Oliver Munson

Oliver Munson was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate.

Biography

Munson was born Oliver Goldsmith Munson in what is now Cresco, Iowa on March 2, 1856. He moved to Richland Center, Wisconsin in 1876 and to Viroqua, Wisconsin in 1885.[1] In 1881, Munson married Josephine C. Downs.[2] They would have four children. Munson died in 1933.

Career

Munson was a member of the Senate from 1897 to 1908. Later, he was Chief Clerk of the Senate from 1915 to 1923 and again from 1927 to 1931. Previously, Munson was Clerk of Richland Center and a member of the Vernon County, Wisconsin Board of Supervisors. He was a Republican.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Munson, Oliver Goldsmith 1856 - 1933". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-10-21.
  2. ↑ THE WISCONSIN BLUE BOOK. Madison. 1917. pp. 516–517.
  3. ↑ "Oliver G. Munson". A political history of Wisconsin. Retrieved 2013-10-21.
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