Elias Slothower

Elias Slothower
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Lafayette 1 district
In office
1848–1848
Preceded by None
Succeeded by Daniel M. Parkinson
Personal details
Born (1815-10-17)October 17, 1815
Adams County, Pennsylvania
Died ?
?
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Susanna
Residence Gratiot (town), Wisconsin
Profession Farmer, Politician

Elias Slothower (born October 17, 1815) was an American farmer and politician.[1][2]

Slothower was born in Adams County, Pennsylvania in 1815. Upon becoming and adult, he moved to Indianapolis, Chicago, and Madison, Wisconsin before finally settling near Monroe in Lafayette County, Wisconsin. He purchased a farm in the Town of Gratiot.[1]

He was elected to the first Wisconsin State Assembly as a Democrat, serving in 1848. He also served as assessor and a member of Town of Gratiot board of supervisors.[1][3]

He married Susanna E. Zeigle in 1836, with whom he had eight children.[1]

References

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/11/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.