Solmous 'Solomon' Wakeley (March 17, 1794 – January 12, 1867) was a pioneer Wisconsin legislator. He served two terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly and was a delegate to the first Wisconsin constitutional convention for Walworth County.
Solmous Wakeley | |
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| Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Walworth 4th district | |
| In office January 1, 1857 – January 1, 1858 | |
| Preceded by | Asa W. Farr |
| Succeeded by | James Baker |
| Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Walworth 1st district | |
| In office January 1, 1855 – January 1, 1856 | |
| Preceded by | Anderson Whiting |
| Succeeded by | James Lauderdale |
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| Born | March 17, 1794 New Milford, Connecticut |
| Died | January 12, 1867 (aged 72) Whitewater, Wisconsin |
| Resting place | Oak Grove Cemetery Whitewater, Wisconsin |
| Political party | Republican |
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Biography
editBorn in New Milford, Connecticut, Wakeley settled in Homer, New York, then Pennsylvania, Ohio, and finally Whitewater, Wisconsin. He served in the first Wisconsin Constitutional Convention of 1846.[1] He served in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1855, 1857. One of his sons was Judge Eleazer Wakeley, who also served in the Wisconsin Legislature before becoming a judge in Nebraska.[2]
Notes
edit- ^ The Convention of 1846, Constitutional Series, vol. II, Collections of the Wisconsin Historical Society, vol, XXVII, 1919, pg. 798
- ^ Members of the Wisconsin State Legislature 1848-1999
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