Peter Doyle (politician)

For other people of the same name, see Peter Doyle (disambiguation).

Peter Doyle (December 8, 1844 – October 27, 1900) was a politician from the U.S. state of Wisconsin.

Biography

Born in Myshall, County Carlow, Ireland, Doyle moved with his parents to Franklin, Wisconsin, in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. Doyle taught school and studied law in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He served as that state's eleventh Secretary of State, serving for two terms from January 5, 1874 to January 7, 1878. He was a Democrat and served under governors William Robert Taylor and Harrison Ludington. He also served in the Wisconsin State Assembly from Crawford County, Wisconsin in 1873. He resided in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin at the time of his election and served as secretary to John Lawler and Hercules Dousman. From 1884 to 1900, Doyle practiced law in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He took a law course at Yale University. In 1900, Doyle moved to Jersey City, New Jersey where he died on October 27, 1900.

Further reading

• Anderson, William J.; Anderson, William A., eds. (1929). The Wisconsin Blue Book 1929. Madison, Wis.: Democrat Printing Company. p. 144.
• Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau, ed. (2007). State of Wisconsin 2007–2008 Blue Book (PDF). Madison, Wis.: Wisconsin Legislature Joint Committee on Legislative Organization. p. 721. Retrieved March 20, 2018.