Philetus Sawyer
Philetus Sawyer (born September 22, 1816 in Whiting , Addison County , Vermont , † March 29, 1900 in Oshkosh , Wisconsin ) was an American politician ( Republican Party ) who represented the state of Wisconsin in both chambers of Congress .
Philetus Sawyer was an infant when his parents moved him to Crown Point, New York State in 1817 . He lived there until 1847; then he settled in Fond du Lac County , Wisconsin, and worked in the lumber industry.
In his new home, Sawyer began to be politically active. In 1857 and 1861 he was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly , and from 1863 to 1864 he was Mayor of Oshkosh. In 1864 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he stayed from March 4, 1865 to March 3, 1875. During this time he chaired several committees.
Sawyer did not run for re-election, but returned to Congress as a US Senator in 1881 . There he completed two terms in office; he waived re-election in 1892. In the Senate, among other things, he was chairman of the railway committee . He then turned back to his business before he died in March 1900 in Oshkosh.
The Sawyer County , Wisconsin was named after Philetus Sawyer.
Web links
- Philetus Sawyer in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
- Philetus Sawyer in the database of Find a Grave (English)
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SURNAME | Sawyer, Philetus |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American politician |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 22, 1816 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Whiting , Vermont |
DATE OF DEATH | March 29, 1900 |
Place of death | Oshkosh , Wisconsin |