James C. Officer (1859–1910) was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate.

Biography

Officer was born on January 23, 1859, in

Vernon County, Wisconsin Vernon County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 30,714. Its county seat is Viroqua. History Vernon County was renamed from Bad Ax County on March 22, 1862. Bad Ax County had been created on ...

, as the oldest child of Mary Ann Spencer and Elias Crumbaker Officer. He graduated from the

University of Wisconsin-Madison A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, the ...

in 1884 and the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1886. Officer died at the age of 50 on January 1, 1910, and is interred in Springville, Wisconsin.

Career

Officer was elected to the Senate in 1894. He was a Republican.

References

1859 births 1910 deaths People from Vernon County, Wisconsin Republican Party Wisconsin state senators University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni University of Wisconsin Law School alumni {{Wisconsin-WISenate-stub