Frederick Thorpe (politician) explained

Frederick Thorpe
Office:President pro tempore
of the Wisconsin Senate
Term Start:January 1, 1862
Term End:September 10, 1862
Predecessor:Alden I. Bennett
Successor:Gerry Whiting Hazelton
State1:Wisconsin
State Senate1:Wisconsin
District1:4th
Term Start1:January 1, 1862
Term End1:January 1, 1868
Predecessor1:Densmore Maxon
Successor1:Adam Schantz
Birth Name:Frederick O. Thorpe
Party:Democratic

Frederick O. Thorpe was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate. In historical documents he was sometimes referred to as "F. O. Thorpe" and his last name was sometimes spelled "Thorp". Thorpe represented the 4th District during the 1862, 1863, 1864, 1865, 1866, and 1867 sessions. He was a Democrat.[1] He was elected President pro tempore of the Wisconsin Senate for the regular session of 1862.[2]

In 1870, Thorpe was appointed as a Regent of the University of Wisconsin.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Members of the Wisconsin Legislature 1848 – 1999 . State of Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau . 19 . 2015-07-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150404052836/http://legis.wisconsin.gov/lrb/pubs/ib/99ib1.pdf . April 4, 2015 .
  2. http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WIBlueBk2005 . State of Wisconsin 2005-2006 Blue Book . State of Wisconsin . 730 . Barish . Lawrence S. . Statistics . 2005.
  3. "Appointments", The Wisconsin State Register (February 26, 1870), p. 2.