Phipps Waldo Lake (May 1, 1789 – August 17, 1860) was an American politician and Baptist clergyman. Born in Hoosick, New York, Lake served in the

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during the

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was in the battle at

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. Lake was a minister in the Free Will Baptist Church and preached in Cortland and Montgomery Counties,

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. He lived in

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where he preached for fourteen years. In 1839, Lake moved to Big Foot, Wisconsin Territory in the town of

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. He farmed and was the Baptist minister of a church in

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. In 1854, Lake served in the

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as a Whig and later joined the

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. He died at his home in Big Foot Prairie, Wisconsin.'Wisconsin Blue Book 1881,' pg. 188

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* 1789 births 1860 deaths People from Hoosick, New York People from Montgomery County, New York People from Walworth, Wisconsin People from New York (state) in the War of 1812 Free Will Baptists Farmers from Wisconsin Wisconsin Whigs 19th-century American politicians Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Republican-stub