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Peter B. Champagne

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Peter B. Champagne (December 8, 1845 – July 1, 1891) was an American businessman and politician.

Born in Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Quebec, Champagne settled in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin in 1863 and was in the logging business. In 1880, Champagne helped started a saw mill at Grandfather Falls and also started a mercantile store in Wausau, Wisconsin. In 1880, Champagne moved to Jenny Bull Falls, Wisconsin and open a store. He founded a railway and a lumber business. He served on the Lincoln County, Wisconsin Board of Supervisors. He served as village president and then on the common council when Jenny Bulls Falls became a city. In 1883, Champaign served in the Wisconsin State Assembly and was a Republican. He died in Merrill, Wisconsin.[1][2]

Notes

  1. ^ Marathon County, Wisconsin Historical Society-Peter B. Champagne
  2. ^ 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1883,' Biographical Sketch of Peter B. Champagne, pg. 484


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