Noah D. Comstock Explained

Noah D. Comstock
State:Wisconsin
State Senate:Wisconsin
District:29th
Term Start:January 1, 1883
Term End:January 3, 1887
Predecessor:Augustus F. Finkelnburg
Successor:John W. DeGroff
State Assembly1:Wisconsin
District1:Trempealeau
Term Start1:January 5, 1874
Term End1:January 1, 1877
Predecessor1:Seth W. Button
Successor1:James L. Linderman
Term Start2:January 1, 1872
Term End2:January 6, 1873
Predecessor2:Alexander A. Arnold
Successor2:Seth W. Button
Party:Republican
Birth Date:22 November 1832
Birth Place:Lowville, New York, U.S.
Death Place:Arcadia, Wisconsin, U.S.
Restingplace:Arcadia Cemetery,

Noah Durham Comstock (November 22, 1832June 6, 1890) was an American farmer and Republican politician. He served four years in the Wisconsin State Senate and four years in the State Assembly, representing Trempealeau County.

Biography

Born in Lowville, New York, Comstock moved to Calhoun County, Michigan, in 1850. In 1851, he moved to Indiana and then in 1853, Comstock moved to California. In 1855, Comstock settled in the town of Arcadia, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin and was a farmer. Comstock served as the Arcadia Town Treasurer in 1858 and Trempealeau County Treasurer in 1860, 1862, and 1864. He also served on the Trempealeau County Board of Supervisors in 1868. In 1872, 1874, 1876, and 1876, Comstock served in the Wisconsin State Assembly and was a Republican. From 1883 to 1887, Comstock also served in the Wisconsin State Senate. Comstock died of heart disease in Arcadia, Wisconsin.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1885,' Biographical Sketch of Noah Durham Comstock, pg. 424
  2. 'Prominent Wisconsin Politician Dead,' Chippewa Falls Daily Independent, June 7, 1890, pg. 4