Rockwell J. Flint
Rockwell J. Flint | |
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30th district | |
In office January 2, 1882 – January 5, 1885 | |
Preceded by | Michael Griffin |
Succeeded by | George Clay Ginty |
In office January 3, 1876 – January 7, 1878 | |
Preceded by | Hiram P. Graham |
Succeeded by | Abraham D. Andrews |
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Dunn–Pepin district | |
In office January 4, 1875 – January 3, 1876 | |
Preceded by | Samuel L. Plummer |
Succeeded by | Menzus R. Bump |
Personal details | |
Born | Williamstown, Vermont, U.S. | March 23, 1842
Died | June 23, 1933 Menomonie, Wisconsin, U.S. | (aged 91)
Resting place | Evergreen Cemetery, Menomonie, Wisconsin |
Political party | Republican |
Occupation | Politician, newspaper editor |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | United States Volunteers Union Army |
Years of service | 1862–1865 |
Rank | Quartermaster sergeant |
Unit | 23rd Reg. Wis. Vol. Infantry |
Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Rockwell J. Flint (March 23, 1842 – June 23, 1933) was an American newspaper editor and
Wisconsin State Senate and Assembly, representing Dunn and Pepin counties. He served as a quartermaster in the Union Army during the American Civil War and was appointed U.S. marshall for the Western District of Wisconsin by President Theodore Roosevelt
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Biography
Born in
Wisconsin State Senate, being elected in 1876, 1877, 1882, and 1883. From 1908 to 1916, Flint served as United States marshal for the Western District of Wisconsin. Flint died at his home in Menomonie, Wisconsin, in 1933.[1][2]
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