Freeman Lindsay
Freeman Lindsay was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Biography[]
Lindsay was born on February 19, 1837 in North Hudson, New York.[1] During the American Civil War, he was an officer with the 118th New York Volunteer Infantry of the Union Army. Conflicts he took part in include the Battle of Drewry's Bluff, the Battle of Chaffin's Farm and the Siege of Petersburg. Afterwards, Lindsay settled in Neillsville, Wisconsin.
Political career[]
Lindsay was a member of the Assembly during the 1877 session.[2] Previously, he had been Sheriff of Clark County, Wisconsin from 1871 to 1873. He was a Republican.
References[]
Categories:
- People from Essex County, New York
- People from Neillsville, Wisconsin
- Members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Wisconsin sheriffs
- Wisconsin Republicans
- People of New York (state) in the American Civil War
- Union Army officers
- 1837 births
- Military personnel from Wisconsin