James S. Towers Explained

James S. Towers
Birth Name:James Shanks Towers
Birth Date:24 April 1859
Birth Place:Caledonia, Columbia County, Wisconsin
Death Place:Portage, Wisconsin
Occupation:Farmer, businessman, politician
Party:Republican
Office:Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Constituency:Columbia County First District
Term Start:1908
Term End:1910

James Shanks Towers (April 24, 1859  - April 18, 1926) was an American farmer, businessman, and politician.

Born in the town of Caledonia, Columbia County, Wisconsin, Towers went to Portage High School in Portage, Wisconsin. Towers was a farmer and served on the board of directors of the Merrimac State Bank. Towers served as chairman of the Caledonia Town Board and on the Columbia County Board of Supervisors. He also served on the school board. In 1909, Towers served in the Wisconsin State Assembly and was a Republican.[1] [2] Towers died at his home in Portage, Wisconsin from a long illness.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: https://books.google.com/books?id=AEwNAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA1112 . Biographical Sketches . Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin . 1909 . . 1112 . 2020-06-30 . Google Books.
  2. A History of Columbia County, Wisconsin, Volume II, J. E, Jones-editor, The Leis Printing Company, Chicago and New York: 1914, Biographical Sketch of James S. Towers, pp. 604–605
  3. News: James Towers . . Portage . 9 . 1926-04-19 . 2020-06-30 . Newspapers.com.