St. Croix County, Wisconsin
Biographies
St. Croix County, Wisconsin
Biographies
John Barrett
Source: Little Sketches of Big Folks in Minnesota. (Publ. 1907) Transcribed by Marilyn Clore
BARRETT John W, St Paul. Res 97 W Central av, office 516 National Ger Am Bank bldg. Lands. Born Aug 31, 1881 in Emerald Wis son of Frank W and Catherine (Roach) Barrett. Educated in public schools and business college St Paul. From graduation was clerk in Security Trust Co until 1902; chief clk for Western Land Co 1902-1906; appointed sec when firm was incorporated 1906.
Judah P. Benjamin
Benjamin, Judah Philip, a Senator from Louisiana; born in St. Croix, Wisconsin August 11, 1811; came with his parents to Savannah, Ga., in 1816, and later to Wilmington, N. C.; attended Yale college; in 1831 moved to New Orleans; taught school; notary's clerk; studied law and began practice in 1834; member of the state constitutional convention in 1845; elected United States Senator in 1853 as a Whig and reelected in 1859 as a Conservative; served from Marc h 4, 1853, until he resigned February 4, 1861; appointed attorney general of the Confederacy February 21, 1861; senatorial seat declared vacant by resolution of March 14, 1861; appointed acting-secretary of war of the Confederacy in August, 1861, and secretary of war from November 10,' 1861, until February 7, 1862, when he was appointed secretary of State; removed to Great Britain and became a member of the bar in London; received the appointment of Queen's counsel for Lancaster; died in Paris, France, May 8, 1884.
[Source: "A Biographical congressional directory From the 1st ( 1774) to the 62nd (1911) Congress"; By United States Congress; Publ. 1918; Transcribed for Genealogy Trails by Andrea Stawski Pack]
James Henry Bradford
Bradford, James Henry, clergyman, chaplain, was born Aug. 24, 1836, in Grafton, Vt. He received a thorough education at East Hampton; and at Yale University. He has been pastor in Hudson, Wis.; and for ten years was in charge of reformatories in New England. For many years he has been connected with the Indian bureau at Washington, D.C. For sixteen years he was chaplain of the District of Columbia commandery military order loyal legion; and for twenty-five years chaplain of Garfield post grand army of the republic. For the past five years he has been chaplain-in-chief of the grand army of the republic at Washington, D.C.
[Herringshaw's National Library of American Biography: Contains Thirty-five Thousand Biographies of the Acknowledged Leaders of Life and Thought of the United States, by William Herringshaw, 1909 – Transcribed by Therman Kellar]
Renville Chinnock
Little Sketches of Big Folks in Minnesota (Publ. 1907) Transcribed by Liz DellingerCHINNOCK Renville, St Paul. Res 437 Oaklad av, office 610 Manhattan bldg. Lawyer. Born Nov 20, 1869 Hudson Wis, son of James T and Charlotte (Stevens) Chinnock. Graduated from high school Hudson Wis 1887; U of M. B A. LL B 1893. Has been engaged in the practice of law in St Paul since 1896 and since 1898 has been associated in practice with U S Senator Moses E Clapp. Was a member of the Minnesota State Legislature 1902-03. Member Commercial and Republican clubs.
Newel H. Clapp
Little Sketches of Big Folks in Minnesota (Publ. 1907) Transcribed by Liz DellingerCLAPP Newel H, St Paul. Res 524 Portland av, office 406 Nat Ger Am Bk bldg. Lawyer. Born Jan 27, 1850 in Waitsfield Vt., son of Rufus H and Maria S (Woodruff) Clapp. Married July 3, 1872 to Sarah E Jones. Received his education in common schools. Admitted to bar 1871 and practiced in Hudson Wis. until Oct. 1881; removed to Stillwater Minn. and formed partnership with A E Macartney under the firm name of Clapp & Macartney which firm moved to St Paul May 1, 1893 where they have been engaged in the practice of law continuously to date. Member Minnesota and commercial clubs St Paul; Masonic fraternity.
Thomas J. Dougherty
Source: Progressive men of Minnesota. Published by The Minneapolis Journal (1897) submitted by Diana Heser Morse
Several presidents have been born within the borders of the state of Ohio; and from Ohio have come many of the progressive citizens of the Northwestern states. Thomas J. Dougherty, postmaster at Northfield, Minnesota, was born at Marietta, Ohio, on September 15, 1856. When he was about three years old his parents removed from Ohio to Wisconsin, settling on a farm in St. Croix County. He received his early education in the public schools of the same county, and later spent two years in the St. Croix County Collegiate and Military Academy, a school which flourished for a short time at Hudson, Wisconsin. He then taught school in St. Croix and Polk counties for several terms. Mr. Dougherty came to Minnesota in 1876 and became a citizen of Northfield, Rice County, where he has lived ever since. He first entered the office of Perkins & Whipple as a law student and remained with them until 1879, when he was offered, by Warder, Mitchell & Co., manufacturers of the Champion reapers and mowers, the responsible position of general collector for Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa and North and South Dakota. He accepted the offer thus made him and held the position for eight years, resigning in 1877 to enter upon the practice of law. He went into partnership with O. F. Perkins. This firm continued until 1893, when Mr. Perkins died, and R. J. Drake succeeded to his part of the business. The new firm thus formed still exists as Drake & Dougherty. In politics Mr. Dougherty is a Democrat, and has been a prominent figure in the political affairs of Northfield and Rice County. At one time he was nominated by the Democratic party of his county as a candidate for judge of probate. He is a member of the Northfield city council, and the citizens of the Third ward have found his services so valuable that they have retained him constantly as their councilman since 1890. He has also served as a member of the school board during the last four years. In January, 1896, President Cleveland appointed him postmaster at Northfield. On October 5, 1882, at Hazelwood, Minnesota, he married Miss Katie Hennessy, of that place. Mrs. Dougherty died Nov. 26, 1896.
Ervin Frissell
Little Sketches of Big Folks in Minnesota (Publ. 1907) Transcribed by Nancy Overlander
Frissell Ervin Robert, Minneapolis. Res 315 W 15th st, office 705-708 Northwestern bldg.. Law and real estate. Born April 30, 1882 in New Richmond Wis, son of M H andNettie C (Cockburn) Frissell. Married 1904 to May Insworth. Graduated from New Richmond Wis High School 1900; from law dept U of M 1904. Member Nicols & Frisselkl and Nichols, Frissell & Smith lawyers 1904 to date, who are Minneapolis mngrs of Wis Blue Grass Land Co and Northern Blue Grass Land Co. Dir Dairy Land and Timber Co. Member Masonic fraternity and St Anthony Commercial club.
Carroll Anderson Nye
Source: Progressive men of Minnesota. (Shutter, Marion Daniel, 1853-ed.) Minneapolis, The Minneapolis Journal (1897) Submitted by Diana Heser Morse
The subject of this sketch is a brother of the lamented humorist, Edgar Wilson Nye, better known to fame as "Bill Nye," who died at his home in North Carolina, February 22, 1896; also of Frank M. Nye, county attorney of Hennepin County, Minnesota. The Nye family is of French and English descent on the mother's side, and French and Welsh on the father's. The father, Franklin Nye, was a farmer in rather poor circumstances. The mother's maiden name was Eliza M. Loring. Both parents were originally from the state of Maine, moving from that state to Wisconsin in 1852, and following farming in St. Croix County until 1885. Carroll Anderson Nye was born in St. Croix County, Wisconsin, February 3, 1861. He attended the common school during the winters, and, as usual in the case of farmers' boys, worked on the farm during the summer, until he was seventeen years of age. He then attended, for several terms, the state normal school at River Falls, Wisconsin, in the meantime also teaching school several terms. The first money Mr. Nye ever earned was by working by the month on a farm in his home state. After leaving school he commenced the study of law with his brother, Frank M. Nye, who at that time was located in Wisconsin. He entered the State University of Wisconsin later, graduating from the law department in the class of 1886. In January, 1887, he came to Minnesota, locating at Moorhead, and commenced the practice of law. When Mr. Nye commenced the practice of his profession at Moorhead he had no money and was in debt, having earned the money by his own efforts with which to pursue his studies. He is now in comfortable circumstances and enjoys an extensive practice. He has held the office of city attorney of Moorhead for four terms, and is now serving his second term as county attorney of Clay County. In politics Mr. Nye is independent. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, the Knight of Pythias and the Ancient Order of United Workmen. His church affiliations are with the Congregational body, and he is a regular attendant and supporter of the First Congregational church of Moorhead, though not a member of any church organization. He was married December 30, 1886, to Miss Mary Gordon, of Madison, Wisconsin. They have one child, James Gordon, aged five.
