Frederick S. Lovell Explained

Frederick S. Lovell
Office:11th Speaker of the
Term Start:January 13, 1858
Term End:January 12, 1859
Predecessor:Wyman Spooner
Successor:William P. Lyon
State1:Wisconsin
State Assembly1:Wisconsin
District1:Kenosha 1st
Term Start1:January 1, 1857
Term End1:January 1, 1859
Predecessor1:Henry Johnson
Successor1:George Bennett
Office2:Member of the Council of the Wisconsin Territory from Racine County
Term Start2:January 4, 1847
Term End2:March 13, 1848
Predecessor2:Michael Frank
Successor2:Position Abolished
Birth Name:Frederick Solon Lovell
Birth Date:1 November 1813
Birth Place:Bennington, Vermont, US
Death Place:Kenosha, Wisconsin, US
Restingplace:Green Ridge Cemetery
Kenosha, Wisconsin
Profession:lawyer, politician
Alma Mater:Hobart College
Allegiance:United States
Branch:United States Army
Union Army
Serviceyears:1862 - 1865
Unit:33rd Reg. Wis. Vol. Infantry
Commands:46th Reg. Wis. Vol. Infantry
Battles:American Civil War

Frederick Solon Lovell (November 1, 1813May 14, 1878) was an American lawyer and politician. He was the 11th Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly, was a delegate to both Wisconsin constitutional conventions, and was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War.

Biography

Lovell was born on November 1, 1813, in Bennington, Vermont.[1] He graduated from Hobart College before moving to Southport, in the Wisconsin Territory (now Kenosha, Wisconsin) in 1837[2] and practicing law. Lovell died on May 14, 1878.[2]

Political career

Lovell served in the two Wisconsin Constitutional Conventions in 1846 and 1848 as a Representative of Racine County, which at the time comprised all of the territory of modern-day Racine and Kenosha counties.[1] He also served in the Wisconsin Territorial Council during the final years of the Territory.[1] Ten years later, after Kenosha County separated from Racine, Lovell was elected to represent Kenosha County in the Wisconsin State Assembly for the 1857 and 1858 sessions. He was elected Speaker for the 1858 session. He was a Republican.[3]

Military career

Lovell joined the Union Army in August 1862 during the American Civil War and was commissioned Lieutenant Colonel for the 33rd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment as it was organized in Racine, Wisconsin. The 33rd Wisconsin participated in the Western Theater of the American Civil War as a component of General Ulysses S. Grant's Army of the Tennessee. After the Vicksburg campaign, the 33rd's commander, Colonel Jonathan Baker Moore, was moved up to command the brigade and, later, the division, leaving Lt. Colonel Lovell in command of the regiment through most of 1863 and 1864, including their part in the Battle of Nashville, in December 1864.[1]

In January 1865, Lovell was promoted to colonel and given command of the newly organized 46th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment. The 46th Wisconsin did not see combat and served solely in defense of logistics and supply lines until the end of the war. Lovell was mustered out of the volunteers on September 27, 1865.[1] [4] On January 13, 1866, President Andrew Johnson nominated Lovell for a brevet to brigadier general of volunteers, effective from October 11, 1865. The United States Senate confirmed the appointment on March 12, 1866.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Memorial Record of the Fathers of Wisconsin . Tenney . Horace A. . Horace A. Tenney . Atwood . David . David Atwood . 1880 . David Atwood . 113-118 . November 29, 2019.
  2. News: The Death of a Lawyer and Soldier . Janesville Daily Gazette . May 18, 1878 . 1 . . February 4, 2015 .
  3. Web site: Members of the Wisconsin Legislature 1848 - 1999 . Wisconsin Legislature . February 20, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150404052836/http://legis.wisconsin.gov/lrb/pubs/ib/99ib1.pdf . April 4, 2015.
  4. Book: Civil War High Commands . Eicher . John H. . Eicher . David J. . David J. Eicher . Stanford University Press . . 2001 . 0-8047-3641-3 . 354, 751 . August 25, 2020 .