Theophilus Albert Willy Explained

Theophilus Albert Willy
State:Wisconsin
State Senate:Wisconsin
District:14th
Term Start:1901
Term End:1905
Office2:Wisconsin State Assembly
Term Start2:1899
Term End2:1901
Party:Republican
Birth Date:April 16, 1845
Birth Place:Somersetshire, England
Death Date:1916

Theophilus Albert Willy was a Republican member of the Wisconsin Legislature.[1]

He was born on April 16, 1845, at Somersetshire, England, where he was educated. In 1866 he came to Appleton, Wisconsin, where he worked as a miller and buyer of grain for a few years. From 1870 to 1878 he was a manufacturer of staves (wooden parts for barrels) and lumber, and was also a dealer of merchandise. In 1878 he returned to his former occupation in the grain industry.[2]

Willy was a member of the State Assembly from 1899 to 1901, and then served in the State Senate from 1901 to 1905.[3]

He died in 1916, and is buried in Forest Hill Cemetery in Madison, Wisconsin.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Wisconsin Blue Book. 1903. 1,080.
  2. Book: Wisconsin Blue Book. 1903. 1,080.
  3. Web site: Theophilus Albert Willy. Political Graveyard. 2011-12-10.
  4. Web site: Findagrave.com. 5 May 2013.