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George N. Richmond

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George N. Richmond
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 22nd district
In office
January 7, 1878 – January 5, 1880
Preceded byJames Ryan
Succeeded byBenjamin F. Carter
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Outagamie district
In office
January 5, 1874 – January 3, 1876
Preceded byJohn A. Roemer
Succeeded byDavid Hammel
8th & 10th Mayor of Appleton, Wisconsin
In office
April 1871 – April 1872
Preceded byA. L. Smith
Succeeded byEphriam C. Goff
In office
April 1868 – April 1870
Preceded byRobert R. Bateman
Succeeded byA. L. Smith
5th Mayor of Portage, Wisconsin
In office
April 1860 – April 1862
Preceded byJohn P. McGregor
Succeeded byAlvin B. Alden
Personal details
Born(1821-04-18)April 18, 1821
Hillsdale, New York, U.S.
DiedJanuary 4, 1896(1896-01-04) (aged 74)
Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
Resting placeTacoma Cemetery, Tacoma, Washington
Political party
Spouse
Sarah Jane Hillyer
(m. 1843⁠–⁠1896)
Children
  • Hattie M. (Wroe)
  • (b. 1854; died 1925)
  • Elizabeth (Miller)
  • (b. 1858; died 1933)
  • Horace Nelson Richmond
  • (b. 1860; died 1934)
OccupationPaper manufacturer
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUnited States Volunteers
Union Army
Years of service1861–1864
RankMajor, USV
Unit2nd Reg. Wis. Vol. Cavalry
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

George Nelson Richmond (April 18, 1821 – January 4, 1896) was an American paper manufacturer and Democratic politician. He served as the 8th and 10th mayor of Appleton, Wisconsin, and 5th mayor of Portage, Wisconsin, and represented Outagamie County for four years in the Wisconsin Legislature. During the American Civil War, he served as a Union Army cavalry officer.

Background

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Born in Hillsdale, New York, Richmond was the son of Peleg Sisson Richmond and Margaret (Soule) Richmond. He received an academic education and went into the milling business in Sheffield, Massachusetts. He married Sarah Hillyer (1825–1905) on April 30, 1843. He came to Wisconsin in 1850, and settled in Milwaukee for a while before moving to Portage in 1851 where he served six years on the Portage Common Council and two years as mayor. During the American Civil War, Richmond served in the 2nd Wisconsin Cavalry Regiment as a company captain and later as major of the 3rd battalion. He participated in the captures of Vicksburg and Jackson, Mississippi, and several minor battles in the western theater of the war.

After the Civil War

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In 1865, Richmond moved to Appleton. He was twice elected as a Liberal Democrat/Liberal Reform Party member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from Outagamie County for 1874, and for 1875;[1][2] served three years as mayor of Appleton, and in 1877 was elected to the Wisconsin State Senate as a Democrat (the Reform Party was dissolving by that point), with 3,658 votes against 1,642 for Greenbacker J. L. Pringle.[3][4]

He died January 4, 1896, in Tacoma, Washington,[1][5] and is buried in Tacoma Cemetery.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Maj. George N. Richmond". Portage Daily Register. Portage, WI. January 8, 1896. p. 4. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ Bashford, R. M., ed. The legislative manual of the state of Wisconsin: comprising the constitutions of the United States and of the state of Wisconsin, Jefferson's manual, forms and laws for the regulation of business; also, lists and tables for reference, etc. Fourteenth Annual Edition. Madison: Atwood and Culver, Printers and Stereotypers, 1875; pp. 330-331
  3. ^ Warner, Hans B., ed. The blue book of the state of Wisconsin, for 1879. Containing the constitutions of the United States and of the state; Jefferson's manual; rules and orders of the senate and assembly, and annals of the legislature; also, statistical tables and history of state institutions Eighteenth Annual Edition. Madison: David Atwood, State Printer, 1879; pp. 231, 235, 241, 483
  4. ^ "Members of the Wisconsin Legislature 1848–1999 State of Wisconsin Legislative Bureau. Information Bulletin 99-1, September 1999. pp. 16, 99 Archived December 9, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Death of Mayor Richmond". The Neenah Daily Times. Neenah, WI. January 7, 1896. p. 4. Retrieved September 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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Wisconsin State Assembly
Preceded by
John A. Roemer
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Outagamie district
January 5, 1874 – January 3, 1876
Succeeded by
Wisconsin Senate
Preceded by Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 22nd district
January 7, 1878 – January 5, 1880
Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by
John P. McGregor
Mayor of Portage, Wisconsin
April 1860 – April 1862
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Robert R. Bateman
Mayor of Appleton, Wisconsin
April 1868 – April 1870
Succeeded by
A. L. Smith
Preceded by
A. L. Smith
Mayor of Appleton, Wisconsin
April 1871 – April 1872
Succeeded by
Ephriam C. Goff