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Bradbury Greenleaf "B. G" Plumer (May 22, 1830 – July 22, 1886) was an American businessman, farmer, and politician. Born in
Epping, New Hampshire Epping is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 7,125 at the 2020 census, up from 6,411 at the 2010 census.United States Census BureauU.S. Census website 2010 Census figures. Retrieved March 23, 2011. The ...
, Plumer took part in the
California Gold Rush The California Gold Rush (1848–1855) was a gold rush that began on January 24, 1848, when gold was found by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California. The news of gold brought approximately 300,000 people to California fro ...
. He then moved to
Saint Louis, Missouri St. Louis () is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while the bi-state metropolitan area, which ...
. In 1854, Plumer moved to Wausau, Wisconsin and was involved in the lumber business. Plumer also farmed and raised cattle. In 1866, Plumer served in the
Wisconsin State Assembly The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Representatives are elected for two-year terms, ...
. His brother was
Daniel L. Plumer Daniel Longfellow Plumer (July 3, 1837 – November 20, 1920) was an American businessman from Wausau, Wisconsin who served a single one-year term as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and held other public offices. He was the brother o ...
, who also served in the Wisconsin State Assembly. He killed himself with a firearm in Wausau, Wisconsin.'History of Marathon County, Wisconsin and Representative Citizens,' Louis Marchetti, Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois: 1913, Biographical Sketch of Bradbury Greenleaf Plumer, pg. 598-599


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1830 births 1886 deaths People from Epping, New Hampshire Politicians from Wausau, Wisconsin People of the California Gold Rush Businesspeople from Wisconsin Members of the Wisconsin State Assembly American politicians who died by suicide Suicides by firearm in Wisconsin 19th-century American legislators 19th-century American businesspeople 1880s suicides 19th-century Wisconsin politicians {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-stub