Daniel Hadley Sumner (September 15, 1837 – May 29, 1903) was a

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from

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."Wisconsin Blue Book 1883,' Biographical Sketch of Daniel Hadley Sumner, pg. 467 Born in Malone, New York, Sumner moved to

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in 1843 with his parents, who settled in Richland, Michigan. He attended the common schools, and Prairie Seminary, in Richland. He studied law. He was then admitted to the bar in 1868, and commenced practice in

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. He moved to

Oconomowoc Oconomowoc ( ) is a city in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States. The name was derived from Coo-no-mo-wauk, the Potawatomi term for "waterfall." The population was 15,712 at the 2010 census. The city is partially adjacent to the Town of Oc ...

, Wisconsin in 1868 and practiced law. He also published the ''La Belle Mirror''. He moved to Waukesha, Wisconsin in 1870, and continued the practicing law. He also became the town's superintendent of schools. He served as a member of the county board of supervisors. He served as district attorney of Waukesha County in 1876 and 1877. Sumner was elected as a

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to the

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(March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885). He represented

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. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1884. Afterwards he resumed the practice of law. He died in Waukesha, Wisconsin on May 29, 1903. He was interred in Prairie Home Cemetery.

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