James Weaver (Wisconsin politician)
James Weaver was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.[1]
Biography
[edit]Weaver was born on October 17, 1800, in Kent, England. He moved to Oneida County, New York, in 1830 before eventually settling in Lisbon, Waukesha County, Wisconsin.
In 1820, Weaver had married Elizabeth Fielder. Among their children were Thomas Weaver, a member of the Assembly, and Richard Weaver, a member of the Assembly and of the Wisconsin State Senate. The elder Weaver died on October 8, 1886.
Assembly career
[edit]Weaver was a member of the Assembly in 1856, succeeding Joseph Bond. Like Bond, Weaver was a Democrat.
References
[edit]- ^ THE HISTORY OF WAUKESHA COUNTY, WISCONSIN. Chicago: Western Historical Company. 1880. p. 982.
External links
[edit]Categories:
- Politicians from Kent
- English emigrants to the United States
- 19th-century English politicians
- 18th-century English people
- People from Oneida County, New York
- People from Lisbon, Waukesha County, Wisconsin
- Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- 1800 births
- 1886 deaths
- 19th-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature