Elias L. Urquhart

Elias L. Urquhart
Elias L. Urquhart
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
	In office; 1908–1916
Constituency	Price and Taylor Counties
Personal details
Born	January 15, 1846; Glengarry County, Upper Canada
Died	April 12, 1934 (aged 88); Medford, Wisconsin
Political party	Republican
Occupation	Businessman, politician

Elias L. Urquhart (January 15, 1846 – April 12, 1934) was an American businessman and politician.

Born in Glengarry County, Upper Canada, Urquhart lived on a farm. He emigrated to the State of New York, then Michigan in 1865 and finally Wisconsin in 1870. He was in the lumber and timber business doing surveying and estimating. Urquhart lived in Medford, Wisconsin, Taylor County, Wisconsin and was in the real estate, insurable, and abstract businesses. He was also the postmaster in Medford, Wisconsin. Urquhart served on the school board and on the Taylor County Board of Supervisors and was chairman of the county board. He was sheriff of Taylor County, Wisconsin and was a Republican. From 1909 to 1915, Urquhart served in the Wisconsin State Assembly. Urquhart died in Medford, Wisconsin, in 1934, at age 88.^[1]^[2]

References

^ Wisconsin Blue Book 1913, "Biographical Sketch of Elias L. Urquhart", pg. 685
^ "Urquhart, Former Assemblyman Dies". Wisconsin State Journal. Medford, Wisconsin. August 13, 1934. p. 1. Retrieved June 24, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

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[1] Wisconsin Blue Book 1913, "Biographical Sketch of Elias L. Urquhart", pg. 685

[2] "Urquhart, Former Assemblyman Dies". Wisconsin State Journal. Medford, Wisconsin. August 13, 1934. p. 1. Retrieved June 24, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

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