Elijah Mattison Sharp
Elijah Mattison Sharp was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Biography[]
Sharp was born on October 21, 1832 in Reading, New York.,[1] later he moved to Delavan (town), Wisconsin in 1850. On September 30, 1862, Sharp married Sarah A. Williams. They would have seven children.[2] Sharp died in 1891.
Career[]
Sharp was a member of the Assembly in 1872 and 1875. Other positions he held include Treasurer of Delavan and member of the Walworth County, Wisconsin Board of Supervisors. He was a Republican.
References[]
- ^ R. M. Bashford (1875). THE LEGISLATIVE MANUAL OF THE STATE OF WISCONSIN (14th ed.). Madison, Wis.: Smith & Cullaton. p. 336. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
- ^ HISTORY OF WALWORTH COUNTY, WISCONSIN. Chicago: Western Historical Company. 1882. pp. 718–719. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
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Categories:
- People from Schuyler County, New York
- People from Delavan, Wisconsin
- Members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- County supervisors in Wisconsin
- City and town treasurers in the United States
- Wisconsin Republicans
- 1832 births
- 1891 deaths
- Burials in Wisconsin
- 19th-century American politicians