US Harvey, Louis Powell - Governor, WI

Louis Powell Harvey
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Born: July 22, 1820

Birthplace: East Haddam, Connecticut

Father: David Harvey 1792 – 1871

Mother: Almira Powell 1798 – 1876

Wife: Cordelia A. Perrine 1824 – 1895
(Buried: Forest Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wisconsin)​

Children:

Mary Harvey 1848 – 1852​
(Buried: Forest Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wisconsin)​

Political Party: Whig Party and Republican Party

Education:
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Attended Western Reserve College​

Occupation before War:

School Teacher in the State of Ohio​
Founded an Academy in Southport, Wisconsin​

1841: Wrote correspondence with the Boannergians​
1843 – 1846: Editor of Southport American Newspaper
Helped organize the Republican Party in the State of Wisconsin​
1854 – 1858: Wisconsin State Senator​
1856 – 1857: President Pro Tempore of Wisconsin State Senate​
1860 – 1862: Wisconsin State Secretary of State​

Civil War Career:

1860 – 1862: Wisconsin State Secretary of State​
1862: Governor of Wisconsin​
1862: Organized an expedition to bring medical supplies to Wisconsin troops​
1862: Visited and Cheered the Union Army at Cairo, Illinois; Mound City, Illinois; and Paducah, Kentucky​

Died: April 19, 1862

Place of Death: Savannah, Tennessee

Cause of Death: Drowned in the Tennessee River

Age at time of Death: 41 years old

Burial Place: Forest Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wisconsin

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