODGE COUNTY, WISCONSIN. Chicago: Western Historical Company. 1880. p. 603.
- ^ "Juneau". The Watertown News. 21 March 1883. p. 5. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ^ Lawrence S. Barish, ed. (2007). State of Wisconsin Blue Book 2007 - 2008. p. 120.
- ^ THE LEGISLATIVE MANUAL OF THE STATE OF WISCONSIN (11th ed.). Madison, Wis. 1872. p. 446.
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