Adelbert L. "Del" Utt (June 11, 1856 – April 8, 1936) was an American farmer, businessman, and politician. Born in the town of

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, Utt went to public school and to Platteville State Normal School in

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, where he lived. He was involved in farming and in livestock, and in the furniture, farm implement and hardware business. He worked for the Wisconsin Zinc Company and was an ore buyer. Utt was town treasurer and justice of the peace. From 1895 to 1899, he sat in the

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as a

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. Utt died in a hospital in Platteville after a short illness.Biographical Sketch of Adelbert L. Utt, ''Wisconsin Blue Book'', 1897, p. 680.
- "Last Rites For Adelbert Utt On Saturday", ''Dubuque Daily Herald'', April 10, 1936, p. 4.

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* 1856 births 1936 deaths People from Grant County, Wisconsin University of Wisconsin–Platteville alumni Businesspeople from Wisconsin Farmers from Wisconsin Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Republican-1850s-stub