Edward Clinton McFetridge (April15, 1836February17, 1914) was an American lawyer, businessman, and Republican politician. He was the 9th

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(1882–1887) and served 4 years in the

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, representing Dodge County.

Biography

Born in

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, he was admitted to the New York bar. He moved to Beaver Dam, Wisconsin in 1858, where he practiced law and opened a woolen mill. He served as mayor of Beaver Dam, as county treasurer of

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, and he also sat on the Dodge County Board of Supervisors. He was a presidential elector in 1872. He served in the

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from 1878 to 1881 and in the Wisconsin State Senate from 1879 until 1880. He also served as the Wisconsin state treasurer from 1882 until 1887. McFetridge died at his home in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin in 1914.Biographical Sketch
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