Henry Laycock
Henry Laycock (March 14, 1842 – May 2, 1929) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.[1]
Biography
Laycock was born on March 14, 1842 in Yorkshire, England.[2] During the American Civil War, he served with the 8th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry of the Union Army. In 1872, Laycock married Margaret E. Brewer (1842–1912).[3] They had two children. He died on May 2, 1929.[4]
Political career
Laycock was elected to the Assembly in 1908 and 1912. Other positions he held include alderman of Eau Claire, Wisconsin. He was a Republican.[5]
References
- ^ The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin. Madison, WI. 1909. p. 1117.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Henry Laycock, One of Cavalry to Hunt Lincoln's Assassin, Has Party on Seventy-Seventh Birthday". Eau Claire Leader. March 15, 1919. p. 5. Retrieved April 14, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mrs. Henry Laycock". Eau Claire Leader. September 4, 1912. p. 8. Retrieved April 14, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2M23-L75 : accessed 14 April 2016), Henry Laycock, 1907-1933; citing NARA microfilm publication M850 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,635,361.
- ^ "Bio: Laycock, Henry (1914)". USGenNet. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
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Categories:
- People from Yorkshire
- English emigrants to the United States
- 19th-century English people
- People from Whiteside County, Illinois
- People from Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
- People from Eau Claire, Wisconsin
- Members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Wisconsin city council members
- Wisconsin Republicans
- People of Illinois in the American Civil War
- Union Army soldiers
- 1842 births
- 1929 deaths