William Brandon (September 23, 1815 – July 31, 1891) was a member of the
Wisconsin State Assembly
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during the 1862 and 1865 sessions.
Brandon was born in
Paris, Kentucky
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, the son of Joseph Brandon and Margaret Kelly Brandon. In Wisconsin, he was a
Republican
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and was affiliated with the
National Union Party during his second term. His address was in what is now officially
Smelser, Wisconsin
The Town of Smelser is located in southeastern Grant County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 756 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Bigpatch, Elmo, Georgetown, and Saint Rose are located in the town.
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. He later relocated to Iowa, where he died in
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in 1891.
["Iowa Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XVHK-56X : 12 December 2014), Wm. Brandon, 31 Jul 1891; citing Kingsley, Iowa, reference p 77 cn 919; FHL microfilm 1,412,141.]
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People from Smelser, Wisconsin
Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
1815 births
1891 deaths
19th-century American politicians
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