Silas W. Lamoreux | |
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| 28th Commissioner of the General Land Office | |
| In office March 28, 1893 – March 25, 1897 | |
| Appointed by | Grover Cleveland |
| Preceded by | William M. Stone |
| Succeeded by | Binger Hermann |
| County Judge of Dodge County, Wisconsin | |
| In office January 1, 1878 – March 28, 1893 | |
| Preceded by | Edward Elwell |
| Succeeded by | John G. Bachhuber |
| Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Dodge 4th district | |
| In office January 1, 1872 – January 6, 1873 | |
| Preceded by | Marcus Trumer |
| Succeeded by | Dennis Short |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 8, 1843 Lenox, New York, U.S. |
| Died | August 5, 1909 (aged 66) Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Resting place | Oakwood Cemetery, Beaver Dam |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Harriet Adelia Cobb (died 1914) |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Volunteers Union Army |
| Years of service | 1864–1865 |
| Rank | Private, USV |
| Unit | 5th Reg. Wis. Vol. Infantry |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Silas Wright Lamoreux or Lamoreaux (March 8, 1843 – August 5, 1909) was an American lawyer from Wisconsin who served as a judge, as a local official, as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and as the 28th Commissioner of the General Land Office of the United States.[1][2] He was the brother of Oliver Lamoreux, who served in the same session of the Wisconsin Assembly.
Silas W. Lamoreux was born in Lenox, New York, on March 8, 1843,[3][4] and came to Plover, Wisconsin, in 1852 with his family[3] to join his older brother Oliver, who had moved to Wisconsin the year before. The family relocated to Mayville, Wisconsin, a year later.[3] He moved to Dodge County, Wisconsin, and was admitted to the bar at age 21.[3][5] He enlisted in the Union Army in 1864, and participated with the Army of the Potomac during the American Civil War.[3][4][5]
Lamoreux was elected as a Democratic member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 5th Dodge County district in 1871, in the same election which saw his brother elected from Portage County.[3][6] He did not run for re-election in 1872.
Lamoreux was elected judge in his county in 1877.[3][4] He was appointed commissioner of the United States General Land Office by President Grover Cleveland (a Democrat), serving from 1893 to 1897.[4][5]
Lamoreux founded the Beaver Dam Malleable Iron Works,[4] which employed 750 men at the time of his death. He also was president of the German National Bank of Beaver Dam.[3][4] He died of blood poisoning in Beaver Dam on August 5, 1909, after a long illness with diabetes.[3][4][5]
