Elmer E. Haight (April 1, 1861 – February 11, 1934) was an American businessman, farmer, and politician.
Haight was born in the town of
Empire,
Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
Fond du Lac County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 104,154. Its county seat is Fond du Lac. The county was created in the Wisconsin Territory in 1836 and later organized in 1844. Fond du La ...
, the son of James H. Haight and Caroline Haight.
[ ] Haight moved with his parents to
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Fond du Lac () is a city in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 44,678 at the 2020 census. The city forms the core of the United States Census Bureau's Fond du Lac United States metrop ...
where he went to Fond du Lac High School. Haight then moved to
Lowville,
Columbia County, Wisconsin in 1876 and was a farmer.
He married Stella E. Scott (1866–1907).
In 1909 and 1911, Haight served in the
Wisconsin State Assembly and was a
Republican. Haight moved to
Poynette, Wisconsin around 1917,
where he had a hardware and cold storage business. Haight was serving as postmaster for Poynette when he died.
He died at his home in Poynette, Wisconsin after a short illness.
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1861 births
1934 deaths
People from Columbia County, Wisconsin
People from Empire, Wisconsin
Businesspeople from Wisconsin
Farmers from Wisconsin
Wisconsin postmasters
People from Poynette, Wisconsin
People from Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
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