William J. Kershaw
William John Kershaw was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate and the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Kershaw was born in County Antrim in what is now Northern Ireland.[1] During the American Civil War, he served in the Union Army. Afterwards, Kershaw was a member of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States. He died in 1883.
Political career[]
Kershaw was a member of the Assembly from 1867 to 1868 and again in 1875. He was a member of the Senate from 1869 to 1870. Additionally, he was a delegate to the 1868 Republican National Convention.
References[]
- ^ "Loyal Legion". Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2013-12-24.
Categories:
- People from County Antrim
- Irish emigrants to the United States (before 1923)
- Wisconsin state senators
- Members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Wisconsin Republicans
- People of Wisconsin in the American Civil War
- Union Army soldiers
- 1883 deaths