Almon_Cornwell

Almon Cornwell

Almon Cornwell

19th century American politician

Almon D. Cornwell (March 30, 1820 – November 8, 1893) was an American farmer, politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Kenosha County in the 1858 session.

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Biography

Almon D. Cornwell was born March 30, 1820, in Greenfield, New York.[1] He was educated in the common schools in New York, and then taught school for two terms.[1]

He moved west in 1844, accompanied by his father-in-law, William Tichnor, and bought land in the town of Salem, in what is now Kenosha County, Wisconsin. He gradually expanded his estate from 80 acres to 600 acres. He served as chairman of the town of Salem and, in 1857, he was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing western Kenosha County. He served in the 11th Wisconsin Legislature.[2]

Cornwell died of a stroke at his home in Salem, on November 8, 1893.[3]

Personal life and family

Almon Cornwell married Cordelia Tichnor in Cayuga County, New York, on June 13, 1841.[1] They had at least nine children, though one died in infancy. Their eldest son Charles was drafted into the Union Army at age 18 and died of dysentery at Nashville, Tennessee, just a few months before the end of the war.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    Portrait and Biographical Album of Racine and Kenosha Counties, Wisconsin. Chicago: Lake City Publishing Co. 1892. pp. 317–318. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  2. [2]
    Crane, L. H. D., ed. (1859). "List of Assembly districts, with names of members since the last apportionment" (PDF). A manual of customs, precedents, and forms, in use in the Assembly of the state of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. p. 60. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  3. [3]
    "Death of a Pioneer". Racine Journal Times. November 9, 1893. p. 4. Retrieved March 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. [4]
    "First Regiment Cavalry". Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers, War of the Rebellion, 1861–1865. Vol. 1. Office of the Adjutant General of Wisconsin. 1886. p. 26. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
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