Isaac Roop
Isaac Roop | |
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Governor of the Proposed Territory of Nevada | |
In office December 15, 1859 – March 2, 1861 | |
Preceded by | None |
Succeeded by | James W. Nye (as Territorial Governor) |
Personal details | |
Born | Carroll County, Maryland, U.S. | March 13, 1822
Died | February 14, 1869 Susanville, California, U.S. | (aged 46)
Resting place | Susanville Cemetery |
Political party | Whig |
Spouse | Nancy (nee Gardner) Roop |
Children | 3 |
Relatives | Susan Roop |
Occupation | Farmer, trader, politician |
Known for | Early settler of Susanville, California |
Isaac Newton Roop (March 13, 1822 – February 14, 1869) was an American politician, pioneer, and member of the Whig Party. In 1859, he was the first elected (provisional) governor of the newly-proposed Nevada Territory.
Early life
Roop was born in Carroll County, Maryland.[1]
Career
In 1851, the guide William Nobles started taking settlers, including the 29-year-old Isaac Roop and his family, over a route through the
In September 1859, Roop was elected the first territorial governor of the proposed Nevada Territory. At the time, Susanville was thought to be in Nevada. instead of California. The new provisional government first convened on December 15, 1859, in the town of Genoa. Roop lived in the contested County of Roop. He was elected in 1861 to the new Nevada Territorial Senate.[2]
After the county's dissolution in 1865, Roop returned to Susanville. Roop became Lassen County's district attorney for two terms.
Personal life
On December 24, 1840, Roop married Nancy Gardner, his tutor. They had children: John, Isaiah, and Susan. On June 20, 1850, Nancy died of typhoid fever.
Isaac Roop died in Susanville on February 14, 1869.[3] His daughter Susan Arnold resided in the town as well until her own death in 1921, and both were buried in the town's cemetery.[1] There is a mural depicting father and daughter in Uptown Susanville on the outside wall of Johnson's Shoes.
Roop County, Nevada, was named after him.[4]
References
- ^ a b Bruce, A. T. (1869). "Isaac Roop". Lassen Sagebrush. Retrieved November 16, 2010.
- ^ "Isaac Roop". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
- ^ "Isaac Roop". Lassen County, California GenWeb Project. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
- ^ "Creation of Nevada's Counties". Nevada Association of Counties. Archived from the original on February 22, 2012. Retrieved September 25, 2012.
Further reading
- Butler, James Thomas (1994). Isaac Roop, Pioneer & Political Leader of Northeastern California. Susanville (California): High Desert Press. ISBN 0-936029-40-4.
External links
- Isaac Roop at Find a Grave
- Isaac Roop at WesternStarWiki
- Lassen County, California GenWeb Project
- Ancestry.com