Elihu Colman
Elihu Colman | |
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| United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin | |
| In office February 6, 1890 – April 1893 | |
| Appointed by | Benjamin Harrison |
| Preceded by | William A. Walker |
| Succeeded by | John H. M. Wigman |
| Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Fond du Lac 2nd district | |
| In office January 1, 1872 – January 6, 1873 | |
| Preceded by | John Aaron Baker |
| Succeeded by | Rensselaer Morse Lewis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 11, 1841 Oneida, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | January 25, 1899 (aged 57) Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Mary Elizabeth Hill |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Volunteers Union Army |
| Years of service | 1861–1863 |
| Rank | Musician |
| Unit | 1st Reg. Wis. Vol. Cavalry |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Elihu Colman (May 11, 1841 – January 25, 1899) was an American lawyer and Republican politician. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Fond du Lac County during the 1872 session. He later served as United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin in 1890 under U.S. President Benjamin Harrison.
Biography
[edit]Born in Oneida, Wisconsin, his father was Henry R. Colman, who was a Methodist minister and missionary among the Oneida Tribe. In 1847, Colman and his family moved to Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. He served in the 1st Wisconsin Cavalry Regiment of the Union Army during the American Civil War, achieving the rank of quartermaster sergeant. Colman graduated from Lawrence University in 1865. He then studied law and was admitted to the Wisconsin bar. In 1873, Colman served in the Wisconsin State Assembly.
In 1880, he was the Republican nominee for Wisconsin's 5th congressional district, receiving 14,753 votes to 16,984 for Democratic incumbent Edward S. Bragg and 1,188 for Greenbacker John E. Thomas. Colman was appointed United States Attorney for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin in 1890 by President Benjamin Harrison.[1][2] He died unexpectedly in Green Bay, Wisconsin.[2][3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Successor to Elihu Colman". Green Bay Weekly Gazette. April 19, 1893. p. 6. Retrieved August 11, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Death Came Suddenly to Fond du Lac Man". Green Bay Weekly Gazette. February 1, 1899. p. 3. Retrieved August 10, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Report of the Proceedings of the State Bar Association of Wisconsin, vol. 3, Wisconsin State Bar Association: 1901, Biographical Sketch of Elihu Colman, pp. 222–225.
- ^ The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin (11th ed.). Madison, WI. 1872. p. 447.
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- 1841 births
- 1899 deaths
- People from Oneida, Wisconsin
- Politicians from Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
- People of Wisconsin in the American Civil War
- Union army soldiers
- Lawrence University alumni
- Members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- United States Attorneys for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
- 19th-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature