Anson Rood (September 23, 1827January 17, 1898) was an American businessman, farmer,

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politician, and

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pioneer. He served three non-consecutive terms in the

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between 1857 and 1872.

Biography

Born in

Jericho, Vermont Jericho is a town in Chittenden County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,104. The town was named after the ancient city of Jericho. History Ira Allen and Remember Baker began surveying the town of Jericho in ...

, Rood moved with his parents to

Chicago, Illinois (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...

, in 1837, and then to

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. In 1841, Rood moved to

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. He served in the 38th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment during the

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and was a quartermaster. Rood served on the

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, Common Council and was president of the council from 1850 to 1860. Rood served in the

in 1857, 1864, and 1871. Sometime after 1871, Rood moved to

Randolph, Iowa Randolph is a city in Fremont County, Iowa, United States. The population was 189 at the time of the 2020 census. It is the birthplace of Virginia Smith, Republican U.S. representative from the 3rd District of Nebraska from 1975 until 1991. H ...

, to a farm and was President of the Nebraska City, Sidney and North Eastern Railroad. He died in Randolph, Iowa.'History of Fremont County, Iowa,' Iowa Historical Company: 1881, Biographical Sketch of Anson Rood, pg. 683

References

1827 births 1898 deaths People from Fremont County, Iowa People from Jericho, Vermont People from Stevens Point, Wisconsin People of Wisconsin in the American Civil War Businesspeople from Iowa Wisconsin city council members Members of the Wisconsin State Assembly 19th-century American politicians 19th-century American businesspeople {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-stub