Ninian E. Whiteside
Ninian E. Whiteside | |
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9th Elwood T. Beatty | |
Succeeded by | William C. Stratton |
Member of the California State Assembly from the 15th district | |
In office January 1858 – January 1859 | |
1st Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly | |
In office June 5, 1848 – January 1, 1849 | |
Preceded by | Timothy Burns (Territorial Legislature) |
Succeeded by | Harrison Carroll Hobart |
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Lafayette 1st district | |
In office June 5, 1848 – January 1, 1849 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Daniel Morgan Parkinson |
Member of the Council of the Wisconsin Territory from Iowa, Lafayette, and Richland counties | |
In office October 18, 1847 – March 13, 1848 | |
Preceded by | Position Established |
Succeeded by | Position Abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | Illinois Territory | December 25, 1812
Died | September 1, 1876 Marysville, California, U.S. | (aged 63)
Resting place | Marysville Cemetery Marysville, California |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Caroline Ewing Vineyard |
Children | Bolin James Ninian Edward |
Parents |
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Ninian Edward Whiteside (December 25, 1812 – September 1, 1876)[1] was an American Democratic politician, attorney, and pioneer who served as the 1st Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly and 9th Speaker of the California State Assembly. Whiteside is believed to be the only person to serve as the Speaker of the House in two separate state legislatures in the United States.[2]
Early life and career
Born in the Illinois Territory, Whiteside settled in the mining district in southern Wisconsin. Whiteside practiced law as a member of the Wisconsin Bar.
Legislative career
In 1846, Whiteside served in the first Wisconsin Constitutional Convention of 1846.
Achievements
While in the Wisconsin Legislature, Whiteside authored new laws regarding the renaming and restructuring of new villages and towns; renovations and repairs to the Wisconsin State Capitol; a new municipal water and well system for the capitol building;[6] local tax levy requirements;[7] establishment of the office of adjutant general of the militia of the State of Wisconsin;[8] and plaintiff liabilities.[9]
While in the
Death
Whiteside continued to practice law as a member of the State Bar of California until his retirement.[11] He died in Marysville, California after an illness.[12][13]
Notes
- ^ Database
- ^ Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. The Society. 1919.
- ^ Davis, Winfield J. (1893). History of Political Conventions in California, 1849-1892. California State Library. p. 172.
N.E. Whiteside California.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-12-23.
- ^ "JoinCalifornia - 09-02-1863 Election". www.joincalifornia.com. Retrieved 2018-12-23.
- ^ "1848 Wisconsin Assembly Appropriation". docs.legis.wisconsin.gov. Retrieved 2018-12-23.
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- ^ "1848 Wisconsin Assembly Resolution". docs.legis.wisconsin.gov. Retrieved 2018-12-23.
- ^ "August 21, 1848 Assembly Resolution". docs.legis.wisconsin.gov. Retrieved 2018-12-23.
- ^ "Journal of Proceedings of the California Assembly, 1861" (PDF). State of California Assembly Clerk.
- ISBN 9781584777069.
- ^ The Convention of 1846, Milo Milton Quaife: Wisconsin Historical Society: 1919, vol. 27, Biographical Sketch of Ninian Whiteside, vol 27, pg. 799
- ^ Ninian Whiteside