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.
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.
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