William M. Dennis
William M. Dennis | |
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| 2nd Bank Comptroller of Wisconsin | |
| In office January 2, 1854 – January 4, 1858 | |
| Governor | William A. Barstow Arthur MacArthur Sr. Coles Bashford |
| Preceded by | James S. Baker |
| Succeeded by | Joel C. Squires |
| Mayor of Watertown, Wisconsin | |
| In office April 1862 – April 1863 | |
| Preceded by | Myron B. Williams |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Lindon |
| Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 10th district | |
| In office June 5, 1848 – January 7, 1850 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | James Giddings |
| Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Dodge 3rd district | |
| In office January 3, 1853 – January 2, 1854 | |
| Preceded by | Maximilian Averbeck |
| Succeeded by | Francis McCormick |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1810 Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Died | July 18, 1882 (aged 71–72) Watertown, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
William M. Dennis (1810 – July 18, 1882) was an American businessman and Democratic politician. He served as the 2nd Bank Comptroller of Wisconsin, and was Mayor of Watertown, Wisconsin. He also served one term each in the Wisconsin State Senate and Assembly, representing Dodge County.
Biography[]
Born in Rhode Island, he moved to Wisconsin Territory, in 1837, and settled in Watertown. There, he was the first postmaster and later president of a bank. He served in the first Wisconsin Constitutional Convention of 1846 as a Democrat. Dennis served in the Wisconsin State Senate in 1848-49 and then in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1853. From 1854 to 1858, Dennis served as Wisconsin Bank Comptroller. Finally, he served as Mayor of Watertown, Wisconsin.
He died in Watertown, Wisconsin in 1882.[1]
References[]
- ^ 'The Convention of 1846,' Milo Milton Qualife, Wisconsin Historical Society: 1919, Biographical Sketch of William M. Dennis, p. 768
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