John Hubbard Tweedy
John H. Tweedy | |
|---|---|
Morgan L. Martin | |
| Succeeded by | Henry H. Sibley |
| Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Milwaukee 1st district | |
| In office January 3, 1853 – January 2, 1854 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Cain |
| Succeeded by | Jackson Hadley |
| Member of the Council of the Wisconsin Territory for Milwaukee and Washington counties | |
| In office December 6, 1841 – December 5, 1842 Serving with Don A. J. Upham | |
| Preceded by | Jonathan Earle Arnold |
| Succeeded by | Hans Crocker, Lemuel White, and David Newland |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 9, 1814 Danbury, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | November 12, 1891 (aged 77) Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Resting place | Wooster Cemetery, Danbury, Connecticut |
| Political party | Whig |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
John Hubbard Tweedy (November 9, 1814 – November 12, 1891) was a delegate to the United States Congress from Wisconsin Territory from March 1847 to May 1848 being elected from the Whig Party. He was also the Whig Party nominee in first Wisconsin gubernatorial election, where he lost to Nelson Dewey.
Career
Tweedy was born in Danbury, Connecticut.[1] He graduated from Yale University in 1834, where he was a member of the secret society Skull and Bones.[2] He then moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin Territory, in 1836, where he practiced law. He served in the Wisconsin Territorial Council, the upper house of the Wisconsin Territorial Legislature, in 1841–1842, and later served in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1853. Tweedy was also a member of the first Wisconsin Constitutional Convention of 1846.
Tweedy was elected as a non-voting delegate to the
Private papers
His son, John H. Tweedy, Jr., donated his papers to the Wisconsin Historical Society.[5]
Notes
- ^ Minnesota History Bulletin Volume 2 (Google eBook) Theodore Christian Blegen, Minnesota Historical Society
- Yale Banneris 1969."
- ^ Tweedy, John Hubbard 1814 - 1891
- ^ 'At His birthplace-John H. Tweedy's Remains to be Taken to Danbury, Conn., Wisconsin State Journal, November 14, 1891, pg. 1
- ^ The Wisconsin Magazine of History, Volume 2 (Google eBook)
External links
- United States Congress. "John Hubbard Tweedy (id: T000441)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
