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476 HISTOEY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. tia. Captain J. B. Schneller has held that position from the beginning. The history of J. P. Shepard Post, G. A. E., is given elsewhere. H. J. Lewis Post, G. A. E., Neenah, was or¬ ganized at the same time to keep up the love of the flag fought for by veterans of the Civil War. The Women's Belief Corps is made up of the wives and daughters of the soldiers of the Civil War, and belong to the home guard. Their object is patriotic benevolence. Hon. Samuel A. Cook, himself a soldier of the Civil War and always deeply interested in the welfare of the old soldiers, was born in upper Canada, January 28, 1849, and removed with his parents to Wisconsin in 1855. They were wrecked on the. Lady Elgin and his mother drowned. He was educated in the com¬ mon schools and resided a number of years in Calumet county, when he went into the northern forests near Unity, where he was successful. About 1880 he removed to Neenah, where he soon macle his first venture in paper making by the purchase of the paper mills built by Hon. A. W. Patten. After selling these mills, he purchased a mill at Menasha and organized the Cook Paper Company. After several years he sold this mill and built a large paper mill at Alexandria, Indiana, which he still oper¬ ates. He also owns the old Kellogg patent inside concern at Chicago. He has retained his home at Neenah. He was mayor of Neenah, member of the Assembly two terms, member of Congress one term, refusing a second; a member of the national conventions that nominated Benjamin Harrison and the one that nominated William M6Kinley; candidate for the United States Senate, receiving almost enough votes to elect by the Legislature in 1898. In the state Eepublican convention com¬ posed of the highest political and business talent in Wisconsin for Governor of the state, one of the highest honors ever paid to a citizen. Speeches were made by Senator Spooner and others of the great men of national reputation. The regularity of the convention was contested for lack of notice; biit the national Ee¬ publican convention at Chicago admitted its delegates, although the Supreme Court of Wisconsin declared for the rump con¬ vention, and then Mr. Cook withdrew. He has now been re¬ quested by a host of signed petitioners throughout the state to be a candidate for the United States Senate before the next ses¬ sion of the Legislature, and is regarded as a very able and popu¬ lar man.
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Title | History, Winnebago County, Wisconsin: Its cities, towns, resources, people |
Title of work | History, Winnebago County, Wisconsin: Its cities, towns, resources, people |
Author | Lawson, Publius V. (Publius Virgilius), 1853-1920 |
Description | This 1908 history of Winnebago County, Wisconsin, provides a comprehensive overview of the history of the county from the early years of European exploration and settlement. Topics covered include agriculture, educational institutions, Winnebago County residents in the Civil War and Spanish-American War, the legal and medical professions, civic and social organizations, businesses and industries, railroads, newspapers, schools, and churches. Histories of the cities and villages of Oshkosh, Neenah, and Menasha, as are biographical sketches of county residents. |
Place of Publication (Original) | Chicago |
Publisher (Original) | C.F. Cooper and Company |
Publication Date (Original) | 1908 |
Language | English |
Format-Digital | xml |
Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
Rights | We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. |
Publication Date-Electronic | 2008 |
Identifier-Digital | Winn1908000 |
State | Wisconsin; |
County | Winnebago County; |
Decade | 1630-1639; 1660-1669; 1670-1679; 1680-1689; 1710-1719; 1720-1729; 1730-1739; 1750-1759; 1760-1769; 1810-1819; 1820-1829; 1830-1839; 1840-1849; 1850-1859; 1860-1869; 1870-1879; 1880-1889; 1890-1899; 1900-1909; |
Subject | Ho Chunk Indians; Fox Indians; Menominee Indians; Sauk Indians; |
Type | Text |
Description
Title | 476 |
Page Number | 476 |
Title of work | History, Winnebago County, Wisconsin: Its cities, towns, resources, people |
Author | Lawson, Publius V. (Publius Virgilius), 1853-1920 |
Publication Date (Original) | 1908 |
Format-Digital | jpeg |
Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
Rights | We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. |
Publication Date-Electronic | 2008 |
Identifier-Digital | Winn1908520 |
Full Text | 476 HISTOEY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. tia. Captain J. B. Schneller has held that position from the beginning. The history of J. P. Shepard Post, G. A. E., is given elsewhere. H. J. Lewis Post, G. A. E., Neenah, was or¬ ganized at the same time to keep up the love of the flag fought for by veterans of the Civil War. The Women's Belief Corps is made up of the wives and daughters of the soldiers of the Civil War, and belong to the home guard. Their object is patriotic benevolence. Hon. Samuel A. Cook, himself a soldier of the Civil War and always deeply interested in the welfare of the old soldiers, was born in upper Canada, January 28, 1849, and removed with his parents to Wisconsin in 1855. They were wrecked on the. Lady Elgin and his mother drowned. He was educated in the com¬ mon schools and resided a number of years in Calumet county, when he went into the northern forests near Unity, where he was successful. About 1880 he removed to Neenah, where he soon macle his first venture in paper making by the purchase of the paper mills built by Hon. A. W. Patten. After selling these mills, he purchased a mill at Menasha and organized the Cook Paper Company. After several years he sold this mill and built a large paper mill at Alexandria, Indiana, which he still oper¬ ates. He also owns the old Kellogg patent inside concern at Chicago. He has retained his home at Neenah. He was mayor of Neenah, member of the Assembly two terms, member of Congress one term, refusing a second; a member of the national conventions that nominated Benjamin Harrison and the one that nominated William M6Kinley; candidate for the United States Senate, receiving almost enough votes to elect by the Legislature in 1898. In the state Eepublican convention com¬ posed of the highest political and business talent in Wisconsin for Governor of the state, one of the highest honors ever paid to a citizen. Speeches were made by Senator Spooner and others of the great men of national reputation. The regularity of the convention was contested for lack of notice; biit the national Ee¬ publican convention at Chicago admitted its delegates, although the Supreme Court of Wisconsin declared for the rump con¬ vention, and then Mr. Cook withdrew. He has now been re¬ quested by a host of signed petitioners throughout the state to be a candidate for the United States Senate before the next ses¬ sion of the Legislature, and is regarded as a very able and popu¬ lar man. |
Type | Text |