Alonzo Wilcox (March 18, 1810 – March 26, 1878) was an American pioneer and politician. Born in

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, Wilcox studied medicine at the Cincinnati College of Medicine and Surgery, but he never practiced the profession because of his dislike for it. He moved to

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in 1821, to

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in 1835, to

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in 1837, and to

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in 1840. In 1843, he moved to

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, where he married Martha Jane Tofflemire (1826–1915) in 1844. He served on the Madison Village Board and was the city treasurer. In 1856 Wilcox moved to Honey Creek, in

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and then to

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in 1862. He served in the

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in 1863 and then was the sergeant-at-arms of the Wisconsin Assembly in 1865. He died in Spring Green, Wisconsin.''Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin'', vol. 8, Wisconsin Historical Society: 1879, Biographical Sketch of Alonso Wilcox, p. 467.

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1810 births 1878 deaths People from Edmeston, New York Politicians from Madison, Wisconsin People from Honey Creek, Sauk County, Wisconsin Physicians from Wisconsin Employees of the Wisconsin Legislature Wisconsin city council members Members of the Wisconsin State Assembly 19th-century American politicians People from Spring Green, Wisconsin {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-stub