James Lennon was a member of the

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Biography

Lennon was born on March 16, 1837, in County Westmeath,

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. In 1854, he settled in

Freedom, Outagamie County, Wisconsin Freedom is a town in Outagamie County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 6,200 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated communities of Freedom and Murphy Corner are located in the town and the unincorporated community of Five Corners ...

. During the

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, he served with the 12th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment of the

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, originally as an enlisted man and later as an officer. In 1872, Lennone moved to

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Political career

Lennon was a member of the Assembly in 1883. Previously, he had been a member of the county board of

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, in 1881, Sheriff of Outagamie County in 1873, 1874, 1878 and 1879 and town treasurer of Freedom in 1878, 1879, 1880 and 1881. He was a

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References

Politicians from County Westmeath Irish emigrants to the United States Politicians from Appleton, Wisconsin Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly Wisconsin sheriffs County supervisors in Wisconsin City and town treasurers in the United States People of Wisconsin in the American Civil War Union Army officers Union Army soldiers 1837 births Year of death missing People from Freedom, Outagamie County, Wisconsin Police officers from County Westmeath {{Wisconsin-politician-stub