Elias Slothower
Elias Slothower | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Lafayette 2nd district | |
| In office June 5, 1848 – January 1, 1849 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | William Hill |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 17, 1815 Adams County, Pennsylvania |
| Died | ? ? |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Susanna |
| Residence | Gratiot (town), Wisconsin |
| Profession | Farmer, Politician |
Elias Slothower (born October 17, 1815) was an American farmer and politician.[1][2]
Slothower was born in Adams County, Pennsylvania in 1815. Upon becoming and adult, he moved to Indianapolis, Chicago, and Madison, Wisconsin before finally settling near Monroe in Lafayette County, Wisconsin. He purchased a farm in the Town of Gratiot.[1]
He was elected to the first Wisconsin State Assembly as a Democrat, serving in 1848. He also served as assessor and a member of Town of Gratiot board of supervisors.[1][3]
He married Susanna E. Zeigle in 1836, with whom he had eight children.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c d Consul Willshire Butterfield, History of Lafayette County, Wisconsin, p. 769. https://books.google.com/books?id=RZ6tMZU9nsUC&pg=PA769&lpg=PA769&dq="Elias+Slothower"
- ^ "Elias+Slothower" Wisconsin Blue Book, 1870
- ^ http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wilafaye/twngratiot.htm
Categories:
- 1815 births
- Members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Wisconsin Democrats
- People from Adams County, Pennsylvania
- People from Gratiot, Wisconsin