Joseph Rankin
Joseph Rankin | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 5th district | |
In office March 4, 1883 – January 24, 1886 | |
Preceded by | Edward S. Bragg |
Succeeded by | Thomas R. Hudd |
Personal details | |
Born | Passaic, New Jersey | September 25, 1833
Died | January 24, 1886 52) Green Bay, Wisconsin | (aged
Political party | Democratic |
Joseph Rankin (September 25, 1833 – January 24, 1886) was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.
Born in Passaic, New Jersey, Rankin pursued an academic course. He moved to Mishicot, Wisconsin, in 1854 and engaged in mercantile pursuits. He served as member of the county board in 1859. He served as member of the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1860. During the Civil War Rankin enlisted in the Union Army in 1862 and was chosen captain of Company D, Twenty-sixth Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. After the war he settled in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. He was city clerk of Manitowoc from 1866 till 1871. He was again a member of the State Assembly 1871-1874 and once again served from 1877-1882.
Rankin was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-eighth and Forty-ninth Congresses and served from March 4, 1883, until his death in Washington, D.C., January 24, 1886. He was interred in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc, Wisconsin.
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United States House of Representatives | ||
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Preceded by Edward S. Bragg |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 5th congressional district March 4, 1883 – January 24, 1886 |
Succeeded by Thomas R. Hudd |