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Loyal Legion
Politician members in Wisconsin

Temple Clark (1826-1893) — of Berlin, Green Lake County, Wis.; Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wis. Born in Oneida County, N.Y., October 23, 1826. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; lawyer; member of Wisconsin state senate, 1857-58; served in the Union Army during the Civil War. Member, Loyal Legion. Died in Washington, D.C., April 4, 1893 (age 66 years, 163 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.   Relatives: Son of Satterlee Clark and Frances (Whitcroft) Clark; brother of Saterlee Clark; married 1847 to Phebe 'Annie' Strong.   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial Amasa Cobb (1823-1905) — of Mineral Point, Iowa County, Wis.; Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Palestine, Crawford County, Ill., September 27, 1823. Republican. Member of Wisconsin state senate, 1855-56; member of Wisconsin state assembly, 1860-61; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 3rd District, 1863-71; mayor of Lincoln, Neb., 1875-76; justice of Nebraska state supreme court, 1878-92; chief justice of Nebraska state supreme court, 1884-86, 1890-92. Member, Loyal Legion. Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., July 5, 1905 (age 81 years, 281 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.   Relatives: Son of John Cobb and Nancy (Briggs) Cobb; married, December 26, 1849, to Philadelphia Sudduth.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article   Image source: City of Lincoln   Edwin Farley (1842-1929) — of Owensboro, Daviess County, Ky.; Paducah, McCracken County, Ky. Born in Walworth County, Wis., August 28, 1842. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; grocer; barrel manufacturer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1880 (alternate), 1884; postmaster at Paducah, Ky., 1892-93; Kentucky state treasurer, 1908-12. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Loyal Legion. Died in Paducah, McCracken County, Ky., September 18, 1929 (age 87 years, 21 days). Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Paducah, Ky.   Relatives: Son of Michael Farley and Mary (Dolan) Farley; married, October 3, 1871, to Ella Marguerite Nunn.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Henry Baldwin Harshaw (1842-1900) — also known as Henry B. Harshaw — of Oshkosh, Winnebago County, Wis. Born in Argyle, Washington County, N.Y., June 14, 1842. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; postmaster at Oshkosh, Wis., 1877-86; Wisconsin state treasurer, 1887-91. Member, Elks; Grand Army of the Republic; Loyal Legion; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias. Wounded at the battle of Laurel Hill, Va., 1864, and lost his left arm as a result. Died, of tongue cancer, in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., December 25, 1900 (age 58 years, 194 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Riverside Cemetery, Oshkosh, Wis.   William John Kershaw (c.1834-1883) — also known as William J. Kershaw — of Big Spring, Adams County, Wis.; Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in County Antrim, Ireland (now Northern Ireland), about 1834. Republican. Lawyer; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Wisconsin state assembly, 1867-68, 1875; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1868; member of Wisconsin state senate, 1869-70. Member, Loyal Legion. Died in 1883 (age about 49 years). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Married to Martha Mary Corn. Frederic William Upham (1861-1925) — also known as Fred W. Upham — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Racine, Racine County, Wis., January 29, 1861. Republican. Lumber business; president, City Fuel Company, coal dealers; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1892, 1912, 1916, 1920 (chair, Arrangements Committee), 1924; member of Illinois Republican State Central Committee, 1919; Treasurer of Republican National Committee, 1920-24; member of Republican National Committee from Illinois, 1924. Member, Union League; Society of Colonial Wars; Sons of the American Revolution; Loyal Legion. Died, from a cerebral hemorrhage, in Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Fla., February 15, 1925 (age 64 years, 17 days). Interment at Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.   Relatives: Son of Calvin Hoadley Upham and Amanda Eveline (Gibbs) Upham; married to Alice Judd and Helen Hall; nephew of William Henry Upham; second cousin once removed of Isaiah Blood; second cousin twice removed of William Upham and Alonzo Sidney Upham; third cousin twice removed of Don Alonzo Joshua Upham; fourth cousin once removed of Charles Leslie Upham.   Political families: Upham family of Massachusetts and New Hampshire; Upham family of Massachusetts (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: Proceedings of the 1920 Republican National Convention

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