Phineas Baldwin (December 4, 1824 – April 25, 1901) was a member of the
Wisconsin State Assembly.
Biography
Baldwin was born on December 4, 1824, in
Orford, Canada West. In 1846, he married Mehitable Young. She died in 1853. Baldwin arrived in
Dane County, Wisconsin
Dane County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 561,504, making it the second-most populous county in Wisconsin. The county seat is Madison, which is also the state capital.
Dane County is the ...
, in 1854, where he became a farmer. The following year, he married Eliza M. Montgomery. He died at his home in
Brooklyn, Wisconsin, in 1901.
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Political career
Baldwin was a member of the Assembly during the 1872 and 1877 sessions.
In 1873 he was the Republican candidate for the Senate's
26th District, losing to incumbent
Romanzo E. Davis
Romanzo Ellis Davis (April 8, 1831October 31, 1908) was a farmer, politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate, representing Dane County from 1870 through 1877. He was a Republican, who transitioned to th ...
(a former Republican who had become a
Liberal Republican. In 1874, he had been an unsuccessful candidate, losing to incumbent
Michael Johnson. Other positions Baldwin held include chairman (similar to Mayor) and member of the Town Board of
Oregon (town), Wisconsin
Oregon is a town in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,148 at the 2000 census. The village of Oregon is located mostly within the town.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of ...
, alderman of
Madison, Wisconsin, member and Chairman of the Dane County Board of Supervisors and Sheriff of Dane County. He was a
Republican.
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Politicians from Chatham-Kent
Pre-Confederation Ontario people
Politicians from Madison, Wisconsin
Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Mayors of places in Wisconsin
Wisconsin city council members
County supervisors in Wisconsin
Wisconsin sheriffs
Farmers from Wisconsin
1824 births
1901 deaths
People from Oregon, Wisconsin
19th-century American legislators