Hobart Stocking Explained

Hobart M. Stocking (April 28, 1846 – August 6, 1920) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Biography

Stocking was born in Canton, New York[1] on April 28, 1846. He attended what was then Galesville University.[2] During the American Civil War, he was a captain[1] with the 48th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment of the Union Army and was a commander of Mound City's post. He married a woman 30 years his junior in the 1890s, but divorced in 1898.[3] Stocking died in Saint Paul, Minnesota on August 6, 1920.[1]

Political career

Stocking was a member of the Assembly during the 1876 and 1889 sessions.[4] Previously, he had been Receiver of the U.S. Land Office of Eau Claire, Wisconsin from 1869 to 1873. He was a Republican.

Notes and References

  1. News: Hobart M. Stocking Dies in St. Paul . Eau Claire Leader. August 7, 1920. 8. Newspapers.com. July 6, 2016 .
  2. Book: The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin. 15th. Madison, Wis.. 1876. 465–466.
  3. News: Seeks a Divorce . The Weekly Wisconsin. April 2, 1898. 2. Newspapers.com. July 5, 2016 .
  4. Book: Lawrence S. Barish. 2007. State of Wisconsin Blue Book 2007 - 2008. 178.