George Baldwin (Wisconsin politician) explained

George Baldwin
State:Wisconsin
State Senate1:Wisconsin
District1:22nd
Term Start1:January 1870
Term End1:January 1872
Predecessor1:William Young
Successor1:George Kreiss
Birth Name:George Baldwin
Birth Date:22 January 1830
Birth Place:St. Johnsbury, Vermont, U.S.
Death Place:Appleton, Wisconsin, U.S.
Party:Democrat

George Baldwin (January 22, 1830  - December 7, 1907) was a Wisconsin politician and businessman.[1]

Born in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, Baldwin studied law, and was admitted to the Vermont bar. He moved to Calumet County, Wisconsin, where he practiced law. He was mayor of Chilton, Wisconsin, and county judge of Calumet County. He served in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1866 and was elected to the Wisconsin State Senate in 1870. He moved to Appleton, Wisconsin in order to manage his real estate holdings.[2] [3] [4] He died in Appleton,[5] leaving an estate valued at nearly $5 million.[6]

Notes and References

  1. http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/baldwin.html Database
  2. http://www.foxvalleymemory.org/Ryans/Textfiles/part15r.html George Baldwin
  3. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~calumet/histry8.htm History of Calumet County, Wisconsin
  4. http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lrb/pubs/ib/99ib1.pdf Members of the Wisconsin Legislature
  5. News: Judge George Baldwin Dies at Appleton. Eau Claire Leader. December 8, 1907. 9. Newspapers.com. December 12, 2015 .
  6. News: Left Large Estate. The New North. December 26, 1907. 2. Newspapers.com. December 12, 2015 .