Simon Lord
Simon Locke Lord (first name sometimes Simeon;[1] March 8, 1826 – February 17, 1893)[2][3] was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate.
Biography
[edit]Lord was born in Limington, Maine, in 1826.[2] After graduating from the Jefferson Medical College, Lord moved to Edgerton, Wisconsin, in 1858. During the American Civil War, Lord served with the 13th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment[1] and the 32nd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment. He served as postmaster of Edgerton.[4] Lord died on February 17, 1893, in Edgerton.[3][5]
Political career
[edit]Lord was elected to the Assembly in 1879. From 1883 to 1886, he represented the 17th district of the Senate as a Republican.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "The Thirteenth Regiment". Janesville Weekly Gazette. January 24, 1862. p. 1. Retrieved February 24, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin
- ^ a b Index to Rock County, Wisconsin Probate Records
- ^ "Dr. S. L. Lord". The Saturday Evening Press. March 4, 1893. p. 2. Retrieved February 24, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ex-Senator Lord Ill". Wood County Reporter. February 23, 1893. p. 2. Retrieved February 24, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
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[edit]Categories:
- 1826 births
- 1893 deaths
- 19th-century American legislators
- Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- People from Edgerton, Wisconsin
- People from Limington, Maine
- People of Wisconsin in the American Civil War
- Thomas Jefferson University alumni
- Union army surgeons
- Republican Party Wisconsin state senators
- 19th-century Wisconsin politicians