Abijah Beckwith (Wisconsin politician) explained

Abijah Beckwith was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Biography

Beckwith was born on November 10, 1843, in Columbia, New York.^[1] In 1867, he settled in Bear Creek, Sauk County, Wisconsin. He died on June 22, 1897, and was buried in Bear Valley, Wisconsin.

Career

Beckwith was a member of the Assembly during the 1882 session.^[2] Previously, he was Chairman (similar to Mayor) of Bear Creek in 1879. He was a Republican.

External links

• • Wisconsin Historical Society

Notes and References

1. Book: THE BLUE BOOK OF THE STATE OF WISCONSIN. 1882. 559. 2015-07-30.
2. Web site: Members of the Wisconsin Legislature 1848 – 1999 . State of Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau . 27 . 2015-07-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150404052836/http://legis.wisconsin.gov/lrb/pubs/ib/99ib1.pdf . 2015-04-04 .