James Dinsdale (November 18, 1848 – December 28, 1928) was a member of the

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Political career

Dinsdale was born in

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, Richmondshire District,

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and died in

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at the age of 80. He was buried in Forest Hill Cemetery Soldiers Grove,

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, Wisconsin. He was elected to the Assembly in 1902. Previously, he had been chairman of the Board of

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, and president of Soldiers Grove. He was a

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The Political Graveyard
English emigrants to the United States Lawrence University alumni Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly People from Soldiers Grove, Wisconsin People from Grant County, Wisconsin People from Askrigg Physicians from Wisconsin 1848 births 1928 deaths Burials in Wisconsin {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Republican-1840s-stub