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Thomas W. Hill
Thomas Warden Hill (January 9, 1817 - May 26, 1879) was an American farmer from Springfield, Wisconsin, who held a number of offices in local government. He served two one-year terms as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from Walworth County: one term as a Freesoiler and a second term, ten years later, as a Republican. Background Thomas W. Hill was born in Swanton, Vermont, on January 9, 1817, and moved when he was five years old from Lewis, Essex County, New York, to elsewhere in the country. His parents died when he was a child, and he was raised by his uncle, who he lived with until he was 21 years old. In the fall of 1838, he left for the frontier, traveling mostly on foot. He arrived in Geneva in the Wisconsin Territory on October 15 of that year, and found work in a store and in a gristmill on local a farm. By March 1839, he bought a plot of land in Hudson (now Lyons), which he retained for the rest of his life. He was elected to office for the first time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Springfield, Walworth County, Wisconsin
Springfield is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in the town of Lyons, in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 168. Located just northeast of Lake Geneva, it contains a mere eight streets. Springfield has an area of , all of it land. History The community has a long history, dating back nearly two hundred years. Many of its early settlers are buried at nearby Union Cemetery. Some fought in the American Civil War. It was the home town of Assemblyman Thomas W. Hill. A few homes remain from the Victorian Era. Some are condemned and are considered unsafe, but others have been updated or renovated. Demographics Transportation Springfield was a stop on the Racine & Southwestern branch line of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad, better known as the Milwaukee Road. In its 1980 bankruptcy, the Milwaukee Road disposed of the Southwestern Line. The former train depot now serves as a cafe and r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Political Subdivisions Of Wisconsin
The administrative divisions of Wisconsin include counties, cities, villages and towns. In Wisconsin, all of these are units of general-purpose local government. There are also a number of special-purpose districts formed to handle regional concerns, such as school districts. Whether a municipality is a city, village or town is not strictly dependent on the community's population or area, but on the form of government selected by the residents and approved by the Wisconsin State Legislature. Cities and villages can overlap county boundaries; for example, the city of Whitewater is located in Walworth and Jefferson counties. County Image:Wisconsin-counties-map.gif, 380px, Wisconsin counties (clickable map) poly 217 103 253 146 263 93 216 150 218 178 232 176 243 155 280 75 266 147 266 180 241 186 210 188 208 101 242 91 253 92 239 105 230 152 229 161 228 167 265 188 284 69 221 91 232 104 252 129 255 165 259 173 Bayfield poly 290 133 300 145 299 178 290 210 309 199 298 140 311 127 30 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
History Of Psychiatric Institutions
The lunatic asylum (or insane asylum) was an early precursor of the modern psychiatric hospital. The fall of the lunatic asylum and its eventual replacement by modern psychiatric hospitals explains the rise of organized, institutional psychiatry. While there were earlier institutions that housed the "insane", the conclusion that institutionalization was the correct solution to treating people considered to be "mad" was part of a social process in the 19th century that began to seek solutions outside of families and local communities. History Medieval era In the Islamic world, the '' Bimaristans'' were described by European travellers, who wrote about their wonder at the care and kindness shown to lunatics. In 872, Ahmad ibn Tulun built a hospital in Cairo that provided care to the insane, which included music therapy. Nonetheless, physical historian Roy Porter cautions against idealising the role of hospitals generally in medieval Islam, stating that "They were a drop in the oce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poor Farm
A poorhouse or workhouse is a government-run (usually by a county or municipality) facility to support and provide housing for the dependent or needy. Workhouses In England, Wales and Ireland (but not in Scotland), ‘workhouse’ has been the more common term. Before the introduction of the Poor Laws, each parish would maintain its own workhouse; often these would be simple farms with the occupants dividing their time between working the farm and being employed on maintaining local roads and other parish works. An example of one such is Strand House in East Sussex. In the early Victorian era (see Poor Law), poverty was seen as a dishonourable state. As depicted by Charles Dickens, a workhouse could resemble a reformatory, often housing whole families, or a penal labour regime giving manual work to the indigent and subjecting them to physical punishment. At many workhouses, men and women were split up with no communication between them. Furthermore, these workhouse systems w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whitewater, Wisconsin
Whitewater is a city located in Walworth and Jefferson counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Located near the southern portion of the Kettle Moraine State Forest, Whitewater is the home of the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater. As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 14,889. History Whitewater was founded at the confluence of Whitewater Creek and Spring Brook, and named for the white sand in their beds.History of Whitewater A was built on Whitewater creek, the resulting pond now called Cravath Lake. The town grew quickly when the first |
Sugar Creek, Wisconsin
Sugar Creek is a town in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,902 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated communities of Millard and Tibbets are located in the town. The unincorporated community of Abells Corners is also located partially in the town. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 33.7 square miles (87.4 km2), of which, 33.0 square miles (85.4 km2) of it is land and 0.8 square miles (2.0 km2) of it (2.31%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 3,331 people, 1,197 households, and 942 families residing in the town. The population density was 101.1 people per square mile (39.0/km2). There were 1,347 housing units at an average density of 40.9 per square mile (15.8/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 97.30% White, 0.12% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.42% Asian, 0.96% from other races, and 1.05% from two or more races. Hispanic or Lat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richmond, Walworth County, Wisconsin
Richmond is a town in Walworth County, Wisconsin, in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 1,901. The unincorporated communities of Lake Lorraine, Richmond, and Turtle Lake are located in the town. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 36.0 square miles (93.2 km), of which, 35.3 square miles (91.4 km) of it is land and 0.7 square miles (1.8 km) of it (1.92%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 1,835 people, 704 households, and 508 families residing in the town. The population density was 52.0 people per square mile (20.1/km). There were 899 housing units at an average density of 25.5 per square mile (9.8/km). The racial makeup of the town was 96.57% White, 0.05% African American, 0.38% Native American, 0.44% Asian, 2.29% from other races, and 0.27% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.52% of the population. There were 704 h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Grange, Walworth County, Wisconsin
La Grange is a town in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,472 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated communities of Heart Prairie, La Grange, Lauderdale, Lauderdale Lakes, and Lauderdale Shores are located in the town. History The community was named after the manor of Marquis de la Fayette. "La Grange" is French for "the farm." Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 35.7 square miles (92.5 km2), of which, 34.3 square miles (88.9 km2) of it is land and 1.4 square miles (3.6 km2) of it (3.92%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 2,444 people, 923 households, and 700 families residing in the town. The population density was 71.2 people per square mile (27.5/km2). There were 1,723 housing units at an average density of 50.2 per square mile (19.4/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.08% White, 0.12% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.33 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Redistricting
Redistribution (re-districting in the United States and in the Philippines) is the process by which electoral districts are added, removed, or otherwise changed. Redistribution is a form of boundary delimitation that changes electoral district boundaries, usually in response to periodic census results. Redistribution is required by law or constitution at least every decade in most representative democracy systems that use first-past-the-post or similar electoral systems to prevent geographic malapportionment. The act of manipulation of electoral districts to favour a candidate or party is called gerrymandering. Australia In Australia, redistributions are carried out by independent and non-partisan commissioners in the Commonwealth, and in each state or territory. The various electoral acts require the population of each seat to be equal, within certain strictly limited variations. The longest period between two redistributions can be no greater than seven years. Many oth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylvester Hanson
Sylvester Hanson was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing the 2nd district of Walworth County. He served as a Republican during the Session of 1862. References Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly Year of birth missing Year of death missing {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Republican-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States. Founded in 1828, it was predominantly built by Martin Van Buren, who assembled a wide cadre of politicians in every state behind war hero Andrew Jackson, making it the world's oldest active political party.M. Philip Lucas, "Martin Van Buren as Party Leader and at Andrew Jackson's Right Hand." in ''A Companion to the Antebellum Presidents 1837–1861'' (2014): 107–129."The Democratic Party, founded in 1828, is the world's oldest political party" states Its main political rival has been the Republican Party since the 1850s. The party is a big tent, and though it is often described as liberal, it is less ideologically uniform than the Republican Party (with major individuals within it frequently holding widely different political views) due to the broader list of unique voting blocs that compose it. The historical predecessor of the Democratic Party is considered to be th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simeon Spafard
Simeon Spafard was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. Biography Spafard was born on January 26, 1812. He died on March 3, 1880. Career Spafard was a member of the Assembly during the Session of 1854. He was a Democrat. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Spafard, Simeon Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly 1812 births 1880 deaths 19th-century American legislators 19th-century Wisconsin politicians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
