Joseph E. Darbellay (August 1, 1845 – February 18, 1900) was a Swiss-born American merchant and politician. Darbellay was born in Liddes, in the Canton of

Valais Valais ( , , ; frp, Valês; german: Wallis ), more formally the Canton of Valais,; german: Kanton Wallis; in other official Swiss languages outside Valais: it, (Canton) Vallese ; rm, (Chantun) Vallais. is one of the cantons of Switzerland, 26 ...

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

and went to the public schools. He emigrated with his parents to the

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...

in 1854 and then settled in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin in 1845. In 1860, Darbellay moved to Kewaunee, Wisconsin. Darbellay was a merchant in Kewaunee, Wisconsin. He served as the town clerk in 1868 and 1869 and as clerk of the Wisconsin Circuit Court for Kewaunee County, Wisconsin from 1870 to 1874, Darbellay served on the Kewaunee County Board of Supervisors from 1873 to 1883. Darballey served in the

Wisconsin State Assembly The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Representatives are elected for two-year terms, ...

in 1880, 1881, and from 1885 to 1887. Darballey was a

Democrat Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to: Politics *A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people. *A member of a Democratic Party: **Democratic Party (United States) (D) **Democratic ...

. Darbelley moved to

Milwaukee Milwaukee ( ), officially the City of Milwaukee, is both the most populous and most densely populated city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County. With a population of 577,222 at the 2020 census, Milwaukee is ...

Wisconsin Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...

and worked as a postal inspector. He also worked a traveling collector for a firm in

Chicago (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...

Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolita ...

. Darbellay died in Barron, Wisconsin from Bright's disease and had been ill for a week.'Joseph E. Darbellay Dead,' Sturgeon Bay Advocate, February 24, 1900, pg. 1

Notes

External links

* 1845 births 1900 deaths Swiss emigrants to the United States People from Valais People from Kewaunee, Wisconsin Businesspeople from Wisconsin County supervisors in Wisconsin 19th-century American legislators 19th-century American businesspeople Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Democratic-stub