Peter Daane (March 26, 1835January 7, 1914) was a

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immigrant, businessman, and

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pioneer. He was a member of the

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, representing southern

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during the 1873 session.

Biography

Peter Daane was born in Westkapelle,

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, in the

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. As a child in 1842, he emigrated with his family to the

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and settled at

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. In 1847, they moved west to

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, then north to

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, where they settled on a farm in the town of

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. Daane was educated in the public schools of New York and Wisconsin and went to work as a merchant. In the second year of the

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, Daane volunteered for service in the

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and was enrolled as a sergeant in Company F in the

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. He was later promoted to first sergeant, and was commissioned

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in July 1864. Daane served with the regiment in the western theater of the war, participating in the

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and campaigns in Alabama and Arkansas. After the war, Daane served as assessor of the town of Holland and chairman of the Holland Town Board. In 1873, Daane served in the

and was a

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. In 1879, Daane bought a mill, elevator, and lumberyard in

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. He also served as postmaster of Oostburg, Wisconsin. Daane died in Oostburg, Wisconsin of a heart ailment.

Electoral history

Wisconsin Assembly (1872)

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References

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