| Joseph G. Thorp | |
| Birth Name: | Joseph Gilbert Thorp |
| Birth Date: | 28 April 1812 |
| Birth Place: | Butternuts, New York, US |
| Death Place: | Cambridge, Massachusetts, US |
| Occupation: | Businessman, politician |
| Signature: | Signature of Joseph Gilbert Thorp (1812–1895).png |
| Party: | Republican |
| Office1: | Member of the Wisconsin State Senate |
| Constituency1: | 30th District |
| Term Start1: | 1872 |
| Term End1: | 1873 |
| Office2: | Member of the Wisconsin State Senate |
| Constituency2: | 32nd District |
| Term Start2: | 1866 |
| Term End2: | 1867 |
Joseph Gilbert Thorp (April 28, 1812 – January 13, 1895) was a millionaire lumber baron and a member of the Wisconsin State Senate.
Thorp was born on April 28, 1812, in Butternuts, New York.[1] Later, he moved to Eau Claire, Wisconsin. He died in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1895.[2] The daughter of Joseph G. and Susan Amelia Thorp, Sara Chapman Bull, was married to the world-famous violinist Ole Bull in a lavish wedding in his Madison mansion.[2] His son, Joseph G. Thorp Jr., was married to a daughter of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.[2] [3] Thorp, Wisconsin was named after him.[4] [5]
Thorp represented the 32nd District of the Senate from 1866 to 1867 and the 30th District from 1872 to 1873.[6] He was a Republican.[7]