Milton Stapp (July 14, 1792 – August 2, 1869) was an American

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who served as the fifth Lieutenant Governor of Indiana from 1828 to 1831. Stapp was born in

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. Settling in

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, Stapp worked as a shopkeeper. He served in the

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and attained the rank of

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. He was elected to the

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and became president pro tempore of the state senate in 1825. From 1828 to 1831, he served as Lieutenant Governor under James B. Ray. He later became a member of the Whig Party. He succeeded Moody Park to become the second mayor of Madison, serving from 1850-53. As Mayor, he was known to arrest citizens on the streets unaided. In 1853, he bought a Madison newspaper, the ''Banner''. He also served as the state

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Commissioner and the state Late Fund Commissioner.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Stapp, Milton 1792 births 1869 deaths Lieutenant Governors of Indiana People from Madison, Indiana People from Indiana in the War of 1812 Indiana state senators