Edward C. McFetridge
9th State Treasurer of Wisconsin
In office
January 2, 1882 – January 3, 1887
GovernorJeremiah McLain Rusk
Preceded byRichard Guenther
Succeeded byHenry B. Harshaw
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 13th district
In office
January 6, 1879 – January 3, 1881
Preceded byCharles H. Williams
Succeeded byArthur K. Delaney
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Dodge 4th district
In office
January 3, 1881 – January 2, 1882
Preceded byBenjamin F. Sherman
Succeeded byThomas J. Jones
In office
January 7, 1878 – January 6, 1879
Preceded byPatrick Roche
Succeeded byWilliam Geise
Personal details
Born(1836-04-15)April 15, 1836
Rochester, New York, U.S.
DiedFebruary 17, 1914(1914-02-17) (aged 77)
Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting placeOakwood Cemetery, Beaver Dam, Wisconsin
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Frances Amelia Blanchard
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(m. 1861; died 1898)​
ProfessionLawyer

Edward Clinton McFetridge (April 15, 1836 – February 17, 1914) was an American lawyer, businessman, and Republican politician. He was the 9th State Treasurer of Wisconsin (1882–1887) and served 4 years in the Wisconsin Legislature, representing Dodge County.

Biography

Born in Rochester, New York,[1][2] he was admitted to the New York bar.[2] He moved to Beaver Dam, Wisconsin in 1858, where he practiced law and opened a woolen mill.[2] He served as mayor of Beaver Dam, as county treasurer of Dodge County, Wisconsin, and he also sat on the Dodge County Board of Supervisors. He was a presidential elector in 1872.[3] He served in the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1878 to 1881 and in the Wisconsin State Senate from 1879 until 1880.[2][4] He also served as the Wisconsin state treasurer from 1882 until 1887.[1][2] McFetridge died at his home in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin in 1914.[1][2][5]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Old Official Dies". Wood County Reporter. Grand Rapids, WI. February 26, 1914. p. 2. Retrieved April 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Ex-State Treasurer Dies". The Dunn County News. Menomonie, WI. February 19, 1914. p. 2. Retrieved April 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "Ex-State Treasurer Dies". Portage Daily Register. Menomonie, WI. February 19, 1914. p. 1. Retrieved April 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ Wisconsin Blue Book, 1883, Biographical Sketch of Edward McFetridge, p. 471.
  5. ^ Biographical Sketch
Party political offices Preceded byRichard Guenther Republican nominee for State Treasurer of Wisconsin 1881, 1884 Succeeded byHenry B. Harshaw Wisconsin State Assembly Preceded byPatrick Roche Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Dodge 4th district January 7, 1878 – January 6, 1879 Succeeded byWilliam Geise Preceded byBenjamin F. Sherman Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Dodge 4th district January 3, 1881 – January 2, 1882 Succeeded byThomas J. Jones Wisconsin Senate Preceded byCharles H. Williams Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 13th district January 6, 1879 – January 3, 1881 Succeeded byArthur K. Delaney Political offices Preceded byRichard Guenther State Treasurer of Wisconsin 1882–1887 Succeeded byHenry B. Harshaw


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