James Lauderdale was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Biography

Lauderdale was born on August 29, 1813, in

Cambridge, New York Cambridge is a town in Washington County, New York, United States. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town population was 2,152 at the 2000 census. The town of Cambridge contains part of a village, also called Camb ...

. In 1842, he moved to what is now

La Grange, Walworth County, Wisconsin La Grange is a town in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,472 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated communities of Heart Prairie, La Grange, Lauderdale, Lauderdale Lakes, and Lauderdale Shores are located in the ...

. He died there on March 13, 1888. Lake Lauderdale in his hometown of Cambridge, New York, and

Lauderdale, Wisconsin Lauderdale is an unincorporated community located in the town of La Grange, Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. The community is named for James Lauderdale James Lauderdale (1768–1814) was an American militia officer who fought in t ...

, are named after him.

Career

Lauderdale was a member of the Assembly in 1853 and 1856. Additionally, he was a member of the Walworth County, Wisconsin, county board.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lauderdale, James People from Cambridge, New York People from La Grange, Wisconsin Members of the Wisconsin State Assembly 1813 births 1888 deaths 19th-century American legislators