Levi E. Pond
Levi Pond | |
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27th district | |
In office January 3, 1887 – March 1, 1890 | |
Preceded by | William T. Parry |
Succeeded by | Russell C. Falconer |
Personal details | |
Born | Addison, New York, U.S. | March 8, 1833
Died | May 8, 1895 Westfield, Wisconsin, U.S. | (aged 62)
Resting place | Springfield Cemetery, Westfield, Wisconsin |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse |
Czarina O. Richards
(m. 1864–1895) |
Children |
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Occupation | farmer, politician |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | United States Volunteers Union Army |
Years of service | 1861–1864 |
Rank | Captain, USV |
Unit | 7th Reg. Wis. Vol. Infantry |
Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Levi Elwin Pond (March 8, 1833 – May 8, 1895) was an
Early life
Born in Addison, New York, Pond went to the public schools in his early years and worked as a paid farmhand and teacher to fund his further education. With his earnings, he attended the Union Academy in Tioga County, Pennsylvania.[1] He moved west to Wisconsin with his parents and two sisters in 1856. The family settled on a small farm in the town of Springfield, in Marquette County, Wisconsin. In Wisconsin, he worked on the family farm in the summers and taught school in the winters until the outbreak of the American Civil War in 1861.[1] He also served as local superintendent of schools, town clerk, and justice of the peace.[2]
Civil War service
Pond was one of the first in Wisconsin to volunteer for service in the
At Battle of Gettysburg, he was shot in the chest. He returned to duty less than two months later, but was in diminished physical condition for the rest of his service.[1] He was shot twice more during the Siege of Petersburg, in June 1864, and spent the next two months in a hospital in Annapolis, Maryland. He was sent home to Wisconsin in August 1864 and officially mustered out of service in December.[1][4]
Postbellum career
After recovering, he started a mercantile business in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, but the business ended in 1870 after a disastrous fire wiped out his inventory.[1] He then worked as a traveling salesman for several years, based out of Oshkosh. He returned from Oshkosh to Marquette County in 1876 and worked in the real estate and insurance businesses.[1]
He was elected to the
He died of a sudden heart attack in May 1895, at his home in Westfield, Wisconsin.[2]
Personal life and family
Levi Pond was the fourth of six children born to William W. and Elvira (
Levi Pond married Czarina O. Richards on February 29, 1864. They had at least three children together, though only one son survived infancy.[1]
Electoral history
Wisconsin Senate (1886)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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General Election, November 2, 1886 | |||||
Republican | Levi Pond | 4,845 | 58.05% | +3.51% | |
Democratic | E. S. Baker | 3,501 | 41.95% | ||
Plurality | 1,344 | 16.10% | +7.01% | ||
Total votes | 8,346 | 100.0% | +22.38% | ||
Republican hold |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Portrait and Biographical Album of Green Lake, Marquette, and Waushara counties, Wisconsin. Acme Publishing Co. 1890. pp. 795–797. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
- ^ Newspapers.com.
- ^ Quiner, Edwin B. (1866). "The Iron Brigade of the West". The Military History of Wisconsin. Clarke & Co. pp. 443–482. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Seventh Regiment Infantry". Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers, War of the Rebellion, 1861–1865. Office of the Adjutant General of Wisconsin. 1886. p. 554. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
- ^ a b Timme, Ernst G., ed. (1887). "Biographical" (PDF). The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. p. 490. Retrieved February 17, 2022.