Ithamar Sloan Explained

I.C. Sloan
State:Wisconsin
Term Start:March 4, 1863
Term End:March 3, 1867
Predecessor:Walter D. McIndoe
Successor:Benjamin F. Hopkins
Office1:District Attorney of Rock County
Term Start1:January 1, 1859
Term End1:January 1, 1863
Predecessor1:W. D. Parker
Successor1:John R. Bennett
Birth Date:9 May 1822
Birth Place:Morrisville, New York
Death Place:Janesville, Wisconsin
Death Cause:Stroke
Restingplace:Oak Hill Cemetery
Janesville, Wisconsin
Birth Name:Ithamar Conley Sloan
Party:Republican
Relatives:A. Scott Sloan (brother)

Ithamar Conkey Sloan (May 9, 1822December 24, 1898) was an American educator, lawyer, and politician. A Republican, he served two terms in the United States House of Representatives, representing the State of Wisconsin. He was the brother of Andrew Scott Sloan.[1] In historical documents his name is often abbreviated to [2]

Biography

Born in Morrisville, New York, Sloan attended the common schools as a child, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1848,[3] commencing practice in Oneida County, New York. He moved to Janesville, Wisconsin, in 1854 where he continued to practice law.[3]

Early political career

He served as district attorney of Rock County, Wisconsin, from 1858 to 1862 before being elected a Republican to the United States House of Representatives in 1862.[3]

Congress

He represented Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district in the 38th and 39th United States Congresses, serving from March 4, 1863, to March 3, 1867. Sloan moved to Madison, Wisconsin, in 1875 where he became dean of the law department at the University of Wisconsin - Madison and as a special counsel for the State of Wisconsin in the Granger Law cases from 1874 to 1879.

Death and burial

He died of a stroke at his home in Janesville, Wisconsin, on December 24, 1898,[3] and was interred in Oak Hill Cemetery in Janesville.[4]

His nephew, Henry Clay Sloan, was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sloan, Ithamar Conkey 1822 - 1898 . . July 19, 2020 .
  2. http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WIBlueBk1874 . The legislative manual of the state of Wisconsin . State of Wisconsin . 1874 . Turner . A. J. . Official Directory: Congressional Delegation . 444 . July 19, 2020 .
  3. News: Ithamar C. Sloan . The New York Times . December 25, 1898 . 7 . . May 26, 2019.
  4. News: Do Honor to I. C. Sloan . The Centralia Enterprise and Tribune . December 31, 1898 . 14 . . May 27, 2019.