Aaron Walters (August 7, 1809 – December 27, 1889) was a member of the

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Biography

Walters was born on August 7, 1809, in

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. He married three times. First, to Orpha B. Griswold in 1831. They had three children before her death in 1839. Second, Walters married Rosanna Averill in 1840. They had two children before her death in 1858. In 1859, Walters married Mary Norman, a widowed mother of three. Through her mother, Mary was related to

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, a member of the

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and the 10th

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. He died of pneumonia on December 27, 1889.

Career

Walters was a member of the Assembly in 1857 and 1872. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Assembly in 1859. Other positions Walters held include Chairman (similar to Mayor) of Eden, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin and County Supervisor of

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. He was a

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* People from Clinton County, New York People from Eden, Wisconsin Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly Mayors of places in Wisconsin County supervisors in Wisconsin 1809 births 1889 deaths 19th-century American legislators {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Democratic-stub