Hobart Sterling Sacket Explained

Hobart S. Sacket
State:Wisconsin
State Senate:Wisconsin
District:9th
Term Start:January 1, 1877
Term End:January 3, 1881
Predecessor:David McFarland
Successor:James F. Wiley
State Assembly1:Wisconsin
District1:Waushara
Term Start1:January 1, 1872
Term End1:January 6, 1873
Predecessor1:Edwin Montgomery
Successor1:Sherman Bardwell
Party:Republican
Birth Date:14 February 1844
Birth Place:Sackets Harbor, New York, U.S.
Death Place:Berlin, Wisconsin, U.S.
Restingplace:Oakwood Cemetery,
Occupation:Farmer
Allegiance:United States
Branch:United States Volunteers
Union Army
Rank:Quartermaster, USV
Battles:American Civil War

Hobart Sterling Sacket (February 14, 1844March 11, 1911) was an American farmer and Republican politician. He served in the Wisconsin State Senate and Assembly, representing Green Lake, Marquette, and Waushara counties.

Biography

Sacket was born on February 14, 1844, in Sackets Harbor, New York.[1] He attended what is now Western Reserve Academy and then relocated to Wisconsin in 1866.[1] He died of heart failure at his home in Berlin.[1]

Career

Sacket was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1872 before representing the 9th District in the Wisconsin State Senate from 1877 through 1880.[1] [2] Additionally, he was chairman (similar to mayor) of Aurora, Wisconsin, and a delegate to the 1872 Republican National Convention.[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: Former State Politician. Hobart Sterling Sackett Dies at Berlin at Advanced Age. The Oshkosh Northwestern. March 13, 1911. 11. Newspapers.com. February 25, 2018.
  2. Book: The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin. 18th. Hobart Sterling Sacket+Wisconsin+Senate.. Madison, Wis.. David Atwood. 1879. 479. 2015-09-28.