Elias L. Urquhart
Elias L. Urquhart | |
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Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly | |
In office 1908–1916 | |
Constituency | Price and Taylor Counties |
Personal details | |
Born | Glengarry County, Upper Canada | January 15, 1846
Died | April 12, 1934 Medford, Wisconsin | (aged 88)
Political party | Republican |
Occupation | Businessman, politician |
Elias L. Urquhart (January 15, 1846 – April 12, 1934) was an American businessman and politician.
Early life
[edit]Urquhart was born in Glengarry County, Upper Canada. He lived on a farm. He emigrated to New York State, then Michigan in 1865 and finally Wisconsin in 1870.[citation needed]
Career
[edit]He was in the lumber and timber business doing surveying and estimating. Then, he was in the real estate, insurable, and abstract businesses in Medford, Wisconsin. He was also the postmaster in Medford.
Political career
[edit]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.
Personal life
[edit]Urquhart lived in Medford, Wisconsin, where he died in 1934, aged 88.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- 1846 births
- 1934 deaths
- Emigrants from pre-Confederation Ontario to the United States
- People from Medford, Wisconsin
- Businesspeople from Wisconsin
- Wisconsin sheriffs
- County supervisors in Wisconsin
- School board members in Wisconsin
- Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- People from the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry
- Naturalized citizens of the United States
- Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly,1840s births stubs