Clarion Augustine Youmans (October 14, 1847 – July 9, 1906) was a member of the

Wisconsin State Senate The Wisconsin Senate is the upper house of the Wisconsin State Legislature. Together with the larger Wisconsin State Assembly they constitute the legislative branch of the state of Wisconsin. The powers of the Wisconsin Senate are modeled after t ...

Life

Youmans was born in

Kenosha, Wisconsin Kenosha () is a city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the seat of Kenosha County. Per the 2020 census, the population was 99,986 which made it the fourth-largest city in Wisconsin. Situated on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan, Kenos ...

. He later lived in Arlington, Wisconsin,

Poynette, Wisconsin Poynette is a village in Columbia County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,590 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Poynette was named after Pierre Paquette (1796–1836), an early f ...

, and

Neillsville, Wisconsin Neillsville is a city in Clark County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 2,384 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat. History The Ojibwa were the earliest known residents of the Neillsville area. The first settlers of Europ ...

. In 1877, he married Nettie French. They had three children. He worked in farming and in the general store. In 1875, he studied law at the

University of Wisconsin Law School The University of Wisconsin Law School is the professional graduate law school of the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Located in Madison, Wisconsin, the school was founded in 1868. The University of Wisconsin Law School is guided by a "law in ...

and was admitted to the Wisconsin Bar. He practiced law with

Merritt Clarke Ring Merritt Clarke Ring (October 30, 1850July 21, 1915) was an American lawyer and Republican politician from Clark County, Wisconsin. He was a member of the Wisconsin Senate during the 1885 session, and was a member of the State Assembly for 188 ...

in Neillsville, Wisconsin. He also served as Clark County, Wisconsin county judge. Youmans owned a farm in Clark County. He died on July 9, 1906, in Neillsville, Wisconsin.

Career

Youmans was a member of the Senate from 1895 to 1897. He was a

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References

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