| Christopher Rollis | |
| Birth Date: | January 21, 1858 |
| Death Date: | August 15, 1930 (aged 77) |
| Alma Mater: | Milton College |
| Birth Place: | Norway |
| Battles: | Spanish–American War |
| Death Place: | Stoughton, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Office: | Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly |
| Termstart: | 1884 |
| Termend: | 1886 |
Christopher J. "Cap" Rollis (January 21, 1858 - August 15, 1930) was an American newspaper editor and politician who served as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1884 to 1886.
Born in Norway, Rollis emigrated with his parents to the United States in 1862.[1] [2] He went to Albion Academy and Normal Institute in Dane County before attending Milton College in Rock County, Wisconsin.[2]
Rollis lived in the village of Oregon, Wisconsin. Rollis was the publisher and editor of the Oregon Observer and later the Stoughton Courier Hub, both in Dane County, Wisconsin.[2] Rollis served as a trustee of the village of Oregon. In 1884 he married Edna M. Tipple, with whom he had two sons.[2] In 1885, Rollis served in the Wisconsin State Assembly as a Republican representative.[2] He served in the United States Army during the Spanish–American War.[2] He was commissioned as a captain in the 34th US Infantry and served in the Philippines.[2] He also served in France during the First World War.[2]
In 1930, Rollis died of a heart attack at his home in Stoughton, Wisconsin.[1] [2] [3] [4] He is buried in Riverside Cemetery in Stoughton.[2]