Richard Weaver (American politician)
Appearance
Richard Weaver was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate.
Biography
[edit]Weaver was born on August 25, 1827, in Sussex, England.[1] He moved to Oneida County, New York before settling in what is now Lisbon, Waukesha County, Wisconsin in 1837.[2] On November 22, 1848, Weaver married Rhoda Stone. They would have a daughter. Weaver died on December 26, 1906. He was buried in Sussex, Wisconsin.
His father, James Weaver, and brother, Thomas Weaver, were also members of the Assembly.
Legislative career
[edit]Weaver was a member of the Assembly during the 1878 session before representing the 10th District in the Senate during the 1880 and 1881 sessions.[3] He was a Democrat.
References
[edit]- ^ THE BLUE BOOK OF THE STATE OF WISCONSIN. David Atwood. 1880. p. 486. Retrieved 2015-09-28.
- ^ THE HISTORY OF WAUKESHA COUNTY, WISCONSIN. Chicago: Western Historical Company. 188. p. 983. Retrieved 2015-09-28.
- ^ "Those Who Served: Wisconsin Legislators 1848 - 2007" (PDF). Wisconsin Blue Book 2007 - 2008. pp. 116, 184. Retrieved 2015-09-28.
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Categories:
- People from Sussex
- English emigrants to the United States
- People from Oneida County, New York
- People from Lisbon, Waukesha County, Wisconsin
- Democratic Party Wisconsin state senators
- Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- 1827 births
- 1906 deaths
- Burials in Wisconsin
- 19th-century American legislators
- 19th-century Wisconsin politicians
- Wisconsin politician stubs