Silas C. Matteson (August 10, 1819 – April 19, 1895) was an American politician. Born in

Rome, New York Rome is a city in Oneida County, New York, United States, located in the Central New York, central part of the state. The population was 32,127 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Rome is one of two principal cities in the Utica–Ro ...

, he came to Wisconsin Territory in 1837 and then moved to

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. In 1845, he moved to Kenosha, Wisconsin and then to New Cassell, Wisconsin, where he was the first postmaster. In the early 1850s he prospected for gold in California. In 1859, he served in the

Wisconsin State Assembly The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Representatives are elected for two-year terms, ...

. He died in Kenosha, Wisconsin.'Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the State Historical State of Wisconsin,' Wisconsin Historical Society: 1895, Biographical Sketch of Silas Matteson, pg. 36

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1819 births 1895 deaths Politicians from Rome, New York Politicians from Kenosha, Wisconsin People of the California Gold Rush Members of the Wisconsin State Assembly Wisconsin postmasters 19th-century American politicians {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-stub