Eli Waste (July 27, 1827 – August 14, 1894) was an American farmer and politician.
Born in the town of
Salem
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Canada
Ontario
* Bruce County
** Salem, Arran–Elderslie, Ontario, in the municipality of Arran–Elderslie
** Salem, South Bruce, Ontario, in the municipality of South Bruce
* Salem, Dufferin County, Ontario, part ...
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Washington County, New York, Waste moved to the town of
Lyndon,
Sheboygan County
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Wisconsin Territory in 1847 and then to the town of
Sparta
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Monroe County, Wisconsin
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Geography
According to the United Sta ...
in 1850. Waste was a farmer. He served as Monroe County treasurer and as county judge. In 1874, 1875, and 1880, Waste served in the
Wisconsin State Assembly
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Representatives are elected for two-year terms, ...
as a
Republican. In 1880, Waste moved to
Antigo, Wisconsin and he died there in 1894.
['Hon Eli Waste Dead,' The Daily Northwestern, August 14, 1894, pg. 1]
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1827 births
1894 deaths
People from Salem, New York
People from Antigo, Wisconsin
People from Sparta, Wisconsin
Wisconsin state court judges
Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
19th-century American politicians
19th-century American judges
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