Henry M. Billings

Henry M. Billings
Henry M. Billings
Member of the Wisconsin Senate; from the 5th district
	In office; June 5, 1848 – January 10, 1849
Preceded by	Position Established
Succeeded by	Montgomery Morrison Cothren
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly; from the Iowa 1st district
	In office; January 13, 1858 – January 12, 1859
Preceded by	Ephraim Knowlton
Succeeded by	Gardner C. Meigs
Representative to the Legislative Assembly of the Wisconsin Territory from Iowa County
	In office; November 26, 1838 – December 7, 1840
Personal details
Born	Henry Mortimer Billings; May 16, 1806; Schaghticoke, New York
Died	February 6, 1862 (aged 55); Avoca, Wisconsin
Resting place	Calvary Cemetery; Cobb, Wisconsin
Political party	Democratic

Henry Mortimer Billings (May 16, 1806 – February 6, 1862) was an American politician.

Born in Schaghticoke, New York, Billings moved to Galena, Illinois in 1828 and then to Michigan Territory settling in Iowa County. In 1838, Billings served in the Wisconsin Territorial House of Representatives. In 1848, he served in the first session of the Wisconsin State Senate and later represented Iowa County in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1858.^[1]

Billings was dragged to death in a sleigh accident near his home in Avoca.^[2]^[3] He is buried at Calvary Cemetery in Cobb.

Notes

^ Iowa County Fair Board of Directors Archived 2008-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Death of H. M. Billings". The Monroe Sentinel. February 12, 1862. p. 3. Retrieved May 18, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Death of Col. Billings". The Daily Milwaukee News. February 17, 1862. p. 2. Retrieved May 18, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.

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