Michael Gorman (December 1816 – April 1, 1899) was a member of 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, ...

. Gorman was born in County Kildare, Ireland in 1816. In 1844, he married Catherine Smith. They had nine children before her death on January 22, 1890. In 1856, Gorman settled on what became his farm in

Lebanon, Waupaca County, Wisconsin Lebanon is a town in Waupaca County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,648 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Carmel is located in the town. The ghost town of Nowell was also located in the town. Geography Accordi ...

. Gorman was elected to the Assembly in 1872. He was a

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gorman, Michael Politicians from County Kildare Irish emigrants to the United States (before 1923) People from Waupaca County, Wisconsin Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly 19th-century Roman Catholics Farmers from Wisconsin 1816 births 1899 deaths 19th-century American politicians