A. B. Comstock Explained

A. B. Comstock
Birth Date:5 April 1857
Birth Place:Albany, Green County, Wisconsin
Death Place:Albany, Green County, Wisconsin
Occupation:Farmer, gunsmith, politician
Party:Republican
Office:Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Constituency:Green County, Wisconsin
Term Start:1908
Term End:1910

A. B. Comstock (April 5, 1857 – November 23, 1937) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Comstock was born on April 5, 1857, in Albany, Green County, Wisconsin on a farm that he later owned.[1] After his political career, he operated a gun shop in Albany.[2] He was charged with embezzlement in 1931.[3]

He died in Albany on November 23, 1937.[4]

Political career

Comstock was elected to the Assembly in 1908, where he served on the committees for roads and bridges, and for agriculture.[5] Other positions he held include chairman of the board of trustees of Albany, Green County, Wisconsin and member of the county board of Green County, Wisconsin. Comstock was a Republican.

Notes and References

  1. Book: https://books.google.com/books?id=AEwNAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA1119 . Biographical Sketches . Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin . 1909 . . 1119–1120 . 2014-01-23 . Google Books.
  2. News: The Janesville Gazette .... Wausau Daily Herald. November 21, 1929. 20. Newspapers.com. December 8, 2017.
  3. News: Comstock Faces Estate Embezzlement Charge. Green Bay Press-Gazette. October 8, 1931. 1. Newspapers.com. December 8, 2017.
  4. News: A. B. Comstock, Albany Gunsmith, Dead at 80 . . Albany . 34 . 1937-11-25 . 2020-06-26 . Newspapers.com.
  5. News: Bancroft Gives List. Assembly Is Ready. The Oshkosh Northwestern. January 19, 1909. 1. Newspapers.com. December 8, 2017.