Henry M. Billings Explained

Henry M. Billings
State:Wisconsin
State Senate:Wisconsin
District:5th
Term Start:June 5, 1848
Term End:January 1, 1849
Predecessor:Position established
State1:Wisconsin
State Assembly1:Wisconsin
District1:Iowa 1st
Term Start1:January 1, 1858
Term End1:January 1, 1859
Predecessor1:Ephraim Knowlton
Successor1:Gardner C. Meigs
Office2:Member of the of the Wisconsin Territory from Iowa County
Term Start2:November 26, 1838
Term End2:December 7, 1840
Alongside2:Russel Baldwin,,,
Predecessor2:William Boyles,,,,,
Successor2:Francis J. Dunn,,,
Party:Democratic
Birth Date:16 May 1806
Birth Place:Schaghticoke, New York
Death Place:Avoca, Wisconsin
Death Cause:Accidental death
Restingplace:Calvary Cemetery,
Spouse:Ann Bray (died 1906)
Occupation:Farmer

Henry Mortimer Billings (May 16, 1806February 6, 1862) was an American farmer and pioneer of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. He was a member of the first session of the Wisconsin State Senate and later served in the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Iowa County.

Biography

Born in Schaghticoke, New York, Billings moved to Galena, Illinois, in 1828 and then to Michigan Territory settling in Iowa County. In 1838, Billings served in the Wisconsin Territorial House of Representatives. In 1848, he served in the first session of the Wisconsin State Senate and later represented Iowa County in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1858.[1]

Billings was dragged to death in a sleigh accident near his home in Avoca.[2] [3] He is buried at Calvary Cemetery in Cobb.

Electoral history

Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor (1861)

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.iowacountyfair.org/history/biography_of_directors_1851-pres.html Iowa County Fair Board of Directors
  2. News: Death of H. M. Billings. The Monroe Sentinel. February 12, 1862. 3. . May 18, 2018.
  3. News: Death of Col. Billings. The Daily Milwaukee News. February 17, 1862. 2. Newspapers.com. May 18, 2018.