Abijah Beckwith (Wisconsin politician)
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Abijah Beckwith was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Biography
Beckwith was born on November 10, 1843, in Columbia, New York.[1] In 1867, he settled in Bear Creek, Sauk County, Wisconsin. He died on June 22, 1897, and was buried in Bear Valley, Wisconsin.
Career
Beckwith was a member of the Assembly during the 1882 session.[2] Previously, he was Chairman (similar to Mayor) of Bear Creek in 1879. He was a Republican.
References
- ^ THE BLUE BOOK OF THE STATE OF WISCONSIN. 1882. p. 559. Retrieved 2015-07-30.
- ^ "Members of the Wisconsin Legislature 1848 – 1999" (PDF). State of Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. p. 27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-04-04. Retrieved 2015-07-30.
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