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== Republican politician ==
== Republican politician ==
By the beginning of the [[United States presidential election, 1860|1860 presidential election campaign]], he had become part of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]], declaring that "the spirit of [[abolitionism|Abolition]] is the spirit of the Republican Party", and that the Republicans, considering [[slavery]] "morally and politically wrong", opposed its spread as the first step in its complete abolition.<ref>McManus, Michael J. ''Political Abolitionism in Wisconsin, 1840-1861'' Kent, Ohio: Kent State University Press, 1998; pp. 190, 238</ref> He was elected [[District Attorney]] of Sauk County in 1862, and re-elected in 1864. he was elected to Sauk County's 2nd Assembly district ([[political subdivisions of Wisconsin#Towns|Towns]] of [[New Buffalo, Wisconsin|New Buffalo]], [[Dellona, Wisconsin|Dellona]], [[Winfield, Wisconsin|Winfield]], [[La Valle, Wisconsin|La Valle]], [[Woodland, Wisconsin|Woodland]], [[Ironton, Wisconsin|Ironton]], [[Reedsburg, Wisconsin|Reedsburg]], [[Excelsior, Wisconsin|Excelsior]], [[Baraboo, Wisconsin|Baraboo]], [[Fairfield, Wisconsin|Fairfield]], [[Greenfield, Sauk County, Wisconsin|Greenfield]] and [[Freedom, Sauk County, Wisconsin|Freedom]]} for 1867, then served as a member of the [[Wisconsin State Senate]] from 1868 to 1869 (he was succeeded in the Assembly by [[John Gillespie]]), and as a Republican [[United States presidential electors|elector]] for [[Ulysses S Grant]] in 1868.
By the beginning of the [[United States presidential election, 1860|1860 presidential election campaign]], he had become part of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]], declaring that "the spirit of [[abolitionism|Abolition]] is the spirit of the Republican Party", and that the Republicans, considering [[slavery]] "morally and politically wrong", opposed its spread as the first step in its complete abolition.<ref>McManus, Michael J. ''Political Abolitionism in Wisconsin, 1840-1861'' Kent, Ohio: Kent State University Press, 1998; pp. 190, 238</ref> He was elected [[District Attorney]] of Sauk County in 1862, and re-elected in 1864. he was elected to Sauk County's 2nd Assembly district ([[political subdivisions of Wisconsin#Towns|Towns]] of [[New Buffalo, Wisconsin|New Buffalo]], [[Dellona, Wisconsin|Dellona]], [[Winfield, Wisconsin|Winfield]], [[La Valle, Wisconsin|La Valle]], [[Woodland, Wisconsin|Woodland]], [[Ironton, Wisconsin|Ironton]], [[Reedsburg, Wisconsin|Reedsburg]], [[Excelsior, Wisconsin|Excelsior]], [[Baraboo, Wisconsin|Baraboo]], [[Fairfield, Wisconsin|Fairfield]], [[Greenfield, Sauk County, Wisconsin|Greenfield]] and [[Freedom, Sauk County, Wisconsin|Freedom]]} for 1867, then served as a member of the [[Wisconsin State Senate]] from 1868 to 1869 (he was succeeded in the Assembly by [[John Gillespie (legislator)|John Gillespie]]), and as a Republican [[United States presidential electors|elector]] for [[Ulysses S Grant]] in 1868.


He was elected [[Wisconsin Attorney General]] in 1869 with 69,746 votes, against 60,510 for [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] [[Silas U. Pinney]].<ref>[http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WIBlueBk1871 ''The legislative manual of the state of Wisconsin; comprising Jefferson's manual, rules, forms and laws for the regulation of business; also, lists and tables for reference'' Tenth Annual Edition. Madison: Atwood and Culver, State Printers, Journal Block, 1871; pp. 362-363]</ref>, being succeeded in the Senate by , and re-elected in 1871, with 78,326 votes against 68,807 for [[Edward S. Bragg]], Democrat.<ref>[http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WIBlueBk1873 Turner, A. J., ed. ''The legislative manual of the state of Wisconsin: comprising the constitution of the United States and of the state of Wisconsin, Jefferson's manual, forms and laws for the regulation of business; also, lists and tables for reference, etc.'' Twelfth Annual Edition. Madison: Atwood and Culver, Printers and Stereotypers, 1873; p. 430]</ref><ref>[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=1077&search_term=barlow Wisconsin Historical Society-Stephen Steele Barlow]</ref>
He was elected [[Wisconsin Attorney General]] in 1869 with 69,746 votes, against 60,510 for [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] [[Silas U. Pinney]].<ref>[http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WIBlueBk1871 ''The legislative manual of the state of Wisconsin; comprising Jefferson's manual, rules, forms and laws for the regulation of business; also, lists and tables for reference'' Tenth Annual Edition. Madison: Atwood and Culver, State Printers, Journal Block, 1871; pp. 362-363]</ref>, being succeeded in the Senate by , and re-elected in 1871, with 78,326 votes against 68,807 for [[Edward S. Bragg]], Democrat.<ref>[http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WIBlueBk1873 Turner, A. J., ed. ''The legislative manual of the state of Wisconsin: comprising the constitution of the United States and of the state of Wisconsin, Jefferson's manual, forms and laws for the regulation of business; also, lists and tables for reference, etc.'' Twelfth Annual Edition. Madison: Atwood and Culver, Printers and Stereotypers, 1873; p. 430]</ref><ref>[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=1077&search_term=barlow Wisconsin Historical Society-Stephen Steele Barlow]</ref>

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For others of the same name, see Stephen Barlow.

Stephen Steele Barlow (August 17, 1818 - October 5, 1900) was an American lawyer and politician in Wisconsin.

Background

Barlow was born on August 17, 1818 in Ballston Spa, New York.[1], and moved with his family at an early age to Genesee County, New York. He attended public schools and was graduated from Rochester Seminary in New York in 1837. He began reading the law in Albany, New York.

In Wisconsin

Barlow came to Wisconsin about 1840, continued his legal studies, and settled at Delavan in Walworth County, where in 1841 he was admitted to the bar. He was elected as a Free Soiler member of the Assembly from Walworth county in 1851 for a one-year term, and in 1853 became that county's district attorney.

He moved to Sank County in May of 1854, settled in Delton (then called New Buffalo) in 1855, and was elected as a County Judge in 1857, for the term of four years.

Republican politician

By the beginning of the 1860 presidential election campaign, he had become part of the Republican Party, declaring that "the spirit of Abolition is the spirit of the Republican Party", and that the Republicans, considering slavery "morally and politically wrong", opposed its spread as the first step in its complete abolition.[2] He was elected District Attorney of Sauk County in 1862, and re-elected in 1864. he was elected to Sauk County's 2nd Assembly district (Towns of New Buffalo, Dellona, Winfield, La Valle, Woodland, Ironton, Reedsburg, Excelsior, Baraboo, Fairfield, Greenfield and Freedom} for 1867, then served as a member of the Wisconsin State Senate from 1868 to 1869 (he was succeeded in the Assembly by John Gillespie), and as a Republican elector for Ulysses S Grant in 1868.

He was elected Wisconsin Attorney General in 1869 with 69,746 votes, against 60,510 for Democrat Silas U. Pinney.[3], being succeeded in the Senate by , and re-elected in 1871, with 78,326 votes against 68,807 for Edward S. Bragg, Democrat.[4][5]

After serving as Attorney General

Except for a two-year sojourn in Chippewa Falls, Barlow lived in Delton and Baraboo until 1893, when he moved to the St. Paul, Minnesota home of his son Henry P. Barlow[6]. He died there on October 5, 1900.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Stephen Steele Barlow". Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2011-10-22.
  2. ^ McManus, Michael J. Political Abolitionism in Wisconsin, 1840-1861 Kent, Ohio: Kent State University Press, 1998; pp. 190, 238
  3. ^ The legislative manual of the state of Wisconsin; comprising Jefferson's manual, rules, forms and laws for the regulation of business; also, lists and tables for reference Tenth Annual Edition. Madison: Atwood and Culver, State Printers, Journal Block, 1871; pp. 362-363
  4. ^ Turner, A. J., ed. The legislative manual of the state of Wisconsin: comprising the constitution of the United States and of the state of Wisconsin, Jefferson's manual, forms and laws for the regulation of business; also, lists and tables for reference, etc. Twelfth Annual Edition. Madison: Atwood and Culver, Printers and Stereotypers, 1873; p. 430
  5. ^ Wisconsin Historical Society-Stephen Steele Barlow
  6. ^ Wisconsin Historical Society-Stephen Steele Barlow
  7. ^ Proceedings of the State Bar Association of Wisconsin Madison: State Bar Association of Wisconsin, 1902; Vol. 4, p. 220]

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