Peter Doyle (December 8, 1844 – October 27, 1900) was an Irish-American politician from the U.S. state of
Wisconsin
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.
Biography
Born in
Myshall
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Adelaide Memorial Church
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,
County Carlow
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,
Ireland
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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. He served as that state's eleventh Secretary of State, serving for two terms from January 5, 1874 to January 7, 1878. He was a
Democrat
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and served under
governors
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William Robert Taylor
William Robert Taylor (July 10, 1820March 17, 1909) was an American politician and the 12th Governor of Wisconsin from 1874 to 1876.
Early life
Taylor was born in Woodbury, Connecticut. He was orphaned at age 6 when his father's ship was lost ...
and
Harrison Ludington
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Early life and ca ...
. He also served in the
Wisconsin State Assembly
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Representatives are elected for two-year terms, ...
from Crawford County, Wisconsin in 1873. He resided in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin at the time of his election and served as secretary to John Lawler and Hercules Dousman. From 1884 to 1900, Doyle practiced law in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He took a law course at
Yale University
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