Louis Powell Harvey
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:
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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