The Political Graveyard: Fisk-Olmsted-Stevens-Olmstead family

Fisk-Olmsted-Stevens-Olmstead family

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James Fisk (1763-1844) — of Barre, Washington County, Vt. Born in Greenwich, Hampshire County, Mass., October 4, 1763. Grandfather of Parma West Stevens (who married David Olmsted). Democrat. Member of Massachusetts state legislature, 1785; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1800; U.S. Representative from Vermont, 1805-09, 1811-15 (3rd District 1805-09, 1811-13, at-large 1813-15); justice of Vermont state supreme court, 1815-16; U.S. Senator from Vermont, 1817-19. Died November 17, 1844. Interment at Church Street Cemetery, Swanton, Vt.
- See also: congressional biography.
Samuel Baldwin Olmstead (1810-1878) — also known as S. Baldwin Olmstead — of Belle Prairie, Morrison County, Minn. Born in Otsego County, N.Y., 1810. Half-brother of David Olmsted. Delegate to Iowa state constitutional convention from Dubuque, Delaware, Black Hawk and Fayette counties, 1844; member of Minnesota territorial House of Representatives 6th District, 1851; member Minnesota territorial council 5th District, 1854-55; President of the Minnesota Territorial Council, 1854. Died near Lampasas, Lampasas County, Tex., January 27, 1878. Burial location unknown.
David Olmsted (1822-1861) — also known as David Olmstead — of Clayton County, Iowa; Belle Prairie, Morrison County, Minn.; St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in Fairfax, Franklin County, Vt., May 5, 1822. Half-brother of Samuel Baldwin Olmstead; married to Parma West Stevens (granddaughter of James Fisk). Democrat. Newspaper work; delegate to Iowa state constitutional convention from Clayton County, 1846; mayor of St. Paul, Minn., 1854-55. Died in Fairfax, Franklin County, Vt., February 2, 1861. Burial location unknown. Olmsted County, Minn. is named for him.

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